God Rewards Humble, Unseen Work I grew up needing to be noticed (and maybe I still feel that way, just not as much.) If I created something, I longed to show someone my masterpiece, practically swarming the person with my project, longing for sweet validation. In...
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when you don’t get what you deserve
I met a girlfriend for coffee in the middle of the week, snatched an hour before afternoon carpool to catch up. And we had a lot of it, catching up. A wedding, two teenage car accidents between us, and leaving the church where we met since the last time we talked. It...
ephesians 5:21-33: wives and husbands
[serialposts] Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. - Ephesians 5:21 Submit. It can cause a stirring of rebellion in any heart. This simple word can make one feel powerless and out of control. “Submit” screams of putting aside my wants, my desires, and...
ephesians 5:1-20: walk in love
[serialposts] Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. ~Ephesians 5:1-2 (NASB) One of my favorite I Love Lucy episodes is the...
ephesians 4:17-32: the new life
[serialposts] So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must...
ephesians 4:1-16: unity in the body of Christ
[serialposts]Chapter four of Ephesians begins with Paul describing how we, as...
ephesians 3:14-21: prayer for spiritual strength
[serialposts]It’s the middle of chapter three in Ephesians and Paul is still...
ephesians 3:1-13: the mystery of the Gospel revealed
[serialposts]My fingers tap allegro on the chair in front of me, keeping time...
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