by KrisCamealy | Jan 28, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts] So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due...
by Sheila Lagrand | Jan 24, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]Chapter four of Ephesians begins with Paul describing how we, as Christians, are to unite in one faith: 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep...
by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 23, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]It’s the middle of chapter three in Ephesians and Paul is still penning words from prison. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of...
by Shelly Miller | Jan 22, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]My fingers tap allegro on the chair in front of me, keeping time to the rhythm of my heart when I look at the back of her teenage head, her waif frame knuckled between siblings. I know this feeling; it isn’t the first time it’s hovered over me in church....
by MonicaSharman | Jan 21, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]Have you ever noticed how much “Once upon a time” sounds like “In the beginning”? It’s how the great stories begin (and reveals where the great stories were born). I noticed this when I read Ephesians the way I went looking...
by Crystal Rowe | Jan 17, 2013 | bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]I can remember talking about this passage in Confirmation as if it were yesterday. There’s not much I remember from those middle school years, but this passage stuck with me. This is what makes us Lutheran, my pastor said. It is this passage that...
