Creating, collecting, and sharing thoughts and ideas. And learning along the way.
Plain Lattes: The Only Thing on This Menu that Works for Me
How to Reenergize at 4 PM on a Friday
Who Knew Curtains Would Get Me So Ecstatic?
Afternoon Delight: Who’s Leash are YOU On?
Knock Three Times on the Door if You Want Me! (For the uninitiated, the caption is a play on a popular song from the 70s or something)
My Canine Colleagues: Who’s in YOUR Office?!
“And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind the scenes all along. Through followers of Jesus like yourselves gathered in churches, this extraordinary plan of God is becoming known and talked about even among the angels! All this is proceeding along lines planned all along by God and then executed in Christ Jesus. When we trust in him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go. So don’t let my present trouble on your behalf get you down. Be proud!”
Ephesians 3:10-11 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.
Yes, like Paul, I am also “preaching and writing about things that are way over my head” but like Paul again, I am also bold to read, pray for revelation, share, and do. Â There is some boldness to Paul’s style, and I do believe that his intentions in this letter to the early believers in Ephesus (modern day Turkey) were to urge them to do likewise. Â Are you going to wallow in your old life, believer? Â The one shrouded in shame and guilt or even disbelief and compromise, or are you going to take a stand and preach the unequivocal truth of the gospel of Christ to one and all? Â What are you doing?
Does Your Office Rise to Greet You? Mine Does!
