When my husband and I moved to be near my family in Amarillo, Texas after leaving a theater company we'd both worked at for over a decade, I found a full-time job while...
In yesterday's reflection, we considered the first phrase of Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's handiwork." Today, we will reflect upon some...
Several of my daughters’ friends work part-time at a fast food restaurant. Others fold shirts at retail stores. We know a girl who dishes up ice cream, and a boy who repairs television sets.
The first phrase of Ephesians 2:10 reads, "For we are God's handiwork" (NIV). Other translations say that we are God's "accomplishment" (CEB), "workmanship" (ESV, KJV), or "masterpiece" (NLT). The...
Laura Wellington was half a mile away from finishing when the bombs went off. The Boston Marathon came to a screeching, horrifying halt.
Today, we come to the final verse in the passage we have been studying so carefully. Verse 10 reads: "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which...
In 2002, three college students attempted to sell their textbooks back to the university bookstore. They were offered a pittance, and the...
Why might you want to know how fleeting your life is? After all, it sounds rather dreary to consider the fact that...
In Psalm 38, David makes a strong connection between his devastating physical illness and his sin. Apparently, he had sinned in some particularly egregious way. As a result, he became terribly sick...
From very early in my professional career, both in and out of professional ministry, I have struggled to connect my faith and...
So, it’s another Monday, and as you hit the snooze button for the second time, you find it hard to get out...
As we have seen in the past several reflections on Ephesians 2, Paul is exceedingly clear that salvation comes to us from...
When I hear someone talk about being more “missional” or “incarnational” in my faith, I wonder where...
Is it possible that Attention Deficit Disorder and its energetic twin, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, can be leadership assets, or are these...
You’ve probably heard at one time or another—dress the part and you’ll be more productive. Studies are now showing that dressing the...
In last Friday's reflection, I suggested that the Greek grammar of Ephesians 2:8 shows us that the "gift of God" is not...
As we read Ephesians 2:8 in English, we are not surprised to find the word "gift" in the last part of the verse: "it is the gift of God." After all, Paul often...
"It was always a point of pride when we learned that some big, popular group was 'Christian'... Although we didn’t think of...
Over the last several days, we have been paying close attention to the first part of Ephesians 2:8, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith." We have seen that...
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