I’ve been thinking recently – for most of the summer, I think – about how forgetful we can be. Not only in the day-to-day things (go ahead and ask me on any given day what I ate for dinner the day before; I most likely won’t be able to tell you), but perhaps most especially…
Tag: Ephesians
Brought Near
“Bow down and worship, righteous seer: / The Lord our God is here / Approachable, Who bids us all draw near.” – Christina Rossetti, Epiphany* It “just so happened” that I was reading Ezekiel, Hebrews, and portions of Leviticus and Deuteronomy at the same time shortly before the end of the year. That convergence of…
A Call for Discernment
Last week I briefly touched on the “Instagram worthy” Scripture quotes, and this week I’m going to take a hard look at another that I’ve seen cropping up more and more often over the last couple years. You’ve probably seen it too, and I will freely confess that it sounds great: “The Lord will fight…
Reputations Based on Speech
One of the lesser known facts about our family dynamics is that of the two adults, I’m the bigger sports fan. That doesn’t mean that I’m a raging fanatic, only that if any kind of sporting event is playing in our house, it’s because I turned it on. Similar to my tastes in reading, where…
A Plot Reserved for Weeds
“He who wants to keep his garden tidy does not reserve a plot for weeds.” – Dag Hammarskjold (as quoted by Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). I read that quote at some point in the last couple days, and it came to mind again as I was pulling weeds from…
A Few Thoughts on Ephesians 4
I recently read the book of Ephesians as part of my daily Bible reading, and chapter 4 really made me stop and think. It’s not as though it’s the first time I’ve read this book; part of my schooling as a kid was to memorize it. It’s no fault of the system, only the fault…