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You’ve Been Pre-Approved!
I walked to the mailbox and then to the recycler. Don’t need this one, or this one, or this one I whispered as I dropped the shiny flyers in the red box. I don’t know about you, but I get tired of slick ads for things I don’t need and junk mail from services I don’t want. I especially dislike the credit card applications that say I’ve been “pre-approved” for a line of credit. But here’s something I’ll never get tired of doing: going to the Word of God and reading His love letter to me. I’ll never stop being amazed that I’ve been pre-approved to be His child. I wonder if that’s how Jesus felt, too.
Sharon Jaynes,
God Has Already Given You an ‘A’! – Pathways to Organization
A young girl, just starting high school, realized from the very first day that she would not be able to stay in her English literature class. The work was too hard, the lessons too involved. She just couldn’t do it.
Lane Jordan,
Made Alive in Christ
See Ephesians 2:1-10 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the pri ...
Christine Malkemes,
Made Alive in Christ
See Ephesians 2:1-10 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the pri ...
Christine Malkemes,
Getting Off on the Wrong Two Feet
Two arms, two legs, ten fingers, ten toes. Perfect! All is good in the maternity ward. Or so it seemed… When will …
Stephen De La Vega,
The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3
Same apocalyptic problem (mystery); unexpectedly awesome answer (reveal)
Allen Browne,
Making sense of suffering when Christ is king (Ephesians 3:1)
According to Ephesians, the good news of King Jesus is transforming the world: God’s long-term plans are being realized (1:3-14). Jesus has the throne (1:15-23). Humanity is coming to life in him (…
Allen Browne,
Being good news (Ephesians 4:1-6)
At the hinge of the book, Ephesians calls us to outwork the gospel: to live a life worthy of the calling you have received (4:1). Previously, it explained the good news: God is reuniting humanity i…
Allen Browne,
Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6)
A surprise birthday party? A campaign shrouded in mystery until the launch? The joy of good secrets is in the reveal. But we struggle when we don’t know. We fill the vacuum with stories or fears of…
Allen Browne,
3 Ways to Pray the Bible
I often feel like an asthmatic Christian. I’ll be struggling for air, but I won’t open my airway to breathe in. Once my lungs fill up with the cold, dry air of busyness and self-reliance, I start…
Chrys Jones,

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