Lent and the Spirit of the Age Ephesians 2:1-3
This blog essay is being released at the beginning of Lent. It is appropriate that we reflect on Lent and the call to discipleship, sacrifice, and attention to Christ that...
Pastor Linda Stanberry: When It’s Time
Pastor Linda was born in Friona, Texas, about 12 minutes from Bovina, Texas, where she was raised and lived until she graduated high school. She said that her parents did...
The Fullness of Christ Ephesians 1:22, 23
In beginning this closing portion of Ephesians 1, it is good to refresh our memory regarding the epoch changing impact of the resurrection of Jesus as Paul described it in...
This is My Prayer: Experience God’s Great Power Ephesians 1:18-21
Reading Ephesians 1 is like listening to a piece of music that builds until it reaches a climatic crescendo bringing you to your feet clapping your hands in appreciation and...
Esther Nix: Faith Is Her Constant
Faith, a true, industrious faith that seeps into the mundane and permeates the difficult, can seem ever-elusive, a pipe dream just out of reach. Not so for Esther Nix. Her...
This is my Prayer: Wisdom and Knowledge of God Ephesians 1:15-17
Ephesians 1:3-14 is an inspiring anthem of praise which leads to an inspiring raison dˈêtre for prayer in 1:15-23. Paul wrote this letter while “in chains,” imprisoned in Caesarea or...