A lyrical reading of Ephesians 5:1-20 In the following reading of Ephesians 5:1-20, I will use verse 19 as my guideline. It urges readers to speak to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. I will consider someRead more…
Ephesians and Apartheid
Was the letter to the Ephesians written to Jewish or Gentile Christians? Previously, I believed that Ephesians was written to a church made up of both Jews and Gentiles, and that one of the things that Paul was seeking toRead more…
A Comment on “What to do when two people who love Jesus have two different points of view?”
This blog is a sympathetic response to Leslie Keeney’s “What to do when two people who love Jesus have two different points of view?” If it is true that they will know we are Jesus’ disciples by our love forRead more…
Powers of Evil
In his excellent commentary on Ephesians, John Stott defined the “rulers and authorities in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:21, 3:10, 6:12) as angels and demons. I respectfully disagree. Paul heaps up nouns to identify God’s enemies: rule and authority…power andRead more…
Speaking truth – scattering darkness
Part of the power of contemporary secularism is that it feels like a modern faith meta-narrative that provides an answer to all other faith perspectives. According to Paul’s devastating analysis, truth is the only remedy to futile thinking, darkened understandingRead more…
‘All things’ means all things
The ‘Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010’ provide an excellent foundation for thinking biblically about our responsibility to care for God’s Creation: ’God has reconciled all things in heaven and earth to himself through the blood of hisRead more…
Where is the Prayer base?
I am wondering about a major issue. I am delighted to be a part of this conference and want to see a deepening of the prayer ministry around the world with prayer-equpping as a part of the conference. Ephesians 1-3Read more…
The Purpose of Ephesians
There is not another book that speaks in grander terms about the purpose, vision and goal of God for his church as the book of Ephesians. In this book the church is portrayed as God’s marvellous work of creation-HisRead more…
The Purpose of Ephesians
There is not another book that speaks in grander terms about the purpose, vision and goal of God for his church as the book of Ephesians. In this book the church is portrayed as God’s marvellous work of creation-HisRead more…
“Where are we Going?!”
A long and arduous journey is bearable if a desirable destination is at the end of the road. However, if you have no knowledge of the destination, you are likely to turn back or take an easier path when encounteringRead more…