Does reading Ephesians 5 endanger people’s lives in HIV epidemics?

Is Ephesians 5:1-11 fuel for silence, denial, deceipt, judgment, sectarianism, stigma, judgmentalism and condemnation? I believe that some of the imperatives of Ephesians 5 have been incorrectly and dangerously applied in HIV epidemics.  However, thanks to the Lausanne movement’s decisionRead more…

A lyrical reading of Ephesians 5:1-20

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…

A lyrical reading of Ephesians 5:1-20

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…

The New Humanity and Ageing HIV Epidemics

I am interested to discuss our readings of Ephesians in the variety of HIV epidemics in which we all live.  The following thoughts are offered as a point of departure for this discussion.  They build around the theme of ‘theRead more…