It’s that time again. You’ve waited patiently a whole year for it, I'm sure, and it's finally here … the 2nd annual rundown of my favorite books. So, for this first day of 2022, I'm writing about some of the books I read in 2021 that were the most meaningful and enjoyable for me. Last…
Romans 16
In a previous post, I wrote about the easy-to-miss names mentioned in Paul's New Testament letters. But I can't leave this topic without highlighting the one letter that has more unknowns per square inch of ink. It's Romans, where Paul essentially takes all of chapter 16 to name names in the family. Now, it would…
Ephesians 5: Submission, Slavery, & Siblings
Last year, I did a 2-month interim preaching gig for a nearby church. I decided to use our time together by walking through Ephesians. Using a tree as a metaphor, I started by talking about our foundations - the roots of our faith, as found in the first 2 chapters of Ephesians. We then went…
Gulping Grace 