Six Words

Dear Friends in Christ, Though he is languishing in a prison, St. Paul writes to the church in Ephesus to remind them that they have been called by Jesus, and built into every call of Jesus (including ours) is a command to seek love, to maintain unity, and to practice...

The Gift of Teaching

Dear Friends in Christ, “I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house, as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.” (Acts...

Proclaiming the Message

Dear Friends in Christ, “I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house, as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.” (Acts...

Spring Forth

Dear Friends in Christ, As St. Paul bids farewell to the elders from Ephesus he reminds them, “I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house, as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about...

God has Plans

Dear Friends in Christ, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope” (Jeremiah 29:11). In Jeremiah, chapter 29, the prophet writes a letter to those who are living in Exile in...