Ephesians 1:1-3 It is common for preachers to be a bit depressed on Sunday afternoons and Mondays. Google “post-preaching depression” and see why I say this. I know I often feel this way. A pastor from North Carolina in the US wrote on his blog: The funniest thing, and I’m hoping some preachers will really…
Ephesians 4:11-16 For the past couple years a number of us at RIC have played in a softball league at the American school. We play for a team named, All Sorts, which in past years was made up from people here and there. But then a member of RIC became coach and now all but…
Ephesians 3:14-21 Today is a before and after moment. The last Sunday of the year is one of those. I will call out at the end of the last service in December, “See you next year,” in hopes of getting at least a few smiles. The night before I got married was one of those…
Ephesians 1:3-14 In May 1982 for our fifth wedding anniversary, I decided to surprise Annie. We belonged to a health food coop at the time, because the food was less expensive and because we wanted to eat healthy foods. Part of what made it inexpensive is that we all took turns doing the work and…
Ephesians 5:21-33 A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He said, “Your husband is carrying a tremendous amount of stress and is suffering from a very severe disease. If you don’t do what I’m going to tell you to do, your…