Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God To the saints who are [in Ephesus] and are faithful in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1.1) In the post introducing this series, I mentioned that it would be front-heavy and today’s post is a good example of this, focusing as it does on this single verse. … Continue reading Getting to Know You: Ephesians 1:1
Reading Scripture is one of the most important practices shared by all Christian traditions: whether we read it together in community or in personal study, our lives, beliefs, and behaviours are shaped by this text, or more accurately library of texts, that we call ‘the Bible.’ As we saw in my series this Spring on … Continue reading Life in Christ: Series Introduction
At the beginning of this series on vocation, I set some pretty lofty goals — to do nothing less than address the questions, Who am I? and Why am I here? What we’ve seen the past few weeks is that these questions of identity and meaning originate from the deepest parts of ourselves that long … Continue reading Vocation Today – Concluding Thoughts
There are a lot of passages of Scripture that require careful consideration, nuance, and exploration of context for us to understand them well. Today’s Gospel is not among them. It is among the simplest, most basic Gospel messages, at the core of Christian teaching (and Jewish teaching before it), and yet somehow it’s a message … Continue reading Do This and Live: A Reflection on Luke 10:25-37
Before ending this series on vocation, we need to look at the all-important topic of spiritual discernment. It’s all well and good for us to talk about what we believe God is calling us to do with our lives, but that kind of confidence can easily lead to delusion — with dire consequences for us … Continue reading Vocation and Discernment
Matthew Root 