Ephesians 3

Theology is not popularly understood to be a landscape where dreams are welcome.

Paul’s surprising wish in Ephesians

Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?

Ephesians makes a case for theological reflection on the mysteries of life.

I've always assumed that the revelation here is that Jews should let the gentiles into the community. But perhaps the revelation is at least as much the fact that the gentiles want to be included.

The preacher faces several challenges in these Ascension texts. How can we present Jesus’ departure from the earth as an occasion for not sorrow but celebration? How to translate the kingship and hierarchical language into imagery that speaks to a world no longer governed by kings and monarchs?

Feminist biblical scholars note a third challenge: How can we counter Luke-Acts' use of the Ascension to exert a degree of social control?

David stares at us out of a mirror and shows us our capacity for sinning.

Because we know almost nothing about the wise men, our imaginations take wing. If we were brought up in the Christian faith, these characters have ridden across our minds and hearts ever since we were taken to our first Sunday school pageant.