Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minNames of GodIn our culture, personal names have little meaning, a point made by John Dunbar who found meaning in life as “Dances with Wolves.” We...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20092 minBy Death and LifeWe were expecting our first child; I was seated in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, completely thrilled as I read the letter to...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minJars of Clay“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” 2Corinthians 4:7 In a world...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minBe Filled with the SpiritIt is one thing to know God’s will, it is still another to be able to get it done – it takes the right stuff. Not only must a Christian...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minImitators of God“So be imitators of God, as beloved children” Ephesians 5:1 The apostle Paul was not intending to say the Christian should imitate God,...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20092 minFrom Divided to UnitedWhen our first parents Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden they did more than just separate themselves from God, they...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minPharisee to Persecuted Prophet“Wherefore I ask that you may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.” Ephesians 3:13. Paul the apostle in his...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minIntimate with GodPaul begins the second chapter of Ephesians with the condition of his hearers before they came to Christ, which was independent of God....
Joe DursoDec 12, 20092 minFrom Sin to Sanctification1 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the...
Joe DursoDec 12, 20091 minMade AcceptedAll world religions teach some form of making the worshipper acceptable in God’s sight by his own labor. However, in Christianity God...