Praises to God From the beginning of this letter, Paul offers praise to God. Not just God, the Father(1:3-6), but also God, the Son(1:7-12), and God, the Holy Spirit(1:13-14). God the father is praised to “the glory of his grace”(v.6) which has been present since creation. God knows what he is doing and more than

The church in Ephesus has an interesting history. Before getting into that, though, it is important to understand who the Ephesians were. Ephesus was the greatest city in Asia at the time Paul visited there. It was an urban center on par with Corinth, Alexandria, Antioch, even Rome, itself. The harbour lead to the Aegean

I know, I said Monday. This is not an introduction, just some random notes so that I have a place to write them down. It seems that the churches in Asia have a natural connnection. Paul started the church is Ephesus and stayed there for about three years. While there, Epaphras became a Christian (Acts