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Intro To Proverbs
The Backdrop I’ve been marinating on Proverbs for awhile. Twenty years, at least. The first time I read the book of Proverbs, I was in high school. It rocked me, because it seemed to speak to a hundred different situations I was facing. I’d read something that stuck, try to apply it that day, comeContinue reading “Intro To Proverbs”
What is the Main Problem in Christianity? These 5 Answers May Surprise You
Why would a guy like you, who takes your faith so seriously, quit going to church? And not just for a couple weeks, or even a couple months, but a couple years? Four or five years out of church? Why?
New Book Alert! On The John – A Devotional for Dads
My newest book, “On The John: A Devotional for Dads” is live on Amazon! WOOHOO!!! I’m also doing a promo around it. Here are the details: The Kindle version is live and free today. Just go to Amazon and search “Omer Redden On The John Devotional,” and it should come up. I’d give you theContinue reading “New Book Alert! On The John – A Devotional for Dads”
Ephesians 5b
The second half of Ephesians 5 is such a popular passage. It’s often read at weddings because Paul outlines the relationship of husbands and wives, which is really supposed to be an image of Christ and the Church. I don’t know about you, but a lot of the marriages I see don’t represent Christ andContinue reading “Ephesians 5b”
Ephesians 5
The last two chapters of Ephesians are packed full of goodies. I might make a 5a and 5b like I did for chapter 4. Might even do it for chapter 6. We’ll see. For now, let’s look at the theme of this section. The theme of chapter 5 is clearly healthy relationships: God’s relationship toContinue reading “Ephesians 5”
Ephesians 4b
At the end of chapter 4, there’s something important that I just can’t pass by. As he’s writing to the Ephesians, Paul says the old way has to go. What is the old way? Well, it’s a myriad of things. I’ll list the things Paul mentions here, then I’ll explain a bit of my “oldContinue reading “Ephesians 4b”
Ephesians 4
There’s an underlying theme in Ephesians 4, and I believe it is this: Oneness vs. Manyness Writing to the church in Ephesus, Paul says, “You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, oneContinue reading “Ephesians 4”
Ephesians 3
In Ephesians 3, Paul is writing about the mystery, the secret, the plan of God that was just now being revealed after the death and resurrection of Jesus. Essentially, the Gospel. He says: This is my life work: helping people understand and respond to this Message. It came as a sheer gift to me, aContinue reading “Ephesians 3”
Ephesians 2
Paul is such an interesting writer. Sometimes, he has run-on sentences with no end in sight. Other times, he says something so punchy, so concise, you’re floored. In Ephesians 1, he has one of those run-on sentences. In Ephesians 2, he tightens things up a bit. He has two proclamations worth noting here. First, heContinue reading “Ephesians 2”
Ephesians 1
Ever wonder why we’re here? Being philosophically minded, I often wonder. And it’s not because my head is often in the clouds that I ask this question. Sometimes, it’s because my feet are so firmly on the earth, planted, but sinking. Sinking in the muck and mud. I mean, when you’re walking in the yardContinue reading “Ephesians 1”
1 John (part 8)
As John brings his letter to a close, he says, “My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God’s Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion.” He doesn’t want you living in an illusion, thinking you have eternalContinue reading “1 John (part 8)”