Ephesians 6:5-9 There was extensive slavery practiced within Africa before the Europeans arrived and certainly afterwards. There has also been extensive slavery practiced in the Arab world. Slaves were acquired as captives in wars and by kidnaping by pirates. In the 1600s and 1700s and even in the early 1800s North African pirates kidnaped an…
Ephesians 6:1-4 Some of you are not parents but will be someday. Preparation for parenthood is not just a matter of reading books and decorating the nursery. I came across 12 simple tests for expectant parents to take to prepare themselves for the real life experience of being a mother or father. I’ll share just…
Ephesians 5:18-33 Marriage is not easy and you can see this by looking up quotes about marriage. There are some sweet and wise quotes. Martin Luther: “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” Mignon McLaughlin: “A successful marriage requires falling in love…
Ephesians 5:21 Muhammad Ali is viewed as the greatest boxer of all time. Certainly, he was the most charismatic of all boxers. He was not a shy person and bragged that he was the greatest. Among his many famous quotes are these two. “I’m young; I’m handsome; I’m fast. I can’t possibly be beat.” He…
Ephesians 5:15-20 Ephesians is one of four letters Paul wrote while in prison in Rome. He was 56 years old, just two to four years away from his death at the hand of the Emperor Nero. His body was wracked with pain from all the beatings and floggings he had received over the years. In…