Bruce Green Articles

The One who holds the stars

BY BRUCE GREEN The opening picture of Jesus in the book of Revelation is a breath taking one. It’s not the Jesus we’re used to seeing in paintings and pictures. From the way He’s described by John it’s clear it’s impressionistic and meant to convey certain truths...

Calling all fathers!

BY BRUCE GREEN Paul Simmons is the head football coach at Harding University. In December of last year, they won their first ever Division II national championship in football. Pretty heady stuff, right? You wouldn’t know it from the press conference after the game....

Gawking or growing?

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — I came across a story — perhaps it was more of a parable — you decide for yourself. It was about two girls in their early teens who were best friends. They lived in a small neighborhood that was served by a mom-and-pop grocery store — the kind...

The walk of life, part four

OPINION — Over the last three weeks, we’ve looked at Paul’s instructions from Ephesians on how we are to walk as disciples of Jesus. We’ve learned that we are to walk: 1) in a manner worthy of our calling (4:1), 2) differently from the world (4:17), 3) “in the way of...
The walk of life, part three

The walk of life, part three

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul has more to say about the disciples’ walk in Ephesians 5. We are to “walk in the way of love” (v. 2). Love has a way...

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The walk of life, part three

The walk of life, part two

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —Last week we began looking at the second part of Ephesians (chapter 4-6), paying special attention to the five places where...

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The walk of life — part one

The walk of life — part one

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul’s letters often fall into a basic, two-part division. The first part is theology while the second is about turning...

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The walk of life — part one

What makes a church special?

OPINION — “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my pray-ers.” Paul to the Ephesians in 1:16 of his letter. Here’s one of...

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The walk of life — part one

Rescued

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul starts our story at the cemetery. “You were dead” — not in ICU, not even on life support — we were dead. A dead person...

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The walk of life, part three

Out of this world — part two

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Last week we looked at the “heavenly realms,” a phrase Paul uses five times in Ephesians. We talked about it being 1)...

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The walk of life, part three

Out of this world, part one

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — “Heavenly realms” or “heavenly places” (ESV) is a phrase unique to Ephesians. It comes from the Greek word, epouraniois....

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