Bruce Green Articles

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

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 (1 Corinthians 13:1-8) and despite what popular culture tells us, it has very little to do with our feelings. If you look...

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 Paul uses the word “walk” (ESV). We saw that the first walk had to do with disciples walking in a manner worthy of their...

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 theology into biography. Paul follows this pattern in Ephesians with the first three chapters focusing on teaching and the...
Pride and Humility: Part One

Pride and Humility: Part One

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — You don’t have to read much of Proverbs before you understand the writer likes to use contrast to make his point. He tells...

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The Disciple and Freed Speech: Part 1

Overcoming Bad Choices 

By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika RELIGION –– 1. All choices have consequences. I throw a rock into a pond...

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The Disciple and Freed Speech: Part 1

Something We Should Value

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika RELIGION — The word “discipline” is  used 16 times in the book of...

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The Disciple and Freed Speech: Part 1

This is Liberation!

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Lightning is an example of electricity in a raw, uncontrolled form. We...

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The Disciple and Freed Speech: Part 1

Faith and Your Rearview Mirror

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika OPELIKA — This is one of those texts that is both comforting and if we’ll...

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Pride and Humility: Part One

Jesus from Mark 

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika RELIGION — Life was seldom smooth for Jesus. He was tempted by Satan...

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