Chapter 19 of the Book of Acts tells us that Paul had visited the city and helped establish the church there, ... (Ephesians 1:18). The “eye of the heart” is a wonderful image indeed, ...

For the sake of us readers, the NRSV renders Ephesians 1:15–23 as four English sentences. Eugene Peterson’s The Message divides these verses into seven sentences—one with an exclamation point (!)—and ...

There’s a lot of theology packed into three sentences at the beginning of the letter to the Ephesians. They are preceded by an opening blessing: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the ...