This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. Ephesians 3:11-12 When my drug addiction came to light, I had to report to our State Board of Medical Practice, who has the responsibility to…
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To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ . . . Ephesians 3:8 I grew up knowing that my faith commanded me to do good things for God. So, I went to church and I was generally…
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For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles . . . Ephesians 3:1 If you read this blog on Facebook or directly from the website, then you see the photos (sorry – no pictures in the email version) that I post every day. If you’ve been reading lately,…
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So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God . . . Ephesians 2:19 Our kids, both in college now, were home for a few days at Thanksgiving. It was an all-too-short trip, but thankfully, they’re coming home soon for…
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Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ . . . having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:12 I recently stepped onto a hotel elevator with another man and his young son. I ended up nearest to the controls, so I asked what floor they wanted and pressed the…
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We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 I’ve come to the point where I can say that I’m thankful for my addiction. I’m not thankful for the destruction and pain I caused others, but I can look at my…
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Because of the purposefully vague language which Alcoholics Anonymous uses – referring to God as a higher power – many…
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God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. Ephesians 2:4-5 Working in addiction medicine, I don’t spend a lot of time recruiting people for recovery. I don’t go out looking for those who aren’t…
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We all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. Ephesians 2:3 Paradoxically, all my self-inflicted misery in life has come simply from following my own desires. At the time I truly thought…
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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world . . . Ephesians 2:1-2 I haven’t practiced obstetric medicine for years, but back in residency, I had the opportunity to deliver many babies. Epidural anesthesia wasn’t used much in the population I worked with…
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