Following up on the message from Bedford Road, I discuss a lot of background as well as Paul's meaning when he describes the "old man" and the "new man."

Here's the promised episode for today!

I'm working on it, I promise!

This week, we're exploring the various household terms Paul uses that the Greeks in Ephesus would understand.

This is a clip of the Lord's Table devotion, detailing the relationship of the Lord's Table to the provision of YHWH to the people of Israel. In it, I discuss why we observe the Lord's Table every week and the covenant significance of God "spreading the table" for his people.

This is a shorter episode, as I spend just a few minutes talking about Paul's imprisonment - the reason, the conditions, and what it meant for his ministry. Not a lot of details, but it is important we don't project modern views of imprisonment back on Paul's situation, especially as a Roman citizen.

As promised, here is a followup to yesterday's podcast about the temple in Jerusalem. Today, I spend a few minutes talking about the Artemision, the temple of Artemis in Ephesus.

NOTE: This was recorded at home, during a snow storm, so the audio quality might be a little weird.

In this passage, Paul offers a practical explanation of how the church is composed of both Jew and Greek. This week, I decided to spend some time discussing the background of the Jerusalem temple where the "Wall of Division" was located. So, I don't really talk about the text too much; but hopefully this gives you some perspective on the analogy Paul makes. If I have time, I'll be recorded another episode discussing the Temple of Artemis, which was located in Ephesus.