Blessings of Another Kind

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies   Ephesians 1:3 Blessed – There are two words for “blessed” in the New Testament.  One is common to the Greek pattern of wise sayings that begin with makarios.  You will find this in the…

On Location

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies with Christ   Ephesians 1:3 Heavenlies – Where is heaven?  Is it “up there” somewhere, or is it found in the recesses of the heart?  The mysterious location of a place called heaven causes all sorts of speculation.  The word in this verse helps clarify…