If we invest in making disciples, our lives become bound up with theirs to die and live together.
Prayer is the element that activates all the other pieces of the armor of God.
In his greeting, Paul previewed coming attractions in the rest of the letter, including the main event of Christ’s humiliation and exaltation.
As was typical in Paul’s letters, he began this one with a greeting, a thanksgiving, and a prayer. In these, he didn’t waste any...