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Reflections on Praying Ephesians 3:14-20 There is an invitation here that I cannot rush past. Not a command. Not a demand. An invitation. It comes quietly, almost like a teacher placing a hand upon my shoulder and turning my gaze—not inward in isolation, but outward and upward and downward all at once: “May you have the power to comprehend… what is the breadth and length and height and depth……

A Morning Walk This morning, I rose with strange energy—despite just 4 hours and 28 minutes of uninterrupted sleep. No grogginess. No resistance. Just alertness. Purpose. As I geared up to walk our dog, Rocky, my wife Laura blinked in surprise. “Are you going for a walk?”“Are you okay? Why?” “The Lord told me to,” I replied, equally surprised at my own response. We exchanged a few words…

Ujunwa Child of abundance. A child born “in the midst of plenty.” Funny and sad how I didn’t like my name growing up. Ujunwa. Uju. Kids made fun of me by adding a “J” in front of my shortened name, so as soon as I could, I adopted my middle name Cynthia. “Uju” means abundance… fullness. And yet, for so long, I lived as though I was lacking.
Always seeking.
Trying to fill the void with…

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What is a Christ-Centered Church? If you grew up going to church, you’ve heard the familiar rhyme: “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, open the doors, and see all the people.” While it’s a nostalgic image, it misrepresents what a Christ-centered church truly is. The church isn’t the building or the steeple—it’s the people who gathered as followers of Christ. In Matthew’s Gospel account,…