I pray that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of God's love]. Ephesians 3:18 Finally, we come to the depth of God's love. God's Love is also deeper than Hell. One of the most gripping scenes in the Lord of the Rings is when Gandalf … Continue reading Deeper than Hell
Author: Eva Burkholder
Higher than the Heavens
I pray that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of God's love].Ephesians 3:18 A few months ago, I watched The Martian, starring Matt Damon. There is nothing like views of space, planets, stars and distances so far away it takes twenty-four minutes for a message to … Continue reading Higher than the Heavens
Longer than the Earth
Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?... Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.Job 11:7–9 Job confirms it. Not only is God's love wider than the sea, it is longer than the earth. I think this is what the Apostle Paul meant: … Continue reading Longer than the Earth
Broader than the Sea
My favorite beach shot! Taken in 1997. I love everything about beaches. Even though as a child I grew up in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and played in streams and rivers, I was introduced to the ocean when first a missionary in Indonesia. Later I discovered other beauties such as St Lucia, Montenegro, … Continue reading Broader than the Sea
With All the Saints
I started this study of Paul's prayer because I wanted to explore his description of Christ's love. Finally, I have reached it. And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people (the saints), to grasp how wide and long and high and deep … Continue reading With All the Saints
Rooted and Grounded
Here it is again! That all too familiar feeling of insecurity, of feeling unloved, of not being connected with the one I love the most. I know that feeling and can now recognize it when it sneaks up on me—the desire to whine, to manipulate schedules, subtle or not so subtle hints that I am … Continue reading Rooted and Grounded
Racing Wagon
"I feel like I am driving a wagon at full speed and it's about to take off and drag me behind," I told the ladies at my table during a luncheon. Finally I had words to put to how I have been feeling about my life recently. My ministry, which I really love, is gaining … Continue reading Racing Wagon
More and More At Home
The red couch where I like to meet with God On my most recent trip I visited a country where there are temples everywhere, elaborate, gilded temples where one expects to meet with God. But he isn't there. From Acts 17:24 we know that the Lord of heaven and earth does not live in temples built by … Continue reading More and More At Home
