Morning Coffee With Renae

Ephesians 6:18 – 20 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make [...]

Ephesians 6:17 “Take the . . . sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” So far, we have put on our belts of truth, our breastplates of righteousness, our shoes of peace, our shields of faith, and our helmets of salvation. With this armor, we are protected from Satan . . . [...]

Ephesians 6:17 “Take the helmet of salvation . . . ” Tonight, I watched my nine-year old niece, Rachel, play softball. She plays first base for the Pink Panthers, and she is quite the athlete. Although she is the smallest girl on the team, she is a formidable opponent. Each time she went up to [...]

Ephesians 6:16 “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” My son, Foster, has a plastic shield and sword, with which he often defends his dear mother from all sorts of evil. Sometimes, I hold the shield, and he [...]

Ephesians 6:15 . . . “and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes with the gospel of peace.” Don’t you just love shoes? It is amazing to me how a pair of shoes can make or break an outfit. Whether you want to go dressy or casual, trendy or sensible, shoes provide the [...]

As I am writing this, there are six little girls in my living room having a dance contest. We just finished makeovers. My daughter, Charis, is turning eleven years old, and we are celebrating with a slumber party. Oh, joy. As you are sleeping sweetly, I will be doing crowd control. Feel free to stop [...]

Ephesians 6:14 “Stand firm then . . . with the breastplate of righteousness in place.” If we had lived in biblical times, we might have seen Roman soldiers marching around in full armor. Part of this armor was a chain mail breastplate which covered the soldier’s body from neck to thighs, front and back. It [...]

Ephesians 6:14 – 15 “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist . . . ” In my top left dresser drawer, I have more than a dozen belts. They really serve no purpose, except as fashion accessories. They make me look cute. And don’t we all love to look cute? [...]

Ephesians 6:13 “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” We are coming upon one of my favorite passages of scripture. And since one of my favorite things to do is [...]

Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” My son, Foster, likes to play “superhero.” He likes to put on his red cape and rescue his sister [...]