Tallowood

Someone has vandalized the shalom. How do we know?  Things are not the way they are supposed to be. To be more specific, before Christ, we are not the way we are supposed to be. Paul, who found peace in Christ, wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus, reminding them that the Lord had given them peace with God and each other, through his own death. Then he urged them to make every effort to live in unity through the bond of peace. What will we do with the peace we have found in Christ? Please pass it. Message based on Ephesians 2:14-18 and 4:3.Quotes:Cornelius Plantinga: Somebody has vandalized the Shalom.Thomas Merton: We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.Cornelius Plantinga: In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight—a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as i