Aug 3, 2015 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
There is in Philippians this very interesting passage—or really set of passages—about Paul’s own experience. He is in prison. He’s in a Roman prison. He’s been arrested and is now at what we believe to be the end of his apostolic career. There’s every prospect—you can...
Jul 29, 2015 | Christian Living, Culture, Psalms, The Bible
Years ago when my kids were little, I punished one of the boys for something. My wife Sue told me later, “You know, he didn’t do that.” I still cringe when I remember that. He was just a little guy, and I went to him and apologized. After my son was an adult I told...
Jul 27, 2015 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
When you study the book of Philippians you’ll come across the theme of joy. You’ll come across the theme of gospel. Paul often refers to the word gospel and the notion of the gospel, which is the death and resurrection of Jesus, the message of the death and...
Jul 22, 2015 | Christian Living, Family
I recall counseling a woman years ago when I was a young pastor. I’d learned some counseling techniques in seminary—in those days we were taught to rely on Rogerian Mirroring—but I quickly found that those techniques were not always adequate. I’d been taught that...
Jul 20, 2015 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
The book of Philippians captures this notion of movement in any number of ways, and it’s one of the things that people often miss with this great Pauline epistle. This letter is referred to, it is taught, it is preached, it is read, and yet, interestingly enough, I...
Jul 15, 2015 | Christian Living, Psalms
Psalm 110 presents us with a mystery in its very first verse: The Lord says to my Lord: Sit at My right hand… (Psalm 110:1) There are three characters in this Psalm, apart from the congregation that hears and repeats it. There’s the Psalmist, the LORD God, and an...
