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 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...
Jul 10, 2015 | Christian Living, Higher Education, Philippians
Life is full of ups and downs. It’s full of backwards and forwards. It’s full of all kinds of directions. One of the things most important to keep in mind is which direction we’re going. The book of Philippians speaks exactly to this interesting question of movement...
Jul 9, 2015 | Psalms, The Bible
Jesus’ mind was so completely immersed in the Psalms that they were His life—both His inner life and His historical life. The Psalms taught Him His mission, how His life was to play out. Of course, you can’t divide up the Old Testament as if one passage wasn’t...
