Oct 1, 2014 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Family, The Bible
There are not many things in life that will make me beg. Sue and I have seven children and seventeen grandchildren.* I can say with confidence that, if my wife were to threaten to leave me, I would beg her to stay–not only for the sake of our family, but also...
Sep 24, 2014 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, The Bible
In 2 Corinthians Paul gives a sustained defense of his apostleship. He had received quite a number of “slaps in the face” from the Corinthian congregation, and from certain opponents in Corinth. Though Paul was the founder of the Church and had spent some...
Sep 17, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, Philippians
Years ago, the first pastorate I ever had was at a little church in a farming community south of Waco. It’s not there anymore, but I’ll never forget the wonderful experiences I had there—ministering to those people, learning from them, and being blessed by them. I...
Aug 13, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians
I’ve already explained that Paul borrowed some terms from the Psalms when he wrote his letter to the Philippians. He also used some terms that his readers would have recognized as coming from the secular, Hellenistic culture around them. Think about that fact for a...
Jul 30, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, Philippians, Psalms
2My wife Sue and I love to tell stories about our 17 grandchildren, but we can never say we have 17 grandchildren when we don’t also know that two of our grandsons are already in the presence of the Lord.* One of those little boys lived nine days, and the other little...
