May 12, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, Philippians
Our thoughts shape our actions. I’ve made a career in higher education, even to becoming the President of Houston Baptist University because I think it’s vitally important that we get our ideas right. The way we think affects the way we live. Think About This When You...
May 5, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians
Paul told the Philippians that they would make his joy complete “by being of the same mind…” (Philippians 2:2) What did he mean? How can a group of diverse people be “of the same mind”? How to Be of the Same Mind Paul was not telling the Philippians that they needed...
Apr 28, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, Philippians
Sue and I have 7 children, and we still remember each of their first words. We were living in Germany when our son Bryan said his first word: clock. That was unusual, but then we did have a cuckoo clock. Our fourth child, Michael, is athletic, so he loves that his...
Apr 21, 2014 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Philippians
Paul was suffering when he wrote 2 Corinthians. The whole theme of this letter has to do with his defense of his apostleship. His detractors in Corinth claimed that, because Paul suffered so much in the course of his ministry, the glory of God wasn’t on him. Paul...
Jan 15, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians
At the end of his life, the great Apostle Paul saw death as another point of departure, and also as a pushing forward: “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) Paul’s life on earth was governed by a rich...
