Jun 4, 2014 | Christian Living, Family, Philippians
How many times have we all seen families destroyed because they argued over who got the television set, or who got grandma’s china, or who got that favorite end table when mom or dad passed away? It’s bad enough when this happens with small estates. I’ll never forget...
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 7, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
We must be ready to “strive for the gospel” during times of opposition like those the Philippians faced. How can we prepare? Practice is Necessary I mentioned a story from the Titanic in my last post—Captain Edward Smith’s crew understood that when he told them to “be...
Jan 27, 2014 | Christian Living, Philippians
The apostle Paul had an unusual relationship with his friends in the house churches at Philippi. He was in prison when he wrote, I thank God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy. (Philippians 1:3) Paul used...
Sep 5, 2013 | Romans, Theology
The Jews had always assumed that when Messiah came, that would be the end of the world, but as it turns out it was merely the beginning of the end. We’re still here. When Messiah came, He told his disciples to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the...
