Jan 10, 2018 | Christian Living
When people look at your life, do they see hope? The majority of my career has involved college students who are preparing to enter the world. While educators hope students will give their best effort in the present, we also know and expect college students to be...
Aug 10, 2015 | Christian Living, Philippians, The Bible
Another one of the great themes in Philippians is the notion of fellowship or partnership. Our word koinonia is virtually a transliteration straight from Greek, and that word koinonia or partnership in various forms, or fellowship, shows up a lot in the book of...
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 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...
