Philippians 4:10-13, “I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your...
Philippians
Thinking on What is Pure and Lovely in the Word of God
Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is...
The Peace of God that Passes All Understanding
Philippians 4:6 ESV, “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and...
Joy with a Purpose
Philippians 4:4-5, “'Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand.' You don’t have to be a football fan to remember the Seahawks’ tragic loss in Super Bowl XLIX. One can hardly imagine the...
A Disagreement Between Two Women
Philippians 4:2-3, “I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in...
Kingdom Citizenship
Philippians 3:20-21 ESV, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.” As Christians, we...
What Aristotle Can Teach Us about Christian Living
Philippians 3:17, “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us.” Imitation. This word brings to my mind both a high-minded literary device—the doppelgänger—and an annoying habit I formed as the youngest...
Maturing in Grace
Philippians 3:15-16, “Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained.” Paul wanted the Philippian church to have patience with one another by...
Pressing Toward the Prize of Christ Jesus
Philippians 3:12-14, “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and...