Avoiding Cynicism…
“I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I, too, may be consoled by news of you. I have no one so like myself who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. All of them areRead More
“A Work In Progress”
“Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, enablingRead More
Freedom
“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” Galatians 5:14-15 As I ponder the 4th of July,Read More
“The Interests Of Others…”
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 Last Tuesday morning, I was pondering theRead More
“To Live is Christ…”
“For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me, yet I cannot say which I will choose. I am hard pressed between the two: my desire isRead More
A Choice to Rejoice
“Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry but others from goodwill. These proclaim Christ out of love, knowing that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel; the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intendingRead More
What Really Matters…
“I thank my God every time I remember you…” Philippians 1:3 The Apostle Paul opens his letter to the church at Philippi with a bold statement: I thank my God every time I remember you. Now, in the back of my mind,Read More
The Inexhaustible God
“I ask that your minds may be opened to see his light, so that you will know what is the hope to which he has called you, how rich are the wonderful blessings he promises his people, and how very great isRead More
Separation Anxiety
“I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of GodRead More
God’s Will
“We have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will… so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work andRead More