I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the Gospel… … Continue reading
Category Archives: A Life Worthy
…and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body (Philippians … Continue reading
But our citizenship is in Heaven… (Philippians 3:20). I did a bit of travelling in my pre-geezer days. I remember the feeling of being all alone in a foreign country. It was exciting, but unsettling. I didn’t understand the … Continue reading
Only let us live up to what we have already attained (Philippians 3:16). There’s so much I don’t know. It’s astonishing, really. I mean, it could paralyze me if I focus on it. I know, because sometimes I … Continue reading
…but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. (Philippians 3:12). He saved you for a purpose. Don’t get me wrong. He saved you because he loves you. If you never … Continue reading
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect… (Philippians 3:12). You’re a work in progress. Cliche? Yes. True? Also, yes. Hear the truth, Beloved. Stop your racing and striving and running and tumbling … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection of the dead. (Philippians 3:11). I … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death… (Philippians 3:10). He chose it. He chose to be weak, vulnerable, small. He … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings… (Philippians 3:10). Frankly, I know very little about sharing in Christ’s sufferings. Up to this point, my walk with … Continue reading
I want to know Christ… (Philippians 3:10). Because he’s a person, you know. Not an idea a philosophy a religion an icon a subject a set of writings to study and memorize. He’s a person, like you and … Continue reading