The way for the church to be unified is through personal humility. The reason this is so difficult is that we are all glory-starved and cosmically insecure. We were made for God and anything short of that leaves a cosmic void in our souls. In the...

The way for the church to be unified is through personal humility. The reason this is so difficult is that we are all glory-starved and cosmically insecure. We were made for God and anything short of that leaves a cosmic void in our souls. In the...

Creeping disunity in the Philippian church is compromising Paul’s joy. The enemy of relational harmony is pride which in this passage is exposed by selfish ambition, empty glory, and excessive self-interest. The antidote for pride is the...

Creeping disunity in the Philippian church is compromising Paul’s joy. The enemy of relational harmony is pride which in this passage is exposed by selfish ambition, empty glory, and excessive self-interest. The antidote for pride is the...

Those who work out the salvation that God is working in them will be joyful, distinct disciples of Jesus who shine like stars in the world.

Those who work out the salvation that God is working in them will be joyful, distinct disciples of Jesus who shine like stars in the world.

Ever wonder why trying to win sometimes feels like losing? The writer of today’s passage, Paul, would say it’s because we often elevate ourselves to a place that we don’t belong, and that’s the first place. He even lets us in a little secret to...

Ever wonder why trying to win sometimes feels like losing? The writer of today’s passage, Paul, would say it’s because we often elevate ourselves to a place that we don’t belong, and that’s the first place. He even lets us in a little secret to...

What does it look like to be a citizen of a different country? It may mean that we stick out at times and sometimes be seen as odd, but it does mean that what you do will represent your home country. In the same way, we as Christians are called to...

Paul outlines what he would be looking for if he came to visit the Philippian church to confirm their faith. In so doing, Paul gives us the means to have the assurance of our own faith and confidence in God’s work regardless of what is on the road ahead.