This is the third in a series of posts with thoughts from Paul's letter to the PhilippiansA Letter from Prison (Philippians, pt 1). These posts are personal reflections taken from devotional reading of the book. I have always been captured by Paul's statement in Philippians 2:12-13: Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed …
Daniel: A Prophet of Prayer
“The handwriting’s on the wall…” “We’re walking into the lion’s den…” It might not surprise you to hear that these well-known English idioms trace their way back to the biblical story of Daniel. Daniel is best known for his journey into the lion’s den when he defied a monarch’s edict. The story of Belshazzar’s …
A Letter from Prison (Philippians, pt 2)
This is the second in a series of posts in which I reflect on Paul's letter to the Philippians. These posts are personal reflections taken from devotional reading of the book. Paul looks at the motivations behind how we live. He wants his readers, and us, to live worthy of the gospel, be like-minded, and …
When Distractions Overtake Us
Some of you know that I love pie. This past Fall our school had a fund-raiser with Elegant Farmer pies and someone in our family bought six just to be on the safe side to make sure that we would have enough. We worked through those pies as a family over the course of the winter. …
A Letter from Prison (Philippians, pt 1)
Over the next several weeks, I'm going to share some thoughts from Paul's letter to the Philippians. These posts are personal reflections taken from devotional reading of the book. At the beginning of his letter to the Philippian believers, Paul is eminently thankful and joyful: verse 3: "I thank my God in all my remembrances …
Matthew Erickson 