A three-year-old little boy dies suddenly. Healthy and happy one day, but doesn’t wake up the next morning. No warning for the family–PAIN is coming. No warning for the community What do we do? What can we say? We join with the suffering family with our tears and our prayers–the lament of sorrow grows from… Read More
Philippians 1:8-9 Overflow with Love
Paul doesn’t mince words–his friends in Philippi are very dear to him. They haven’t deserted him while he is in prison, and they share his faith. Paul isn’t concerned about circumstances, but about people and how they are so filled with God’s love that it overflows. Philippians 1:8-9 (New Living Translation) So… Read More
Philippians 1:6-7 Special Favor of God
Have you ever tried to draw a picture of the verses you have just read? Go through the book of Philippians with me and draw your own pictures. What is God showing you? God plants the seed–you–and gives you what you need to grow to be more like him: sunshine, water, soil, fertilizer, weeding,… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 