Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Therefore, bear fruits worthy of repentance. Luke…
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8 I want to preach today on a verse from our second reading today, verse…
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 It is the greatest of all gifts, according to the apostle Paul in today’s second reading (Philippians 3:4-14). Not…
Know that all lives are mine; the life of the parent as well as the life of the child is mine: it is only the person who sins who shall die. Ezekiel 18:4 We just did something quite strange, when you think about it. We listened to messages that were first read and shared thousands…
The apostle Paul urges us to press on toward the goal, regarding all else as loss. Here is my sermon on his powerful words in his Letter to the Philippians.
What does it mean that our citizenship is in heaven? Here is my sermon on this theme, based on Philippians 3:17-4:1.
Paul tells us to rejoice always, but how can we do that, especially in the midst of these challenging times? Here is my answer to that question, using Paul's teachings from his Letter to the Philippians.
As I read through the Bible this year, I am writing a nonet poem for each of its sixty-six books. Here are my nonets for the thirteen canonical letters of Paul.
Thomas Merton once said that "the highest freedom is found in obedience to God." What did he mean? I reflect on that here as we get ready to celebrate Independence Day.
Hearts Made Full: My Sermon on Philippians 2:5-11, preached on Palm Sunday.
My Pastoral Ponderings 