Forgiveness: What It Is and Why It Matters
I’m repeatedly reminded of and often deeply saddened by how little some understand forgiveness. Despite the need to grasp, receive, and extend this vital virtue into our lives, the human capacity to withhold it, coupled with a tenacious need to maintain a grudge, is troubling.read more ➜
Metaethics: Some Brief Remarks
Metaethics: A Short Companion is a small book about a big topic. Authors David A. Horner and J. P. Moreland provide a dense introduction to the field of metaethics that shows their vast knowledge of this space. My own acquaintance with metaethics is neither wideread more ➜
Philippians 4:14-23 — An Exposition
Chapter 4 includes the following themes: Like-mindedness, rejoicing, selflessness, pray instead of being anxious, think holy thoughts, be content. This final passage concludes with Christian gratitude and courtesy. Gratitude for Their Partnership (4:14-20) Paul is thankful to the Philippians, not only for the material giftread more ➜
Philippians 4:10-13 — An Exposition
Paul gets back to one of the main reasons for writing the Philippians: Thanking them for their gifts. He has just exhorted his readers to be anxious for nothing (4:1-19). Now he demonstrates exactly what that means by modeling contentment in all circumstances. Paul’s Contentmentread more ➜
Philippians 4:1-9 — An Exposition
As he nears the end of his letter to the Philippians, Paul encourages Christian maturity. Like every pastor whose charge it is to “shepherd the church of God” (Acts 20:28), Paul seeks to foster endurance in the faith by a series of exhortations that areread more ➜
Philippians 3:15-21 — An Exposition
Paul urges us to shun all appearances of human pride that seeks to displace Christ’s righteousness with our own and (3:1-6) to keep looking ahead in our faith (3:7-14) by imitating genuine Christ-like examples (3:15-17) and avoiding those who are counterfeit (3:18-21). Admonishment to Maturityread more ➜
Philippians 3:7-14 — An Exposition
After demonstrating the wickedness of self-righteous pride, Paul now shows that all human accomplishments pale in comparison to the “the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.” Paul’s Past Renunciation (3:7-8) Paul’s Past Gain is Really His Loss (v. 7). Whatever was in Paul’sread more ➜
Philippians 3:1-6 — An Exposition
After laying out the way of humility (2:1-11) and the need to imitate those who follow the way of Christ, Paul now warns against the wickedness of pride. “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strengthread more ➜
The Sacrament of Baptism: Meaning & Significance
This essay is a brief sum of my understanding on baptism within the Anglican tradition. I don’t pretend to represent all Anglicans since, as one of my priest’s recently quipped, “there’s a spectrum” of understanding. Hopefully what I have come to believe about baptism isread more ➜
Philippians 2:12-30 — An Exposition
This section concludes the series of three exhortations intended to correct some misunderstanding on the nature and purpose of suffering (Philippians 1:27-30), encourage unity through humility (Philippians 2:1-11), and motivate godly, Christian living (Philippians 2:12-18) by offering the examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus (Philippians 2:19-30).read more ➜
Philippians 2:1-11 — An Exposition
Paul begins a series of three exhortations (Philippians 1:27-2:18) intended to correct misunderstanding on the nature and purpose of suffering, encourage unity through humility, and motivate godly, Christian living. In Philippians 2:1-11, believers in Philippi are urged to pursue unity as they live lives worthyread more ➜