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Posted on Dec 22

Written by Dave Urbanski Life is full of surprises. Sometimes the surprises are wonderful and exciting and put smiles on our faces and make us thankful to be alive. But life also brings surprises that don’t make us feel very good. They can be relatively…


Posted on Dec 16

Philippians 2:5-11 gets to the crux of the wonder of Christmas because it describes not only who Jesus is but also the plan for how he burst upon humanity — and he did so in utter humility, born where donkeys, lambs, and cattle took shelter….


Posted on Dec 14

Paul’s God-inspired words to his brothers and sisters in Philippians 2:3-5 furthers our understanding of relationships, especially in a practical sense. The verses are “strategic” not only in regard to how we conduct ourselves relationally, but also in the sense that they show the way…


Posted on Dec 09

Our world and our nation — and even the church itself — is quite divided today. It seems people are primed and ready to argue, fight, and tear each other down at every opportunity. How can Christians fix this amid even a divided church? By…


Posted on Dec 09

You know what a pain baggage can be every time you carry multiple duffle bags, storage bags, suitcases, and other objects to an airport — and what a feeling of relief you get when you finally set them down. Now imagine carrying around a ton…


Posted on Nov 12

It’s not easy to take a stand for Christ when others pressure us to sit down and keep quiet. But fortunately the Apostle Paul has a solution for us in the final verses of Philippians chapter 1. Paul offers four principles — or pillars —…


Posted on Nov 04

Like any of us, the possibility of death dials into focus what’s truly important to Paul, and he’s determined to live whatever number of days he has left on earth by honoring Jesus “whether by life or by death.”  If he lives, he will continue…


Posted on Oct 29

Sadness is an emotion we all experience in this world, and it’s always as a response to the loss of something we value. Depending on the severity of the loss, our sadness can manifest itself as disappointment — and then all the way up to…


Posted on Oct 14

Paul describes an aspect of love in verse 9 when he tells the church, “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment.” How interesting! The love Paul describes in this verse is none other than…


Posted on Sep 29

As we continue looking at the life of Joseph, we find him dealing with the consequences of the famine that has swept over the land. The people were desperate. No food means no life.  Today we’re living through our own kind of famine — a…