Tag: Through the Bible
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Day 351: No Eulogy for Mr. Phillips (Philippians 3:8-9)
What does it mean to live a life so centered on Christ that even your funeral points away from you? A pastor reflects on a faithful church member whose final request—“No eulogy. Keep it about Jesus.”—embodied Paul’s words in Philippians: counting everything as loss compared to knowing Christ.
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Day 349: How to Read Colossians (Colossians 3:1-4)
Colossians is a short letter with enormous theological weight. Written to a church Paul never visited, it confronts the temptation to supplement Christ with extra rules, experiences, or knowledge. This post offers a simple framework for reading Colossians well—by starting with Christ, reading commands as consequences of resurrection, and learning to live from the fullness…
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Day 345: Made Known to All Nations (Romans 16:25-27)
Paul ends Romans with a roll call, not a rulebook. The obedience of faith doesn’t terminate in ideas—it creates a community. And when the curtain closes on Paul’s greatest letter, the stage is full.
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Day 344: Wake, Not Woke (Romans 13:11
In a world where “woke” has become a political lightning rod, Romans 13:11 calls believers to something far deeper and far older: waking up from spiritual slumber. Paul urges us to rise, not because the darkness is frightening, but because the dawn is breaking and Jesus is near.
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Day 339: Ambassadors for Christ and Merchants of Outrage (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)
Outrage is the currency of the internet, but God has called His people to a different identity. We aren’t merchants of anger—we are ambassadors of reconciliation, carrying the appeal of a King who brings peace, not division.
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Day 336: Missing the Point of 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 isn’t a wedding poem—it’s a correction written to a church tearing itself apart. Paul wasn’t telling two newlyweds how to feel; he was telling believers how to stop devouring one another. The Love Chapter is less about romance and more about unity, humility, and a love that holds a fractured church together.