by Jessica on March 31, 2009
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy,
the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
C. S. Lewis
One thing that this journey through Philippians has been showing me is that I was made for another world. All my struggles are related to the world’s way [...]
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by Jessica on March 28, 2009
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians 3:7
Reading this it finally struck me: those things Paul “lost for the sake of Christ” are the same things that gave him standing, merit, and importance in his community.
If anyone else has a mind to [...]
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by Jessica on March 25, 2009
At the beginning of the year, I decided to pick one book of the Bible to read and study during my quiet times and for more in-depth study. I choose Philppians because it’s a good book, short with a whole lot of truth that hits you right there.
I keep coming back to Philippians 2:14-15,
Do all [...]
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