Emotional Widows

1 Timothy 5:3 “Honor widows who are widows indeed.” Observation: Paul here gives counsel regarding widows within the church. He draws a distinction between younger widows whom he advises to remarry if possible, and widows above the age of sixty. Each widow, he says,...

Emotional Widows

1 Timothy 5:3 “Honor widows who are widows indeed.” Observation: Paul here gives counsel regarding widows within the church. He draws a distinction between younger widows whom he advises to remarry if possible, and widows above the age of sixty. Each widow, he says,...

Emotional Widows

1 Timothy 5:3 “Honor widows who are widows indeed.” Observation: Paul here gives counsel regarding widows within the church. He draws a distinction between younger widows whom he advises to remarry if possible, and widows above the age of sixty. Each widow, he says,...

Deep Mining

Deep Mining

1 Timothy 4:4 “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude.” Observation: Paul wrote his letter to Timothy more as a coach than an...

The Circumcision Fairy

The Circumcision Fairy

Colossians 2:11–12 “And in Him you were circumcised by a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of flesh by the circumcision of Christ; having been buried with Him in...

What is PhilanthroCorp?

ESTATE PLANNING FROM BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE Your most valuable assets are most likely your loved ones. Preparing the next generation to successfully follow in your footsteps involves a lifetime of...

Groupies Galore

Groupies Galore

Philippians 2:20 “For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.”  Observation: Paul was an exhorter. Most of his letter to the Philippians was to stir them to...

Snowball Defenses

Snowball Defenses

Ephesians 6:13 “Having done everything, … stand firm.” Observation: Beginning with Ephesians 6:10, Paul focused on how to achieve full protection from attacks of the enemy: by putting on the full armor of God...

The Other Side of Pain

The Other Side of Pain

Romans 5:3–5 “We also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint,...

Bound to the Pier

Bound to the Pier

Romans 1:1 “Paul, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ …” Observation: In the first verse of Romans, Paul called himself a bond-servant of Jesus. The whole sentence continues for seven full verses, during...

Silly Question

Silly Question

2 Thessalonians 1:4 “Therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you.” Observation: In Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonian church, he addressed the reality of persecution and suffering. He...

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