Wisdom is precisely what enables us to stand in the times of trials and which leads us to wholeness.Wisdom in that practical element of living out what one believes. Not knowledge. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wdphillips.substack.com

Paul addresses concerns of worry and anxiety in Philippians 4:4-9. What we think about impacts our level of worry and anxiety. It also means we need to trust in the one who holds the world in his hand! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wdphillips.substack.com

From Philippians 2:1-11, where we look at the internal issues going on within the church and why Paul encourages us to have the Mind of Christ, unified in focus even if we disagree, that the Story of Jesus could be shared as the world sees the love and care people in the church have for each other. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wdphillips.substack.com

Paul has been beaten, shipwrecked, hurt and put in prison. But his passion for the story of Jesus never ends. See how we can be encouraged by Paul’s words in Philippians 1:12-26 to share The Story of Jesus and to be discipled by it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wdphillips.substack.com

On Christmas, we find the Incarnation of God into our broken world. It was the ultimate manifestation, the most clear revelation of God. It was the Word - Made - Flesh. The word came in a specific time and place to express the fulness of the love and grace and faithfulness of God. The incarnation is not about salvation alone, but re-creation.So Christmas is not about the sweet baby Jesus born in Bethlehem. It’s about the in-breaking of God-in-Flesh who came (and continues to come) to reclaim, restore, and bring re-creation to all of humanity. It is the calm before the battle for the re-creation of heaven and earth. It may even be the first shot fired in the battle.So what does that mean for us? We are the body of Christ. We are the physical manifestation of Jesus, at a specific time and place in history. We are not perfect. We are broken and hurting ourselves. Be we are the incarnation of the presence of God at this time and at this place. And we, as the body of Christ, exist to express the fulness of love and grace and the faithfulness of God to a dark work. This ain't for us. This is a glory This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wdphillips.substack.com