by Joshua Gillies | Jul 8, 2011 | bible literacy
[serialposts]Read Philippians 2:19-30 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Philippians is one of Paul’s more personable letters, being written to a church he founded and obviously cared a great deal for. This is evident in the many affectionate passages, greetings and prayers in...
by Joshua Gillies | May 4, 2011 | authentic christianity, bible literacy
[serialposts]Read James 4 (NASB, ESV, MSG) Like any good sermon, James starts out with a glowing introduction; terms like ‘brothers,’ ‘dear brothers,’ and ‘dearly loved brothers,’ dominate every line of thought for the first...
by Joshua Gillies | Jul 14, 2010 | authentic christianity, spiritual practice
Autopilot, cruise control, and preprogramming are generally useful things. Autopilot flies planes more safely, cruise control makes your car go without any effort on your part and preprogramming can be a lifesaver when it comes to changing the radio station in your...