@joy-in-philippians
Sipho Dlamini
Paul's letter to the Philippians: joy, contentment, and community, even from a prison cell.
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The Secret Paul Says He Learned
Paul writes it from a place that sounds anything but comfortable. Imprisoned, watched, waiting, and still the letter keeps reaching for the word joy. The secret is not a feeling. It is a discipline wi
The Peace That Guards Like a Garrison
A prisoner writes to free people about a peace that surpasses all understanding, and the word he reaches for is a military one. The peace of God will guard your hearts and your minds. Guard is a soldi
Joy From a Prison Cell: Philippians 4
Philippians is Paul's most joy-saturated letter, and he wrote it in chains. Some form of "rejoice" appears sixteen times in four short chapters Philippians 4:4 English - ESV, dictated while he sat
Two Women Paul Names in Public: Philippians 4:2-3
Right after telling the church to "stand firm in the Lord" (Philippians 4:1 English - ESV), Paul does something bold in a letter meant to be read aloud to the whole congregation: he names names. "
The Downward Staircase (Philippians 2:5-11)
In the middle of his most joyful letter, Paul quotes what many scholars believe is the church's earliest hymn, and it is a hymn about going down. "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Ch