Posted by Renae on Oct 24th, 2007 | 1 comment 
Philippians 3:15 “All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.”
Paul has just written one of the most poetic, most memorized passages in all of scripture. He has told us to forget the past, to persevere, to press on toward the prize, to stay focused on the upward call of God in Jesus...
Posted by Renae on Oct 23rd, 2007 | 0 comments
Philippians 3:14 “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Paul continues to paint a picture of himself as a runner. He presses on, and we picture him, sweat pouring from his body, panting heavily, head forward, pushing, pressing on toward the prize. The term pressing on implies that he is meeting with resistance. It would be...
Posted by Renae on Oct 22nd, 2007 | 1 comment
Philippians 3:13 “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead . . . ”
Paul had done some pretty terrible things in his lifetime. Before converting to Christianity, he had actually persecuted Christians! He had been responsible for doing to others what was now being done to him. He...
Posted by Renae on Oct 21st, 2007 | 0 comments
Philippians 3:12 “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”
Paul must have been a real sports fan. Time and again in his writing, he uses metaphors which liken the Christian life to that of an athlete. He tells us to press on, to keep our eyes on the prize, to run the race....
Posted by Renae on Oct 18th, 2007 | 1 comment
Philippians 3:9 – 11 “. . . not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ – the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the...
Renae Brumbaugh is an author, humor columnist, pastor's wife, mom, seventh grade English teacher, and undercover superhero. Her articles have appeared in publications such as In Touch, Vista, Live, Focus on Your Child, and others. In her free time, Renae enjoys keeping her dear husband in line, carting her children around, and single-handedly ridding the world of the color chartreuse. She drinks entirely too much coffee, in an effort to boost the economy and keep Brazilian farmers in business. Renae writes Bible studies, mystery novels, and lots of other stuff. Learn more about Renae at www.RenaeBrumbaugh.com.
