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Paul’s prayer for abounding love comes in Philippians 1:9-11. And rather than giving a typical outline, I’ve portrayed the text itself in an outline form that it might be clearer what each phrase is doing/modifying in the sentence. Philippians 1:9-11 is one long sentence in the GNT and in our English translations, so […]

One last note of context on Paul’s prayer for abounding love in Philippians 1:9-11. This affectionate prayer for abounding love comes in the context of suffering. Paul wrote this letter probably nearing the end of a two year imprisonment in Rome. Not only was he in prison for preaching the gospel, but […]

One of the prodigal series has returned. It has been two months since the last installment in the abounding love series. If you need a refresher you can read the inaugural post for our discussion of Philippians 1:9-11. Then we observed that abounding love comes in the context of prayer and the context of confidence. […]

 fatuous definition adjective 1: foolish and pointless, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner. 2: unreal; illusory. other forms adverb fatuously noun fatuousness synonyms absurd, asinine, mindless, inane, idiotic, pointless, senseless, cockamamie, half-baked antonyms intelligent, smart, meaningful, productive example of usage The original PyroManiac has managed to find himself on the wrong side of the matchstick again, as commenters on his recent cessationism preamble have adamantly criticized his lack of […]

My wife is a blogging fanatic now. Those of you wily readers will have already noticed her addition to the blogs that fill a big part of my void roll. She’s only been posting less than a week and is apparently addicted. Increase her hits, leave her a comment, and enjoy pictures […]