The Road to Recovery

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I am. Philippians 4:11  NASB To be content – Are you self-sufficient?  Before your spiritual radar goes crazy and you immediately deny any such terrible thoughts, take a deep breath.  We have been trained to think of self-sufficiency as…

Contextual Issues

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. Philippians 4:11 Content – Most Christians have spiritualized this verse.  We read this as if it were about an inner state of equilibrium of the soul.  Because we think of Paul’s statement as a declaration of spiritual…