CONNECTING POINT: Rubbish or Treasure

Paul’s letter to the Philippians is called “the letter of joy” because its tone reveals a tenderness in Paul that other writings do not. Again, it clarifies that being imprisoned for preaching Jesus as Lord and Savior makes this a favorite epistle, and thus moves me to write and preach on this theme. Recently, in Butte, my youngest daughter took me treasure hunting in one of their thrift stores, which I endured because of my sheer joy of being with her. I appreciate time better, I think, when I “drift my time a little,” stopping to smell the roses as the saying goes. This trip, we found neithe...