Last week our discussion group completed our study of the letter that James wrote.  I hope the blog entries have been helpful and have encouraged you in your own study of Scripture.

We are beginning a new study this week.  Although the original plan was to spend time in the Minor Prophets, a change of plans has brought us to the book of Philippians.  (Some of the details behind that change will be in the next blog entry.)

The study in Philippians was partly inspired by a statement from Joseph H. Hellerman, a pastor and professor with a Ph.D. in history as well as theological training:

Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, intentionally subverts the social values of the dominant culture in the Roman colony at Philippi in order to create a radically different relational environment among the Philippian Christians.^[1]

Since we are starting a new study, I wanted to remind you to subscribe to that Philippians blog on the main page of GoodNotSafe.  Fill in your name and email address, then mark the box for Philippians.  Click “Subscribe” and the blog entries for that study will be sent to you automatically.

[1] Joseph H. Hellerman, Embracing Shared Ministry:  Power and Status in the Early Church and Why It Matters Today (Grand Rapids, Michigan:  Kregel Publications, 2013), 11.