Vision

My great-grandfather took this photo of fall color near Grand Gorge, New York on October 10, 1948. The woman in the photo is his wife, my great-grandmother.

“Philosophy doesn’t give us answers; it helps us ask the right questions so that theology and science can give us the answers.”

“Whatever happens, as citizens of heaven live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together with one accord for the faith of the gospel.”  - Philippians 1:27 TNIV

I just read this verse along with many others that spoke to me from the book of Philippians.

After watching a well-crafted film, the first thing I usually do is to find the “making of” video. I find it fascinating to hear the director being interviewed and learn exactly why that one shot was the way it was, to see the world, real or imagined (but preferably real) through the eyes of the director.

That’s the feeling I get after reading any one of Paul’s epistles. I’d love to hit the menu button and view the “making of” clip for Philippians, or better yet, be the one interviewing him, so I could ask the questions!

I wonder what the Christian church would be like if God had not arrested this zealous individual on that long dusty road to Damascus. Think for just a moment of the doctrines and practices that we take for granted thanks to Paul’s obedience and willingness to be the spokesman, the scribe for God as the early church ironed out the wrinkles of the Christian experience.