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Jon Brown with Justin Kuiper

Co-authored by Rev. Jon Brown and Justin Kuiper. Jon Brown is the lead pastor of Pillar Church in Holland, Michigan. Jon loves preaching and loves walking with people through all of life’s circumstances. He loves to invite people to follow Jesus in community on mission. Jon and his beloved wife, Kristyn, are the proud parents of four daughters. Justin Kuiper is a student from Holland, Michigan, studying English literature at Hope College. His own writing explores the many intersections of faith, storytelling, and the created order.
Devotionals

The Community of Christ

Read: Philippians 4:10-23 I know how to be brought low. (v. 12) What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “brought low”? Is it rejection, loneliness, the sacrifice

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Devotionals

The Promise of Shalom

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 And the peace of God . . . (v. 7) In the busyness of life, in the confusion of culture, in the constant bustle at breakneck pace,

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Devotionals

Stand Firm

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 Stand firm thus in the Lord. (v. 1) One of my favorite hymns goes like this: “On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is

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Devotionals

Thanksgiving in Everything

Read: Philippians 4:1-9 In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. (v. 6) Is thankfulness the most elusive of all virtues? Maybe so. All I know is that when I

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Devotionals

Press On

Read: Philippians 3:11-21 I press on to make it my own. (v. 14) Press on. Wherever you read this, take a moment to sit back and let those words do

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Devotionals

The Suffering Servant

Read: Philippians 3:1-11 . . . by becoming like him in his death. (v. 10 NRSV) “I want to know Christ” (v. 10 NRSV). It’s such a comforting statement—so much

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Devotionals

Knowing Christ

Read: Philippians 3:1-11 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection. (v. 10 NRSV) The scope of consequence that Christ’s life has on our lives is all-encompassing,

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Fear and Trembling

Read: Philippians 2:12-18 . . . with fear and trembling. (v. 12) A few years ago, my family and I visited the Grand Teton mountains. From 80-degree July heat at

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Devotionals

Work Out Your Salvation

Read: Philippians 2:5-18 Work out your own salvation . . . (v. 12) The culture around us preaches the relentless message of individuality. The do-it-yourself, make-it-up-as-you-go cult of me, myself,

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