A Defiant Nevertheless!
On this third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Joy, Rev. Robert Brown shared a sermon from Philippians that wrestles with joy in the midst of everyday life turmoils. We are obsessed in our culture with avoiding pain and persuing pleasure and happiness. And, nevertheless, far more people are depressed, troubled, and mentally ill than ever before-- and that includes Christians. We, too, imbibe the same cultural values. We discover, however, that those values don't satisfy the soul. What might we learn from Paul and his life and understanding of joy in the midst of suffering and prison?
The image associated with this podcast is "The Apostle Paul in Prison" (detail). Rembrandt, 1627.