The Christian Lifestyle: Paul's Letter to the Philippians - Paperback

by Dale L. Rowley (Author)

The apostle Paul wrote this book to the church at the Philippi for the express purpose of thanking them for a monitory gift they sent to him while he was in a Roman prison. The letter is not intended to correct them for any misbehavior on their part, but to express his deep love and appreciation for them. In the midst of all of his kind words he discusses several ways the Christian's lifestyle should differ from the way lost people live. He does this, almost incidentally, with love, patience, and understanding. He does not expect perfection in his fellow Christians. Rather, he wishes them to grow in Christ-likeness day by day. This book is designed for individual or group study. The book has 28 Chapters with an index and study questions. The study questions relating to each chapter are designed to help the students grow deeper in their spiritual commitment and daily walk with Christ. The book has 140 pages. The author draws on his many years of training and experience in the pastoral care field. His experience as pastor, correctional chaplain, college teacher, counselor, conference leader, among many other things has equipped him to help others along their spiritual journey.

Author Biography

After retiring from 25 years as a correctional chaplain in August 1986, Reverend Rowley served in a variety of ministry activities. Reverend Rowley was Visiting Lecturer in Psychology at Greenville (Illinois) College during the 1986-87 school year. For several years he taught Psychology part time for Lakeland Community College and Greenville College. Following retirement, he and his wife, Dena, went to the People's Republic of China for the summer of 1987 to teach English at Yunnan College of Education in Kunming. During the fall of 1990, he and his wife taught English in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1992, he served as a volunteer pastor in Hawaii. 1993 Dale and his wife served as volunteer counselors in Mongolia and China. They spent the month of October 1996, in Ivory Coast, Dale trained prison workers, Dena taught English. On various occasions he has served as pastor, chaplain, college teacher, interim pastor, conference leader, supply preacher, pastoral counselor, conflict mediator, Christian writer, and other pastoral ministries. Since his retirement. Reverend Rowley has written for a variety of Christian magazines. He has also written Sunday School curriculum materials for LifeWay Christian Resources. This is his fourth book. The other three being: Cherry Blossoms: Memories of Bert I Cherry; A Manual for Pastoral Search Committees; and Ecclestiates: Down to Earth. Reverend Rowley was born and reared in Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southern Illinois University. He has one baccalaureate and three masters degrees. He has completed several quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education. Dale and Dena have four children (one deceased), six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.