Life sometimes can get you down … even chain you down! Just ask the Apostle Paul. And ironically it can happen when you're doing what's right for all the right reasons and in the right way. Anyone who examines the life of Paul will conclude quickly that Christians are not exempt from life's stresses. But unlike many Christ-followers, Paul chose not to let life's stresses become his focus or cause him to lose his focus.

So, what was his secret? When life seems to chain you down, how do you keep your wits about you and keep life simple? For Paul, it seems extremely evident as you read his prison epistle to the little church at Philippi that he helped to start — just two words — simply Christ! This short, but power-packed epistle is heart-felt, principle-guided, and practical as well as inspiring! Paul knew what the 21st century church and Christians often forget in the fast lane of life … that the Christian life is all about Christ! There is no aspect of my daily journey that cannot be managed by … simply Christ! In his epistle to the Philippians, it is now ten years later, and, just as it was from day one, Paul's life message is … simply Christ!