“Rejoice in the Lord, always, again I say rejoice” fluttered through my mind — only five hours after I’d taught from this passage. Sarah and I worked like rented mules getting the house read ...

Yet just two verses earlier, Paul issues another command—one so important he felt it worth repeating: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (v. 4). It seems joy ...