In yesterday's reflection I explained some cultural background that helps to account for the odd behavior of some of the Corinthian Christians.
After dealing with the issue of appropriate dress in the corporate gathering of Christians in Corinth, Paul turns his attention to problems...
While skirting the headlines of the local paper last week, I was delighted at a little gem tucked away at the bottom the front page. The article chronicled a London theater group’s attempts...
The issue of women's head coverings is not a major one in most of our churches today. (I expect, however, that there...
As I explained in yesterday's reflection, some of the Christian women in Corinth had been removing their headscarves in worship gatherings because this had been their practice in their previous...
L.L. here, remembering my rocking days. I'm talking about first grade. Me and old Mrs. Serafin.
When I was a young boy, my family and I attended church with friends who were Roman Catholic. That was when most...
In his final word on the whole issue of eating meat offered to idols (which is wrongly added to chapter 11), Paul tells the Corinthians, "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (11:1).
It could have been disconcerting, if not unnerving. It was difficult enough to deal with the change of doubling the size of...
The prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach often added the initials "SDG" to the bottom of his musical works. These letters stood for the Latin phrase, soli deo gloria, which means, "Glory to God...
I grew up in a family of four children. My brother, sisters, and I got along fairly well, though we had our moments of conflict.
I want to linger for one more day on the passage in 1 Corinthians 10 that deals with buying meat from meat markets. But I don’t want to focus specifically on the issue...
I’m a backpacker by trade. It doesn’t take much to learn how to build a fire or...
He asked a perfectly reasonable question, but I found myself inexplicably at a loss for words.Sitting in the coffee shop, minding my own business, the barista on break started up a conversation. ...
Yesterday, all of the senior executives gathered in the Board Room to have a meeting about meetings. Apparently, some people have been...
Have you ever put yourself through the rigors of the Meyers-Briggs personality measure? Taking this test can be a revelation! It is designed to give you a way to understand your own set...
There is a group of men at our church who mow the grass and consider that to be a sacred calling. We are not a secret organization, though most people at our church...
I have odd memories of meat markets. My earliest such recollections go back to my childhood, when my mother shopped at a...
I have a dear friend I see once a year. Every time we get together, she talks excitedly about how she and...
I have a new boss at work. In theory, this is okay.
