In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul refers to strong and weak consciences in a way that might be confusing to us. If we were to think of someone having a “strong conscience,” we might...
My client had a delicate dilemma. A wealthy and generous man, my client had long supported a charity run by a charismatic...
In 1 Corinthians 8-10, the Apostle Paul takes on a particular problem within the Christian community in Corinth. Certain believers there were...
Psalm 137:9 is one of those verses in Scripture that shocks us. How can such a verse be in God's Word? How...
It is cool this morning. I am sitting outside with a cup of English Breakfast tea, looking at orange tropical flowers I planted in my herb garden. It is the day after fireworks...
This week, find a tablespoon of summer. Nothing big. A sound, a sight, something unimpressive. Give it to a poem, and let the poem give it life.
When I was in college, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, a popular southern rock band, released a new song, "So Into You." It began, "When you walked into the room, there was voodoo in...
Christians care deeply about knowledge, or at least we should. After all, we were created with the ability to know. Through our understanding, we are able to fulfill the first lines in our human...
Still, yesterday I went to a ballet class. The walls were white, not that attractive. I found at least three spiders and...
I’d like to spend one more day focusing on 1 Corinthians 7:32-34, because I believe it speaks powerfully, and, perhaps, surprisingly, to...
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Throughout much of the church today, Christians rightly see marriage as a gift from God. But they wrongly conclude or suggest that singleness is somehow a curse, a lesser state of human life. When...
Don’t be discouraged, but let’s go another round on this one….Remember the five steps of the writing process. Revise revise revise revise revise. ...
When we find ourselves in difficult situations, it’s only natural to want to change them. Of course, in many cases change can be a real plus. Some time ago, I was out hiking...
My grandmother had a collection of sayings that she repeated again and again and again. I heard her say, “Make somebody happy...
1 Corinthians 7 addresses issues that arose among the Christians in Corinth concerning marriage and singleness. It seems that some of the believers there had decided that, though they were married,...
We live in a world that has become very mobile. Most people will not keep the same job throughout their adult lives. Indeed, many don’t keep a job more than five or six...
In the latter part of 1 Corinthians 6, Paul explains to the believers in Corinth why they should avoid sexual immorality. He doesn’t just give them rules to follow, such as: Do this...
Baby Boomers are nearing the age of retirement, but they haven't saved enough or what they did save via contributions to retirement plans has experienced poor performance. Many will need to work...
When we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we experience unprecedented freedom. No longer do we need to live in fear of God’s judgment, because Christ has taken it upon himself, giving us...
