I didn't become a Marine when I enlisted. I didn't become a Marine when I took an oath to serve faithfully. I didn't wear the cherished Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) when I...
He prattled on about the black walnut and cottonwood and skyscraper-high white oak he'd seen at camp that afternoon. About the delicate green katydid that had pranced along his forearm and the...
For we are not peddlers of God's word like so many; but in Christ we speak as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God and standing in his presence. (2 Corinthians 2:17) Jesus is big...
Many years ago, my wife and I hired a carpenter to build an addition on our two-bedroom house. One hot afternoon, Bill was on the roof laying new shingles. His hammer echoed throughout the...
One Sunday morning a couple of years ago, my church announced a new program discussing “Faith in the Workplace.” Although I had never thought much about this subject, I was intrigued and decided to...
My baby starts middle school in a few weeks.
The other day, I needed an unusual piece of hardware. I wasn't sure what it was called, but figured I could find...
Psalm 145 celebrates the greatness and goodness of God.
In yesterday's reflection, we focused on the remembering aspect of the Lord's Supper. When we receive the bread and the cup, we are to do so "in remembrance" of Jesus. This is a...
David has gone to the same camp for the past nine years. He worked his way up the ranks of awards and...
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In order to deal with problems in the way the Corinthians were celebrating the Lord's Supper, the Apostle Paul reminded them of the tradition he had passed on earlier. He told once again...
I'm making biscuits tonight. My son is coming home. Clouds roll overhead, layers of gray upon gray. Wind shakes windows, sends rain in pellets, lashing glass. Where is he now? Still on the...
As we have seen, there was a major problem in the way the Corinthian church was celebrating the Lord's Supper. Because they...
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In yesterday's reflection I explained some cultural background that helps to account for the odd behavior of some of the Corinthian Christians.
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...
After dealing with the issue of appropriate dress in the corporate gathering of Christians in Corinth, Paul turns his attention to problems...
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...
