When I first begin reading the description of love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, I'm encouraged, but not especially troubled. I try to...
According to 1 Corinthians 13:4, love is "not jealous." What does it mean to be jealous?
I am convinced that we could make the world a better place if we would simply focus on one aspect of love...
I recently read a fascinating book by James Gleick. It's called Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything (Pantheon, 1999). Gleick shows...
Transcript At Kent’s new job, he was warned that Dave "didn’t fit in." And it was true. Dave wasn’t into sports, like the others. Or into cars, like the others. And, unlike "the...
In response to divisions among the Corinthian Christians over spiritual gifts, the Apostle Paul sought to help them understand who they really were in Christ.
As you may recall, the main problem in the Corinthian practice of the Lord's Supper was the failure of the members of the church to love and care for each other as they...
In yesterday's reflection, we noted how both past and present are central to our celebration of the Lord's Supper. Through the elements of bread and wine, we remember the death of Jesus, an event...
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...
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...
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...
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).
When I was a young Christian, I learned that communion was an intensely personal, even private moment of fellowship between Jesus 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...
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...
For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 In the fourth chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul has been dealing with...
Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed...
As most of you who receive the Daily Reflections know, I write these devotions as part of my job as Senior Director...
