What is the foundation of your life? On what do you base your well-being, your sense of purpose, your priorities and principles? We can build our lives on all sorts of things, including...
In 1 Corinthians 2, Paul explains that God makes himself and his ways known to us through the Spirit: “For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets” (2:10). Apart from...
In yesterday’s reflection, I noted that all Christians are called by God. Today I will focus on one crucial aspect of that calling: You and I are called to be holy.
As an ordained minister, I am sometimes asked: “When were you called into the ministry?”
Today our focus moves from Jeremiah to 1 Corinthians. If you’re new to these Daily Reflections, let me explain why 1 Corinthians is next in line. My ultimate plan is to work my...
To be faithful stewards, we must understand four important leadership principles.
Gene Bauer planted a garden of daffodils on a mountainside. Each spring that mountainside is awash in yellow. Visitors come to marvel at the beauty. And they come with questions. So Mrs. Bauer...
A lot of parents worry today about their lack of quality time with their children. This is especially true of single-parent households and families where both parents work. ...
The Apostle Paul's saying that the church is one body is often cited as spiritual egalitarianism. The church has many members, yet remains one body, and each member plays a vital role.
"Music is my way of talking to you."—Louis Armstrong ...
At this point, we are now able to delve into the possibility of God’s guidance to a particular task, job, career or type of work. We have seen that: Everyone is called to...
No other letter in the New Testament gives us a more practical picture of applying the Christian faith to the day-to-day issues of life and work than 1 Corinthians.
No other letter in the New Testament gives us a more practical picture of applying the Christian faith to the day-to-day issues of life and work than 1 Corinthians. Topics such as career...
In the opening paragraph of 1 Corinthians, Paul lays out themes that he will address in more detail in the body of...
According to the conventions of ancient letter writing, a greeting was followed by a section in which the author praised the recipient.[7]...
Paul states in thesis-like fashion what he is trying to accomplish by writing 1 Corinthians.[1] “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters...
Paul reminds the congregation in Corinth that most of them do not come from the ranks of...
We noted above that the main problem in the Corinthian church was that of factionalism. Cliques were forming under the banner of...
Paul introduces the metaphor of a building under construction in order to make a new point—do good work. This point is so...
In this passage, Paul offers a definitive statement of what it means to be a leader.
