Category Archives: 1Corinthians

K.I.S.S. . . . Keep It Simple Saint . . . sometimes I’d do well to do just that. So easy to complicate things . . . anything . . . everything . . . including my Christianity. There’s Scripture … Continue reading →

According to one source, there’s over 23,000 verses in the Bible . . . almost 8,000 verses in the New Testament . . . 437 of those NT verses are in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians . . . … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning with a certain excited anticipation of where my reading plan would be taking me in the Word today. In particular, I knew that I’d be starting into the book of Ruth today. Love the book … Continue reading →

Is it too simplistic to say that God cares less about the “what” and more about the “how”? That while we can do tons of great stuff . . . get all of our “to do’s” done . . . … Continue reading →

As an apostle, Paul had certain rights. Not entitlements of men, but some God-given “ground rules” of which Paul could have legitimately availed himself. Oxen who tread out the grain should not be muzzled, but allowed to eat of that … Continue reading →

Was reminded of a foundational principle for doing life this morning . . . “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.   … Continue reading →

You can hear the tone changing . . . from commendation to constructive criticism . . . from recognition to reproof . . . from acknowledging what they had to pointing out what they lacked. I’ve read 1Corinthians before . … Continue reading →

So . . . it’s been kind of an annual event. I went back and looked at my journaling for the past 5 years on the day when I hit this point in my reading plan . . . and … Continue reading →

This morning it’s a phrase in the opening verses of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians that has me thinking. A thought about draining something of it’s power . . . . . . a warning about inadvertently establishing a … Continue reading →