13 Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love—but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 CSB) As we move toward the holiday season, especially this year, some may be struggling. This has been a rough year. I have often wondered how my father, who lived through the...
A Simple Scripture
31 ....whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31b CSB) Can you imagine a world where, if only the Christians did this, how much better it would be! But we are weak, petty creatures, who prefer our own vainglory and are driven to our own...
Fruit Production
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. (John 15:5 CSB) How is your fruit production? Is your tree full, are you going to market reguarly because the branches...
Divided or Dabbling
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons. 22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? (1 Corinthians 10:21-22 CSB) We cannot go through life divided...
Visibility
9 But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak. (1 Corinthians 8:9 CSB) We may not realize just how closely people watch our actions. Especially when they see something different in us which is not represented by the world. As...