Month: August 2017

1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. I have seen two different physicians take two very different approaches when giving the same diagnosis of cancer.  Physician one delivers the…
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1 Corinthian 12:4,7,27 Now there are varieties of gifts… To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good…. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. When life fell apart three years ago, due to my addiction, it appeared that my marriage and career were over.  My…
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1 Corinthians 11:29,30 Anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. My son and I were recently working on a project when I got a little careless with the table saw.  As I fed…
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1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. For much of my life, whenever I have considered what I am going to eat, I have rarely asked what I should eat.  I have primarily pursued what I want to eat.  I do not…
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1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. In my addiction, I came to be filled with self-hatred.  I detested looking in the mirror as I despised what I saw.  In my mind, I wanted God but my actions betrayed that I pursued evil.  The conflict tore…
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1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Over the years in the Emergency Room,…
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1 Corinthians 10:6 These things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. It is painful to watch those who seem to be stuck in a revolving door in and out of jail.  They come to bible study with good intentions while in jail but those good intentions…
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  1 Corinthians 9:25-27 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable…. I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. Previously, I have mentioned that I can be a bit obsessive in some…
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1 Corinthians 8:9, 9:19 Though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant… As I ran last night, I was once again reminded of how God works in me when I take the time and effort to listen to him.  When I choose to spend time with God, He clears the clutter…
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1 Corinthians 8:1 Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The universal question in the interview for medical school admittance must be, Why do you want to be a physician?  We all gave similar answers I’m sure, blathering on about caring for our fellow man and all.  I would bet that most of us meant…
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