Month: June 2021

There must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 1 Corinthians 11:19 In the recovery or accountability groups I attend, it’s the job of those in the group to uphold certain truths. The group exists to keep each other on the path to recovery and life.…
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But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. Corinthians 11:17 It’s maddening to see an addict do well in treatment, only to get out and go back to the same old life where he’s surrounded by the same…
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Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 As I’ve mentioned, we’re moving and have drawn out the process into a week-long event. Over the last…
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For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God . . . 1 Corinthians 11:7 When I was a kid, it would have been considered rude for a man to wear a baseball hat in my church. Oddly, women could wear hats – particularly at Easter.…
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Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 I overheard a conversation recently, in which the name of Jesus was brought up in the context of him not approving of a something the person speaking had done. The other individual in the conversation objected, insisting that Jesus just wants us to…
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Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. 1 Corinthians 10:32-33 Last week, my son and I were driving along when a vehicle passed…
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So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 In the midst of graduation weekend, along with a big graduation party, we’re moving to a different home. Usually, I blog every morning from my recliner in the living room, but with the graduation party…
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