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I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1 Corinthians 15:50 Years ago, when I was much younger and ran triathlons, I headed out west for a race in which I hoped to do well. I was in the best shape of…
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What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 1 Corinthians 15:42-43 I recently had the opportunity to do a particularly challenging mountain hike with my son that I’d wanted to do for a…
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You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 1 Corinthians 15:36 The addict often has his own ideas of how he might change his life. He’s usually aware that he needs transformation, and he also knows what those in recovery would tell him, but he thinks that he’s got…
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Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34 I’ve never been what you would call slender, and over the last couple of months, I’ve drifted up a couple of pounds. My clothes…
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Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 I waited tables on and off through college and though I always had good intentions, I found that working in a restaurant usually meant eating restaurant food. Though I didn’t plan it, weight gain was just a natural product of my environment. Now,…
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If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 1 Corinthians 15:32 Every day, I set out to eat healthy and some days, I do better than others. I had a couple of good days recently when I got a sugar craving. I thought, I’ve been good. I’ll just…
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I die every day! 1 Corinthians 15:31 Yesterday as I was riding my bike on the local trail, someone caught me from behind and passed me, going much faster than I was. I was irritated to see an older man whom I considered to be in much worse shape than me, yet still, he blew…
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For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 One of the hardest things about being a physician is that often, I must cause pain to bring about…
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10 Addiction medicine inherently involves quite a bit of…
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I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 1 Corinthians 15:9 I tolerated my addiction for years, refusing to do what it took to truly find recovery. It just wasn’t that big of a deal. My pills were simply this little thing that…
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