For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? 1 Corinthians 2:11 Growing up, we all knew those kids who simply didn’t possess great hygienic habits. My concern back then was that they appeared to be used to it, remaining unaware of the problem. What if, I thought,…
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No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Over the course of reading my blog, in reference to my own story, you might get the idea that I believe in happy endings for all those who follow God’s…
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I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:3-5…
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And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 A friend recently let me know he was reading my book, which is always a…
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Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31 At a medical education conference, when physicians speaks on any given topic, their authority to do so is usually bolstered by their credentials. Behind their written name, will appear a series of abbreviations representing their education and titles they hold. It’s not enough…
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Not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world…
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For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 At the gym, whenever we do something that I don’t feel like doing – which is often – I have a bad habit of referring to…
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I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10 In the summer of 1991, I met my future wife while working as…
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God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 It’s not uncommon to hear, from those who have addicts in their lives, that they pray and pray for that addict, but nothing happens. When God doesn’t make the addict get clean, those praying…
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Now to him who is able to strengthen you . . . to bring about the obedience of faith. Romans 16:25-25 I believe I’ve previously written that we enjoy superhero movies at our house. In watching those movies, we’ve often discussed our favorites and of course, which superpower we’d want if we could pick. One…
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