Monthly Archives: September 2010

Evidently Paul received communication regarding spiritual gifts.  Maybe Chloe’s household had told him of all the rouble they were causing.  Paul agrees that spiritual gifts should be desired, but not at the expense of unity.  It seems that ‘speaking in tongues’ was being used … Continue reading →

When I was in St. Ives in England a young man came up to me and started to share the gospel.  I thanked him for sharing the gospel, but I told him that I was a Christian.  He then switched … Continue reading →

I am in a humbling position.  I read the Bible, I pray, but I need more help.  For some reason my back has been getting sore and I have had rushes of anxiety.  I don’t know how to solve this problem by myself.  I … Continue reading →

There are those who think that the gifts of the Holy Spirit were only for the early church and those at the other extreme who think everyone should speak in tongues.  Paul’s illustrations point out that the gifts are given to … Continue reading →

Again I had to talk to my Faith and Learning class about their first group project.  I know that a lot of students don’t like to work as part of the group.  Too often the girls in the group become … Continue reading →

Everyone in the church has a gift of some kind from God.  It is a gift that when exercised helps build strength in the body of believers as a whole.  There are some parts of Christian growth that can only … Continue reading →