Category Archives: Daily Devotions

Christians will find themselves in opposition to authorities when they become active.  This is very obvious in Muslim countries where talking about Jesus can get you killed (apart from references to him as Isa the prophet).  However, in secularized democracies … Continue reading →

In Greek rhetoric it was agreed that you could boast in your weaknesses if it proved your point.  In England, where I grew up, people tended to moan about their weakness.  English pessimism and negativity has really come home to me … Continue reading →

Review: To remember things it is best to revew them.  It would be good for us to review now what we have studied.  It should not take you long to read the first chapter.  Look for the introduction, the thanksgiving … Continue reading →

I tend to get involved in apologetics.  I don’t mean to, but I sometimes doubt my faith.  I sometimes get afraid that I am an idiot for believing what I do.  I used to read Richard Dawkins and be in … Continue reading →

I have been a member of a number of churches that have had divisions.  One church had a split over how women participated in the services, that same church then struggled when virtually all of their younger members left.  I … Continue reading →

There is a difference between knowing that an idea is true in your head and seeing that idea worked out in reality.  Paul owned the gospel of Christ when he came to Corinth.  He knew that it was the powerful … Continue reading →

Remembering the parts of an epistle from yesterday, you can deduce that today we are looking at the opening of the epistle.  Paul introduces himself to us and uses a key term:  apostle.  Apostle is one who is sent.  Jesus is the … Continue reading →

For our purposes a brief overview from Wikipedia will suffice: Epistle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An epistle (pronounced /ɨˈpɪsəl/; Greek ἐπιστολή, epistolē, ‘letter’) is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually a letter … Continue reading →

Yesterday we saw a series of visuals regarding the city of Corinth.  Today we will pull from the NIV Study Bible introduction to 1 Corinthians.  Why is reading an introduction to a book important?  This was not part of the original biblical … Continue reading →

Firstly, I said in the previous entry that I was not going to post until I had written out the book of Deuteronomy.  Yesterday I finished that task.  Secondly, our small group is now starting a study on 1 Corinthians.  … Continue reading →