1 Corinthians

“Paul writes: 'For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.' This is exactly backwards from what we'd expect. I'm a skeptic turned be”

“Paul states: 'The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only throu”

“Paul reminds: 'Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?' Your body is sacred space. I grew up hating my body. I was overweight, awkward, dysphoric about”

“I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. I love how this ”

“Paul gives difficult instruction: 'But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer,”

“Paul appeals: 'Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.' This is about bodily ”

“We bring nothing; He provides everything. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in eve”

“Paul contrasts knowledge and love: 'We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.' One creates arrogance. The other creates community. I'm an academic. I spent my car”

“Paul explains his strategy: 'To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.' Radical cultural flexibility in servic”

“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Paul has just described Israel's unfaithfulness. They had the cloud, they had the pillar of fire, they had miracles, and they fell a”

“I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - th”

“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. We quote this verse as if it's obvious. The church is a body. Differen”

“Paul describes love: 'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.' This is the definition everyone quotes at weddings. But it's more than romantic love. I'm a”

“His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working r”

“I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. When we read”

“Paul ends with: 'If anyone does not love the Lord—a curse be on them. Come, O Lord!' It's a prayer. An invocation. Come, Jesus. I pray this prayer most nights. Not because I'm anxious about the futur”