More than Inspired…

SCRIPTURE: Judg. 8; Ps. 42; 1 Cor. 15 1 Corinthians 15:16-20 If corpses can’t be raised, then Christ wasn’t, because he was indeed dead. And if Christ weren’t raised, then all you’re doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever....

Back to the ISH Problem

SCRIPTURE: Josh. 21-22; Ps. 47; 1 Cor. 10 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we...

In It, But Not Of It

Scripture: Josh. 18-20; 1 Cor. 9 1 Corinthians 9: 19-23 Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists,...

Bend, but Don’t Break

Scripture: Josh. 15-17; 1 Cor. 8 1 Corinthians 8:7b We need to be sensitive to the fact that we’re not all at the same level of understanding in this. Some of you have spent your entire lives eating “idol meat,” and are sure that there’s...

On the Way Out

Scripture: Josh. 12-14; 1 Cor. 7 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple —in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary...

Deceptive Practices

Scripture: Josh. 9-11; 1 Cor. 6 Joshua 9:3-6 The people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai and cooked up a ruse. They posed as travelers: their donkeys loaded with patched sacks and mended wineskins, threadbare sandals on their feet, tattered...