We’re continuing a sort of online Bible study of the readings from 1 Corinthians during Epiphany. Today we are looking at this week’s upcoming reading, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Deja vu All Over Again – We begin this week’s reading with a line from last week’s reading – verse 18, which reads, “For the word of…

Today we are taking a look at what is happening in 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, the epistle reading for this coming Sunday. Throughout Epiphany we are reading through the early parts of 1 Corinthians, but the sermons focus largely on the Gospel texts, so we’re addressing the epistle text here.  Chloe’s Tattletales – Paul mentions that…

Welcome to the season of Epiphany! This week we are starting a period of time when we will be reading through a book of the Bible in our Sunday lectionary lessons. That book is Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. I won’t be using the Corinthians readings as the primary texts for my sermons, but…

I recently got back from visiting my family in St. Louis, MO. One of the attractions that we went to see is the new St. Louis Aquarium (which a cousin of mine was a project manager for, pretty cool). The St. Louis Aquarium was housed in St. Louis’ Union Station. Union Station started off as…

I’m a planner. Routinely, the top strength on my StrengthsFinder list is “strategic”. I’m interested in goals and plans and anticipated challenges. And so while the rest of you are experiencing the let down of another Christmas gone past (sort of, I mean, it really goes on until January 6 if you want to keep…