There are twelve chapters of context before we get to the pinnacle of the Apostle Paul’s writing, 1 Corinthians 13. Paul, along with Priscilla and Aquila, worked in Corinth for at least 18 months planting the church that he writes to. The larger church did not save the Corinthians’ letters to Paul, but Paul’s letters […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
During my Monday morning devotional time: El Paso, Dayton, Charlestown, Boston, Antioch kept clouding my prayers. Most Mondays, I dive into the week’s Scriptures. This Monday, nothing seemed to happen. The news haunted my holy space. After conversation with Kate, Heather, Darren and Gayle I knew this lament was not just my own. Lament […]
When Connie and I first married, we lived ten minutes away from my parents. My dad had a great workshop where I often worked on projects. One night dad sat on a stool visiting while I transformed a $10 garage sale find into what even today is our kitchen table. As Dad sipped iced coffee, […]
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