When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned.

Christ has invited this muddy, dirty, bruised ragged, fractious, misguided people to come to his table of peace and love and reconciliation.

Next time when you attend communion, think of Jesus who was rich in eternal glory yet for our sakes became poor and emptied himself by becoming obedient unto death on the cross.

Even while God assigns a different role to the man and to the woman – the role difference in no way assumes that one role is inferior to the other.

1 Corinthians 8-11 are 4 chapters in our Bible that deal with Christian freedom. They invite us to celebrate our freedom in Christ. But rather than concentrating on what is permissible and what is not, these chapters invite us to use our freedom for the glory of God and the advancement of the gospel. If there is anything that binds us from doing that, we have not yet experienced liberation