Paul’s rebuke to the believers in the Corinthian Church, in 1 Corinthians 4:9-13, gives me pause. If you are like me, before (re)reading this epistle you already knew that there were problems in that Church; including some rather scandalous sins. Therefore, since we know better than to get into that kind of trouble, it isRead More › about A parenthesis about Persecution: Are today’s Christians different from first century Christians?

Growth, whether physical or spiritual always follows a natural progression. There is a starting point. There is a destination. And then there is the path that gets us there. In the Apostle John’s first letter, he describes the progression that marks a child of God

Do you have a favorite Bible verse? Most Christians would say, yes. It could be a verse that always comforts you, or that strengthens you, or that reminds you of God’s faithfulness. It could be a verse that defines your purpose as a believer. When asked, I would usually go to Job 19:25-26 (I knowRead More › about A reasonable doctrine (4): The message of the cross

The root problem of the troubles of the Corinthian Church was pride, and a surprising kind of pride at that: They were proud of being super Christians; and that was what was causing the divisions. We don’t get the full details at the beginning, but we can deduce what was going on: Someone saying, “IRead More › about A reasonable doctrine (3): Mirror, mirror

In the Introduction to his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul sets out to remind the Corinthian Christians that there is huge difference between the kingdom of the world and the Kingdom of God. The first difference that he points out is a difference of the heart. The citizens of the Kingdom of God areRead More › about A reasonable doctrine (2): Reason and the voice of God.

My Fantasy short story “Feythful” is out this month, January 2023, at Antipodean SF.