By Michael C. Mack 1. How did you learn about “the birds and the bees”? How old were you? Read 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. 2. What were the Corinthian Christians asserting about their rights? How did those “rights” apply, in their minds, to their bodies and sex? 3. How did Paul describe […]
By Melissa Wuske Food is pretty much the only way I reward myself for anything. A second way to reward myself is money—but I usually use it to buy food. Not surprisingly, this sometimes leads to excess, like eating quantities of cheese that may be far more than a dietician would recommend. In the […]
By Bob Russell Have you ever noticed how often in the Bible that “it just so happened” events were actually divinely orchestrated? Abraham’s servant was searching for a wife for Isaac. He sat down by a well to pray and it just so happened that a beautiful young woman named Rebekah arrived with a […]
By Sam E. Stone First-century Corinth was not an easy place for a Christian to live. Paul’s letters to the church there deal with a number of challenges believers had to face. In 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 he mentions lawsuits; in today’s text he turns to sexual laxity. In chapter 5 he dealt with fornication […]
By Christy Barritt Seminary Graduates in Record Debt A new study has found that many seminary graduates are dealing with overwhelming debt. Because of this, the graduates are moonlighting or even going full-time at other jobs in order to make ends meet. The study was done by the Center for the Study of Theological […]
