Corinthian Controversies – Reboot
What is Standard Operating Procedure Number One when a piece of tech is malfunctioning? Reboot it or remove its power. I’ve given that instruction countless times with success. And sometimes,…
Author: Dale Heinold
Going Your Own Way
The world encourages us to “go your own way” and for “you do you.” While it may seem that the rise of self is more evident these days, it’s really…
Corinthian Controversies: Hair, Respect, and Value
The first line of a NASCAR race opening ceremony is, “Would you please rise and remove your hats.” In our culture, it is a sign of respect for what follows:…
Corinthian Controversies: Freedom’s Restraint
The Christian controversy of freedom versus restraint is nothing new. The early church struggled to find the right balance. As we’ve seen in the past few weeks on these pages,…
The Legacy
We’ve been spending time recently going through my parent’s house. Those new to Lambchow may not know that my mom passed away over ten years ago, and my dad passed…
Corinthian Controversies: Big Little Sins
There’s a Midwestern idiom about people’s chickens coming home to roost. Basically, it means those moments when people receive the deserved results of their wrongful actions or attitudes. Some call…
Glory to Glory
Life is full of changes. Seasons change (at least where we live). Fashion changes. Technology is constantly changing. Our lives change as we gain new knowledge, begin a new chapter,…
Corinthian Controversies – Paul’s Mission
There is a strange twist in Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. In both letters, Paul defends his way of ministry to them. It seems the Corinthians were offended that Paul…
A Confusing Parable
There is a parable of Jesus that I (and many others) find difficult to understand. Most of Jesus’ parables make sense to me. There is no doubt about Jesus’ lesson…
Corinthian Controversies: Matters of Conscience
How we handle matters of conscience is our next Corinthian Controversy. Believers have struggled with this problem since the earliest days of the church. While there have been church splits…
An Anxious Mind
We have all been there. We have all experienced times when our minds wouldn’t shut up. Those seasons are when we can’t get to sleep or stay asleep because of…
Corinthian Controversies: Singles and Married
Our next Corinthian Controversy begins with a bit of a mystery. The Corinthian church had sent some questions to Paul. While we have Paul’s answer, we do not know the…