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:…
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:…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I love exploring the questions in the Bible. The entire overarching narrative of the Bible can be found in the questions. “Adam, where are you?” God asks that fateful morning…
There are times when it is good to read the Bible backward. By that, I mean that we begin at the conclusion and work towards the beginning of the section.…