A biblical church pursues ethnic unity more than a diversity quota. The point isn’t to have a visibly diverse audience—though that’s a...

As Paul closes the book of 1 Corinthians, he summarizes everything he’s taught with five commands—be alert, stand firm in the faith, be...

If we’re in Christ, we know that one day, God will bring us to a renewed, eternal physical kingdom where we’ll experience a glorified and...

One of the things I love most in reading Paul’s letters is the little biographical bits he throws in every now and then. These usually...

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul doesn’t fully answer our questions about the resurrection, but he gives us the basic parameters for how to...

Giving is all over Scripture. Over and over and over again, people respond to God’s generosity toward them by (1) giving a portion of...

Personality assessments are everywhere. Between the Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, CliftonStrengths, and the 52 others out there, I can easily...

What is love? Is it … A feeling? An action? An invention by Hallmark for yet another holiday? In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul shows us an...

There’s a myth out there that there’s a sacred privilege for a few Christians who will one day look at their bowl of Cheerios and see...

Jesus promised that after he was gone, he would continue to build his church. By his Spirit. Through his disciples. Both of those phrases...

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11, For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord...

Earlier this year, when the Winter Olympics were going on, I read about the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, the swimmer...

In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul ties idolatry to all kinds of corrupted behavior, imploring us to learn from Israel’s example and avoid its...

If you’re a follower of Jesus, God has given you a part to play in his body. But I’ll bet you’ve often asked yourself, “What exactly am I...

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul says, “Let a person examine himself … for whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will...

In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul wants to show the Corinthians that there is a spiritual dimension to sex because God made us a (here’s your...

In churches that are reaching unchurched people, there are always going to be issues of unity. Because they reach across political lines,...

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul rebukes the church in Corinth for neglecting to discipline those among them who were still stubbornly, willfully...

When I ordered from a clearance website that offered a deal of “$25 each when you buy three pairs of Ray-Bans,” I should have had some...

There seems to be two extremes when it comes to how Christians view their relationship with their possessions. The first one is that God...