When preparing a homily on today’s reading (1 Cor. 12:12-31) from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, it is tempting to focus on the spiritual gifts due to their popularity in some Christian circles. But if we do, we will be missing an important idea that Paul develops in today’
Honeysuckle symbolizes the bonds of love. Jesus’ commandment to love one another carries with it the expectation that his disciples will show reciprocity toward each other when feeling and expressing love for each other. They will help each other by behaving in the same way or by giving each other
Honeysuckle symbolizes the bonds of love. In his last two verses of his description of the nature of agape, or Christ love, in his first letter to the Corinthians the apostle Paul lists several positive qualities or characteristics. The first of these qualities or characteristics is that love never gives
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. A wedding. A miraculous sign. Water turned into wine. Jesu’ glory revealed. But does it fill us with awe as did those who were present? As it
I have been thinking about forgiveness a lot lately. Jesus taught his disciples that they should not limit the number of times that they forgave people but should forgive people ad infinitum, placing no limit on the number times that they forgave people. He also taught his disciples that if
Before COVID, we were already facing an epidemic of loneliness in America. As I wrote in 2018, social isolation has become the functional status of American life, and loneliness has made a profound and tragic impression on our mental health, physical well-being, and community life. And that was before we
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. God not only dwells in heaven, but he also dwells in us. In our innermost self, God makes his home. The Scripture reading for this Sunday is Luke
In his description of love in his first letter to the Corinthians the apostle Paul lists several attitudes and behaviors which are not characteristic of the kind of love that Jesus teaches his disciples to show one another. They include rudeness. When we are rude, we behave in a way