BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 1 Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together. – Vesta Kelly There can be union without unity: tie two cats together by their tails and throw them over a clothesline. – Unknown Unity is a common theme throughout the Bible. It is something that can be seen as extremely important to God. As Paul opens his letter to the church at Corinth, this is the first topic that Paul proceeds to bring their attention to. You can imagine that the church at Corinth would face a lot of problems. The city itself, was located on an isthmus, a narrow stretch of land that connected two landmasses, and was also a port c...
BIBLE READING: Psalms 139-144 “Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns! See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!” ...
BIBLE READING: Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9. 1-17 DISCUSSION Rejection… we will all face it in some capacity in this life. As Christians, we know the rejection that Jesus faced was great. The things that He endured on His journey to the cross make any rejection we might feel seem small. Although the pain He endured on the cross was great, He was also faced with rejection very early on in His ministry from a very unlikely source. Mark 6 reveals to us that Jesus was rejected by the members of His family and neighborhood. Try to imagine what it would have been like for Jesus as He sought t...
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