1 Cor 3: 1-9 Today is the second installment in our two-part series about the cross. We are still covering the same passage as last week so let’s read it together to refresh our memory. Before I start with a recap, I want to begin with a statement that I ended with last week: The […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 1 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt3 of 3)
What kind of kingdom is this? And what kind of king would lead in this way? The kings of this world always dominate, they always looks out for their own self-interests. If there is a conflict, the king sends someone else to fight and if people die in the process, it’s no big deal, those […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 1 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt2 of 3)
Why does following mere men lead to jealousy and quarreling? When you look to man, everything becomes relative and comparative. Relative in the sense that there is no universal standard by which we can judge one another. Comparative in the sense that we are constantly comparing with one another to see how we measure up. […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 1 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt1 of 3)
Two weeks ago, we covered a theme that I find to be a recurring theme in Paul’s writings. 1 Cor 2:2 – I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. This gospel of Jesus and him crucified, this cross of Jesus is the ultimate wisdom and power […]
Quotes on The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)
A minster is not a doctor whose primary task is to take away pain. Rather, he deepens the pain to a level where it can be shared. When someone comes with his loneliness to the minister, he can only expect that his loneliness will be understood and felt, so that he no longer has to […]
Quotes on The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)
The wound of our loneliness is indeed deep. Maybe we had forgotten it, since there were so many distractions. But our failure to change the world with our good intentions and sincere actions and our undesired displacement to the edges of life have made us aware that the wound is still there.