Paul talks about how the kingdom comes when he says that some plant, some water and some harvest, but God makes it grow (1 Corinthians 3:6). In the economy of God it takes more than one person to accomplish his plans and purposes. Sometimes the plans of God are simultaneous and all of us work at the same time. Sometimes they are sequential and can even be separated by a generation or more.
Read More other people, succession
Yesterday we read about Paul acting as spiritual father to the church in Rome: “Stop fighting!” In today’s passage he has not left the issue, but the focus has shifted slightly. He is most concerned with our responsibility to each other. In fact in this section the onus is on the “strong” in the faith to not “hurt” the “weak”.
Read More selfishness, other people, appetiteAs I sat down to write I was interrupted by a phone call from the pastor at church. Could we take on support for an Iraqi refugee family who had just arrived in Canada? They were split between two homeless shelters, and the mother was expecting a third child within a matter of days.
Read More love, vulnerability, other people, Emmanuel