Category Archives: Christianity

Love and Lists

Posted on July 6, 2021 by wamplerp

Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying … Continue reading →

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Confluence in the Clouds

Posted on July 5, 2021 by wamplerp

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose … Continue reading →

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Matrimonial Mysteries

Posted on July 4, 2021 by wamplerp

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his … Continue reading →

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Discerning Discipleship

Posted on July 2, 2021 by wamplerp

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth … Continue reading →

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Bombastic Boasting

Posted on July 1, 2021 by wamplerp

I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting. In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Corinthians, Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Discipleship, Following God, Life Together, Obedience, Paul, Sharing the Gospel | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Canals of Connection

Posted on June 30, 2021 by wamplerp

For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians, baptism, Christianity, Covenant, Discipleship, Following God, Jesus, Love for the Lost, reconciliation, Redemption, The Nature of God, The Spiritual Realm | Tagged | 1 Comment

The Master Gardener

Posted on June 29, 2021 by wamplerp

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Discernment, Following God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Parable, religion | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Stumbling Stone

Posted on June 20, 2021 by wamplerp

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved. For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.” It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Discipleship, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Jesus, Paul, Redemption, Romans, Sharing the Gospel, The Spiritual Realm | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Eddying out after Acts

Posted on June 18, 2021 by wamplerp

Well it took me way too long to float this reach of river, but I finally finished the book of acts. It was a much harder reach of river than I anticipated. I am not sure why it was so … Continue reading →

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Chains of Freedom

Posted on June 13, 2021 by wamplerp

After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Christian Community, Christianity, Faith, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Gospel, Jesus, Paul | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments