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In Genesis 16:11-12 God promises Hagar that she will have a son. God goes on to say that this son will be a “wild donkey of a man.” This metaphor is a bit jolting. Who would want to be told that their son is to be a “wild donkey of a man?” Yet, Hagar interpreted…
Read MoreLiving and working interculturally can take its toll on our emotions. There are so many things that are different in a new culture. Simply walking into a store requires emotional energy. Stores in our host countries don’t operate the same like stores in our passport countries. The stores don’t have the commodities we are used…
Read MoreWhen we work overseas we become members of international and interdenominational communities. Since we come from different countries and from different religious backgrounds, even though we are all disciples of the Lord Jesus, we find that we disagree about so many things. How are we to deal with all of our disagreements? Disagreements in believing…
Read MoreFrom 1:10 till 3:4 Paul has been addressing the problem of divisions within the Corinthian community. These divisions were caused in part by leaders, teachers, or speakers who were trying to gain status and wider respect for themselves by developing unique teachings that had an appearance of wisdom. From how Paul tied this wisdom to…
Read MoreThis is the fifth post in the series on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. The overarching question we are asking in this series is: What does this letter teach us about being a community of faith in diverse cultural contexts? And the passage for this post is 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4. Paul’s instructions are relevant…
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