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TheHighCalling.org: Daily Reflections

Mark D. Roberts, as Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence for Laity Lodge, is an advisor and frequent contributor to The High Calling. A Presbyterian pastor, Mark earned his Ph.D. in New Testament from Harvard Univeristy. He has written six books, including No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer (WaterBrook, 2005). He blogs daily at www.markdroberts.com.

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Beginning with What Matters Most of All

As we have seen, there was a major problem in the way the Corinthian church was celebrating the Lord's Supper. Because they did this in the context of an ordinary meal, cultural conventions prevailed. Thus, wealthier members of the church were enjoying a ...

Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, Part 2

In yesterday's reflection I explained some cultural background that helps to account for the odd behavior of some of the Corinthian Christians. In the context of the Lord's Supper, the wealthier members of the congregation were eating a meal, while the ...

Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, Part 1

After dealing with the issue of appropriate dress in the corporate gathering of Christians in Corinth, Paul turns his attention to problems concerning the Lord's Supper.

At first glance, what Paul describes seems very strange indeed. Some of the ...

How Could God Be a Rock?

Psalm 144 begins with a call to praise the Lord, "who is my rock." But what does it mean to call God a rock? In what sense is the living Lord like an inanimate object? How could God be a rock?

The use of the rock metaphor reminds me of a curious ...

Why Should God Answer My Prayer?

In Psalm 143, David cries out to the Lord for help. He is being harassed by his enemies and is growing more and more discouraged. God alone will be able to deliver him and to direct his steps in the right direction. But why should the Lord respond to ...

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