“Love Never Fails!”
“Love Never Fails!”(I Cor.13:1-8a).8“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, […]
“Concerning Widows: Become Like A Virgin Or Remarry!”
“Concerning Widows: Become Like A Virgin Or Remarry!”(I Tim.5:3-16).Some years back in PC Bonaberi we received from our German partners some financial assistance for the widows of the congregation. The money was not much. Each widow was to have just three thousand francs. I invited all the widows to a meeting. I told them that […]
“The Choice To Marry Or Not: Consider The Times In Which You Live!”
“The Choice To Marry Or Not: Consider The Times In Which You Live!”(I Cor.7:25-40).In the above cited text Paul’s concern is the unmarried. The passage can be considered to be what in ancient literature is called inclusio, i.e, the opening and closing stating the same thing. V. 25 states: “Now about virgins I have no […]
“The Choice To Marry Or Not: Upholding The Commandments!”
“The Choice To Marry Or Not: Upholding The Commandments!”(I Cor.7:1-18).Paul’s letter to the Church in Corinth is very telling of a Church plagued with many problems. The letter is a reply to a letter sent to him in which many worrisome issues were raised.The lessons implied by the letter is that a congregation of converts […]
“Saints Without Borders!”
“Saints Without Borders!”(Rom.10:9-18).Today is ^All Saints Day,” and as we celebrate the day, we do not want to go into the polemics of how the concept of the veneration of saints originated. We do not also want to raise worries about the difference between the veneration of saints and the veneration of African ancestors.Let us […]