Tag Archives: variety

Individual Differences; December 21, 2026

Posted on December 22, 2025 by jgarrott

Luke 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” As I said yesterday, Mary’s response to Gabriel was very different from Zechariah’s. She wasn’t questioning possibility as much as she was asking about mechanics. … Continue reading →

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One Body; October 12, 2025

Posted on October 13, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. This is a vitally important verse that puts the point on all that Paul has written about how the different parts … Continue reading →

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New and Old; April 30, 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by jgarrott

Luke 5:37-39 “And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, new wine must be poured into new … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ; December 4, 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023 by jgarrott

Galatians 3:26-28 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace; February 23, 2023

Posted on February 24, 2023 by jgarrott

1 Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. I have long used this verse and the one following in talking about spiritual gifts, appropriately enough, … Continue reading →

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Unity in Variety; October 13, 2021

Posted on October 15, 2021 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 14:15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. We cut ourselves off … Continue reading →

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The River of God; July 3, 2020

Posted on July 4, 2020 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 47:12 “Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their … Continue reading →

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Tribalism; April 4, 2020

Posted on April 7, 2020 by jgarrott

John 10:16 “I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” It is deeply meaningful that when … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Divisions; May 2, 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 by jgarrott

Ephesians 2:19-20 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. Paul’s focus was … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 7:7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. In chapter 11 Paul tells his readers to imitate him, but thankfully … Continue reading →

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