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1 Corinthians 13:2

I have to memorize 1 Corinthians 13 for my PS221 Marriage and the Family class this semester. I thought it would help in that memorization to post the verses here with my personal interpretation.

The Scripture:

If I have the gift of prophesy and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all [...]

Christ’s Redemption in Marriage

It is important for us to understand that marriage is not something that man invented. God instituted the relationship between man and woman so that man would not be alone. They were made to complement each other and to be helpmates. Without this realization, marriage becomes just another social institution to be modified at the [...]

1 Corinthians 13:1

I have to memorize 1 Corinthians 13 for my PS221 Marriage and the Family class this semester. I thought it would help in that memorization to post the verses here with my personal interpretation.

The Scripture:

If I speak with the tongues of men and angels, but do not have love, I have become a [...]

Smack!

Smack! Everyday, Ronnie* would come in the back door of shop class and hit me in the back of the head. Seventh grade at Carver Junior High was hard, but Ronnie made it even harder. I don’t recall how long it went on, but it seemed like forever. Everyday, I would try to ignore [...]

Super Mario Bros.

Talk about persistence; from the day my sisters got their Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, we played Super Mario Bros. For 32 levels (8 worlds with 4 levels each) we crushed bricks, squashed goombas and collected coins. After hundreds of hours, we finally defeated Bowser and rescued Princess Toadstool.

Typically, we think of persistence as a [...]

Learning to Drive

Gears grinding, the small Nissan pickup truck lurches forward. Taking my foot off the clutch too quickly and not pressing the gas quickly enough, the engine stalls. I press the clutch again only to have the truck start rolling backwards down hill.

“Stop! Press the brake!” yells my dad.

I slam both feet hard on the [...]

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

I finally got to see the Braves win one!