Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Preaching Commentary

Different Levels of Maturity?

There is an interesting dynamic I have noticed that often occurs as people begin to mature into adults. In my life it was a stage that took place following high school, as I and my friends began working or leaving for college. The maturing happened sporadically and at different levels for each person individually. This isn’t the interesting part; this is quite what we would expect as people begin weaning themselves off of their families of origin and begin discovering both their identities and their potential vocations through schooling and experience. What was interesting, however, was how many of my friends (including myself), often looked down on their peers who…