It's just chips and dip.

I just read a statement by a man who was asked what he wanted to leave for his children to remember. He gave a few moments of meditation and said, "Find Jesus in the Gospels." He concluded by explaining that today's church seems to, "...make the Gospels the chips and dip of the meal headed for the main dish of the Pauline Epistles."

Mentally graphic!

Truth expressed - In our attempt to hold to the foundation we may miss the form of the Builder.

My wife and I had two of our previous homes built. In that process I learned that every wise builder sets a firm foundation. Yet, I also found that through the process the foundation is laid with a form to secure its placement. Stability for building takes both parts but the form determines the shape the house will take as its built on the foundation. To falter in the form is to develop a less than stable foundation. And a faulty foundation will eventually fall.

Paul's Epistles are vital but only as they apply the truth of the Life and passion of Christ. The, "How To" of Paul's writing is built on the "what" that is revealed in the Gospels.

May I ask... have you made the key ingredient the chips and dip portion at your table?