The Agape Update

The app you have on your smartphone often will not work unless you update it. The Corinthian church was in need of a serious love update. The apostle Paul explains.

"There's an app for that."

Of course there is.

Think of any first-world problem you can imagine and, thanks to the genius of computer geeks holed up in their mom's basement somewhere, you now have the solution at your fingertips via millions of applications or "apps." Need to get your "to do" tasks organized? You need the "To Do Reminder" app.

Are you always running late? You need the "Bounce" app, or the "Running Late" app that will text your friends to let them know you're a bit behind.

Need to track your daily walk around the block? Try the "Map My Walk" app.

Feel a compulsive need to take a picture of your lunch and share it to your disinterested friends? Yeah, there's an app for that, too.

Some of these apps are about better productivity, while others are all about wasting time. All of them, however, have become a ubiquitous part of our lives.

Of course, none of these apps is a one-and-done deal. If you use enough of them, you know that an app is only as useful as the next update from...