A most important discovery has been made about trees. Derl Keefer[1] states that scientists have found that when the roots of two trees touch, there is a substance present that reduces competition. An unknown fungus helps link roots of various trees, including dissimilar species. In this way a whole forest can be incorporated together. With certain trees having access to nutrients, other trees access to water, and still other trees access to sunlight, possessing the means to cooperate with one another is essential. The purpose, of course, is not cooperation but to survive and grow!

Today’s text is one that is familiar to many. Often there is a great desire to speak on the types of spiritual gifts and answer questions about their authenticity. Paul gave us a priority ranking of the list of…