“Preach the Text” I am very concerned with what I perceive to be an approach to preaching (and listening) which, more and more, seems to place the word of God in the background. I’ve heard some sermons recently which illustrate the point. In one, I was not required to open a Bible for the first […]
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Four children survived the crash
A Cessna 206 was carrying seven people between district airports in Columbia, South America. It crashed in the early morning hours of May 1st. The pilot, co-pilot, and a mother with her four children crashed in a thick jungle in the southern part of this country. Tragically, the adults died in the impact. However, the […]
Does God Exist?
Often the answers to the simplest of observations can yield the greatest insight. Consider the following questions. Where did all the stuff in our Universe come from? Who or what put order and design in nature? How did we end up on a life-bearing planet? By answering these questions, we can form a reasoned argument […]
STUDY THE BIBLE TODAY!
Why do we need Bible knowledge and understanding? Because man cannot live by bread alone, Mt. 4:4; because the words are Spirit and life, John 6:63; so we will not reject the words of Jesus, John 12:48, Rev.20:12; so we know to accept God’s Word and be completely equipped (furnished) to every good work of […]
Rich Realities from Revelation: The Church Must Preach the Gospel! Revelation 11
Notice the end of chapter 10 has the seven peals of thunder saying to John, “You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings” (10:11). So in the middle of persecution, in the middle of being thrown into jail for preaching the gospel, in the middle of losing one’s job because […]
First it was just the L and the G.
Then the B and T got tacked on and “LGBT” became the dominant shorthand for all aberrant sexual and gender identities. But in the name of inclusivity, gradually the acronym got longer to the point where occasionally you’ll see something like LGBTQIA2S. I remember headlines about some nutcase college professor saying there were actually dozens […]
Getting ‘Used To’ Sin
I remember reading about the woman who wanted to get into her bathing suit early in the spring before there were any crowds of people around so she could “get used to” being so scantily clothed. Folks “get used to” all kinds of sin – which simply shows the need to “take heed …(and) exhort […]
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The Origin of the Bible
One of the best known laws of the universe is the law of cause and effect. Simply stated it is this: every effect must have an adequate cause. Now let this law be applied to the Bible. The Bible is an effect. It was caused by some source. Really, there are but two possibilities: 1. The […]
A Matter Of Pride
When I was a kid, one of my favorite things about the beginning of June was hearing my mother’s tongue-in-cheek rendition of “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” from Carousel. While some aspects of Carousel are dark, this song is a joyful celebration of the arrival of summer and the blooming of nature. It exudes […]