We as pastors and parishioners simply cannot let our guard down for one moment these days. The watchmen on the gates of Zion cannot even allow themselves a quick nap. The watchdogs must be constantly barking. I for one am shocked about how silent and casual the watchmen and watchdogs of Zion are in modern […]
I recall when I was a child that whenever I saw a little birdie lying dead on the ground, I felt my heart break. That sweet innocent little creature was now so lifeless, lost and alone! It all seemed so cruel, meaningless and out-of-control. I would pick up that precious tiny feathered form and then […]
You perhaps recall the lyrics of a song that says, “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” I suppose that it is possible to kill someone with music. I often feel like I am being killed loudly when I hear rock music, whether hard-rock or soft-rock. Obviously my prejudices are showing. I am a classical and […]
I am heartened to know that there is expert Christian legal counsel available to pastors and churches today. The CHRISTIAN LAW ASSOCIATION based in Seminole, Florida is one of those expert Kingdom-of-God contemporary resources and helps for the grass-roots pastors and churches across America. Pastors and church boards can access Christian Law Association at www.christianlaw.org […]
I wonder these days what the 4th of July means to the average American. For many it for sure is a welcomed holiday from work, and a wonderful excuse to pig out at picnics and watch fireworks with the kids at night. All good clean American stuff. But that is not the true and glorious […]
The first of these questions has interrogated my mind for years to this very day. The second question frightens me, because people are people, and religious people are religious people. What one is capable of, we all are capable of. Of course, we will never grasp the answers to the first question in its deepest […]
5. JESUS GETS DEEP UNDER THE SKIN It all goes much deeper than the traditional explanation that we have just examined to sufficiently understand the Jewish loathing of Jesus, valid as that argument seems to be. Haven’t you ever heard somebody say of someone else, “He’s really starting to get under my skin!” In other […]
This will be a most significant study, and I am sure that each of us will find ourselves in it. It goes without saying that the miracle in Luke 17:11-19 is one of the most astounding miracles ever performed by Jesus Christ. But even more astounding were the reactions in the lives of those who […]
There was an article in the newspaper sometime back about a fake antenna that came on the market for cellular phones. It cost $19.99 as most gimmicks do. The antenna gave the appearance of the real thing, but it was a fake. It was for people who couldn’t afford a cellular phone but did not […]
It was a time-stopping moment when Montgomery Ward closed its doors never to be opened again. Montgomery Ward for many years had been a huge factor in American retailing. But back in the 30s there were only two basic choices of catalogs and everybody knew it – the Sears Roebuck catalog and the Montgomery Ward […]
It has been said that there has seldom if ever been a finer person involved in American sports than former UCLA head basketball coach John Wooden. Wooden is one of the most successful basketball coaches ever, as such things are measured by statistics. Mind you, he won ten NCAA championships, believe it or not. His […]
I am not a Christian pastor. I am not a Christian husband. I am not a Christian father. I am not a Christian anything. I am a Christian period. Acts 11:26 is where the word “Christian” first appears in the Bible. It was in a city called Antioch that the disciples of Christ were first […]
