Monthly Archives: August 2021

The phrase “in modest apparel” appears in I Tim.2:9 in a discussion Paul had about the adorning of Christian women. Likewise, Peter in I Pet.3 speaks of the adorning of chaste women, saying that which adorns such women is not what is worn on the outside, but rather the meek and quiet spirit that aContinue reading ““In Modest Apparel””

In part 1 of this lesson on entering into our faith-rest now, we saw from Hebrews chapter 3 that the reason why a whole generation of redeemed Israelites missed the rest that God had waiting for them in the promised land of Canaan was because of “an evil heart of unbelief.” (Hebs.3:12) It manifested itselfContinue reading “Rest, Now! (Part 2)”

Drop out, cop out Christianity might be an accurate way to characterize the mainstream of professing Christendom in the early decades of this 21st century. From the pulpit to the pew there is evidence of a widespread defection from the ranks of those who were once counted as Soldiers of the Cross. Men and women whoContinue reading “Rest, Now!”

The title of this post just might bring to memory Yogi Berra, famed catcher of the New York Yankees back in the years when I was a pre-teen devouring everything baseball. Yogi became known for what I would call linguistic conundrums such as “baseball is 90% physical and the other half mental,” or “No oneContinue reading ““It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over!””

Revival meetings. Remember those days when an evangelist or “revivalist” would visit your church for a week or two or more of special meetings geared to getting God’s people “revived,” in hopes that when the meetings were concluded the church would be in a healthier state with a renewed burden for souls and with rechargedContinue reading “Revive Us Again”

Jesus concluded a lesson in Luke 16:1-13 with the categorical statement, “Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Mammon is a word that has roots in Aramaic and Latin and Greek languages and generally means what one trusts and is commonly considered one’s wealth. Jesus referred to “the mammon of unrighteousness” (v.9) indicating that it isContinue reading “The Believer and His Mammon”

Preachers often answer the difficult question about peoples in isolated places or third world countries that do not have a church and a copy of God’s Word to read.  How can they be saved?  Are they condemned then to eternal damnation for never having heard?  The brief but Biblical answer to that honest question is that natural revelationContinue reading “She Had Waited 70 Years!”

Except for his standard greetings in the two New Testament epistles that bear his name, the Apostle Peter does not have a lot to say about grace (“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you….).  But his last recorded words, 2 Peter 3:18 are pregnant with meaning: “But grow in grace and in the knowledge of ourContinue reading “Growing in Grace”

The late ABC commentator Paul Harvey (1918-2009) wrote the following piece which has been posted and updated many times since its first presentation by the inimitable newscaster who always ended his news program with, “…Good day!”  His style and his honesty as a reporter were in stark contrast to what you will hear on almost anyContinue reading ““If I Were the Devil””