About 25 years ago, an evangelist was able to organize a trip to Cuba, the window of opportunity opening for a limited time to travel there for humanitarian and educational purposes. It was a two-way arrangement with our neighboring nation just 90 miles southeast of Florida and the journey was one etched in my memory indelibly. AnotherContinue reading “Suffering 21st Century Saints”
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On the Misty Flats
“To every man there openeth a way, and ways, and a way; And the high soul climbs the high way, and the low souls gropes the low. And in between, on the misty flats, the rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth a high way, and a low; And every man decideth theContinue reading “On the Misty Flats”
The Too Much With Us World
The world in which we live is under a divine curse and its days are numbered. By world, I do not mean the earth, though it too will one day be destroyed by fire as it once was by water, but by world I mean the cosmos of which every living being is a part: the political,Continue reading “The Too Much With Us World”
An Example You Should Do
He quietly said to me, “Pastor, I saw something that would make a good message for our Church sign: ‘Jesus knows me, this I love.’” And with that, a broad smile and pleasant chuckle, I gave John a thumbs up and we both agreed it was a winner. He went his way and I mine as I recalled theContinue reading “An Example You Should Do”
On The Rearing of Children
An insightful woman once said, “There is no calling more elevated in our society than that of being a parent, and no career for which there is less preparation.” I am not sure when that statement was first uttered, but in today’s world it might need amended to read “there is no calling more elevated inContinue reading “On The Rearing of Children”
New!
In that cataclysmic, eschatological vision that the aged Apostle John received and later recorded, the Revelation, detailing what he saw when he was “in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day,” John says, “And He that sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’” (Rev. 21:5). This just after John had seen “a newContinue reading “New!”
A Clean Slate
Tomorrow we turn the page to a new chapter in the chronicles of our pilgrimage from time to eternity. We are still on the stage of life, playing our parts, saying our pieces. We breathe a collective, world-wide, sigh of relief as with little to no regret we bid farewell to the year 2020 that openedContinue reading “A Clean Slate”
Crown of Glory Candidate
A faithful pastor who gave his life serving others was graduated to glory a couple of days before Christmas. He pastored two church plant churches early in his ministry, then pastored Grace Baptist Church of Muncie, Indiana, for 45 years, and if that were not enough, he rounded out his ministry by pastoring Temple Baptist ChurchContinue reading “Crown of Glory Candidate”
O Holy Night
There is, after all the hustle and bustle of preparing for another Christmas day, an amazing aura about Christmas Eve. Stores begin to close mid to late afternoon, traffic slows considerably, darkness sets in highlighting all the brightly beaming lights on lawns and houses, and a stillness grips the air that seems to be uncommon. It is,Continue reading “O Holy Night”
Christmas 2020
Hush! The angels’ songs we hear, Through time’s centuries year by year. Peace on earth, good will toward men Christ has come to bear our sin. Wrapped in flesh the God man came. Jesus is His holy name. Came to live and came to die, “It is finished” was His cry. Herod’s temple veilContinue reading “Christmas 2020”
