Read Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus had “constrained” His disciples to cross the sea in a boat assuring them that He would catch up with them. He had, with the disciples, fed thousands of hungry folks, having taught them and having healed many of their sick. He was exhausted and needed to retreat into a mountain place to restContinue reading “When Faith Falters”
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How to Become a Preacher
Ever wonder why or how a preacher became a preacher? Some might think it one day dawned upon a particular person that he was a “natural” at public speaking; or that he had a winsome personality and was good-natured and a “people person.” Some would guess that a certain man had a father or grandfather that wasContinue reading “How to Become a Preacher”
“Welcome Stranger!”
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.” (Romans 12:13) In one of the New Testament’s “general epistles,” the book of Hebrews (13:2), first-century believers are exhorted to remember to entertain strangers because in so doing they just might be entertaining “angels unawares.” Many believers, due to intense persecution of the early church, were throughContinue reading ““Welcome Stranger!””
What’s Your One Wish?
On September 29, 1978, less than two months into his papacy, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed with the book Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A. Kempis, opened and his reading light still on, probably having died of a heart attack. Paul the Apostle wrote to some first century saints in PhilippiContinue reading “What’s Your One Wish?”
Cancel What?
Cancel Culture. It’s become an obsession of the mob mentality that has captured the headlines in America’s media this “summer of love” 2020. Historic statutes have been toppled. Formal grammar has been revised to favor rap writ. Halls of Congress are being purged of memorials to brave generals who, right or wrong, were a part of the historicContinue reading “Cancel What?”
I Will Build My Church
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the pillar and ground of the truth.” (I Tim. 3:15) If you are a Christian, church is an important part of your life. You spend several hours each week attending church services and considerableContinue reading “I Will Build My Church”
Affirmations in Affliction
No one would choose to undergo a time of affliction, yet Paul bids us to be “patient in tribulation.” (Rom. 12:12) In the New Testament that word translated “tribulation” in Romans 12:12 is also translated persecution, trouble, and affliction (Acts 11:19; 2 Cor. 1:8; 6:4; 8:2). Who would knowingly welcome such a state of affairs! YetContinue reading “Affirmations in Affliction”
Hufhand Appreciation
Last week a pastor friend, Dr. Larry Hufhand, marked a ministry milestone when he reached his 10th anniversary as publisher of the weekly Hufhand Report (HR) that many of you probably subscribe to, and, if you do not, you should consider signing on as those of us who have read it weekly have been especially blessed. Dr.Continue reading “Hufhand Appreciation”
Speaking of Children
“And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them.” (Mark 10:16) Speaking of children, like the little child that had been set in the midst of Him and His disciples, Jesus said that it “is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one ofContinue reading “Speaking of Children”
Old, Worn Bibles
On several book shelves in my both my home office and church office are stacks of worn Bibles. Sadly, Bibles do wear out. Some of the wonderful Bibles that I possessed when our children were very young fell into exploring hands with untamed fingers and those razor thin pages were detached from the Bible’s binding or elseContinue reading “Old, Worn Bibles”
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