Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz

It is often referred to as the “Holy Week,” Jesus’s last week of life on earth as the God-man, culminating in the cruel crucifixion. It serves us well to be reminded often of the unspeakable Calvary event—unspeakable because of the rejection of Jesus by His own, whom He came to redeem; yet precious because ofContinue reading “The Crucifixion Week”

Solomon said plainly that “the way of transgressors is hard.” (Provs. 13:15) Centuries after those wise words were penned, Jesus underscored them with His unforgettable parable about the prodigal son who, in his youthful transgressions, found out that the way of transgressors is indeed unimaginably hard. (Luke 15:11-32) History, both biblical and non-biblical, is repleteContinue reading “A Hard Way To Go”

On November 19, 1942, in the small southeast Iowa community of Douds, my mother, having called “Doc Pollock,” gave birth to her fourth of five children, a son, whom she and dad would name Anthony Lee. The doc had come to our house and spent the night waiting for my “breech” arrival. I was theContinue reading “My Journey”

There are no doubt pros and cons that a retiring pastor considers when contemplating whether he should move away from where he pastored, or whether he can remain active, supporting the ministry of his successor. For sure, there will be no shortage of advice offered, all free of charge. We chose to remain at theContinue reading “How Well Do I Remember!”

On August 31, 1986, in the evening service from the Thompson Road Baptist Church pulpit in Indianapolis, I began the message with these words: “It happened 18 months ago here in the heart of America—a 20th-century moving of the Holy Spirit of God—what one man who was an eye witness described as ‘the most remarkableContinue reading “Revive Us Again”

One of the most unusual deaths in all of recorded history is that of Israel’s great emancipator, Moses. In fact, the record of it—as given in Deuteronomy 34—is singularly strange in itself. For if we believe that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, it seems that Moses pre-recorded the facts of hisContinue reading ““Kiss of the Eternal””

It is a “law” that is not encoded or inscripturated, such as “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” But it is a “law” nonetheless, written with indelible ink in the crucible of life on a long line of lives throughout history. It is the “law” of unintended consequences. One is reminded ofContinue reading “The Law of Unintended Consequences”

The late Robert Delnay was a master teacher in Bible colleges and seminaries in fundamental circles for several decades, teaching various courses. I was privileged to sit under his tutelage when I pursued an M.Div. degree at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in the mid-1960s. He also published articles that were helpful to those in ministry.Continue reading “Practical Pointers for Preaching”

An enthusiastic new convert declared his determination to “give it all” to God, saying to his pastor, “If I had 50 pigs, I’d give 25 of them to the Lord!” “That’s good,” said the pastor. “If you had 30 would you give 15 to the Lord?” “Of course, I would,” said the new Christian. “IfContinue reading “Grace Giving”