Here it is: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” (Proverbs 4:7) Wisdom is a matter of the heart: “He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live.” (Proverbs 4:4) When a lawyer asked Jesus which commandmentContinue reading “Your Number One Priority”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
God’s Gift to Mankind
“Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” (Exodus 20:12) Paul reiterates that 5th commandment in Ephesians 6:2-3, adding that it is the first commandment to which there is a promise attached—the promise of a long life. Mother’s Day is theContinue reading “God’s Gift to Mankind”
Mother’s Day Prelude
Once again, it will soon be “Mother’s Day.” (5/10/26) My mother (and Ellen’s) has been with the Lord almost 20 years now, but we always cherish their memories. And, as has been my custom since before Mom’s passing, I want to pay a tribute to not only our mothers but all mothers. This one willContinue reading “Mother’s Day Prelude”
Don’t Look Back!
It was my privilege to preach this past Sunday (4/26/26) in our home church, Thompson Road Baptist Church in Indianapolis, as we celebrated the church’s 68th anniversary. My text was I Cor. 15:58. The outline was very simple: 1) A Reminder; 2) A Resolve; 3) A Rule; 4) A Reward. First, a reminder: Paul urges theContinue reading “Don’t Look Back!”
Only A Boy
A missionary couple supported by our church, Dave and Marcia Darlin (Hong Kong), wrote the following in an email dated November 2004: “Last year one of our members, a medical doctor, took a series of exams that would allow her a higher level of medical practice. She failed them. Instead of cutting back on herContinue reading “Only A Boy”
My Journey (part 3)
The best day of my life (aside from the day I was born again and had my name written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life!) was when a beautiful 20-year-old pastor’s daughter, Ellen Martisha Beshears, walked down the carpeted center aisle on a warm mid-August evening in 1965 and exchanged sacred wedding vows withContinue reading “My Journey (part 3)”
The Cry of Wisdom (Proverbs 1:20-33)
Ancient philosophers argued that all men seek knowledge. They cited as an example the use of our senses: sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch—the use of which we ever employ in learning. While it may be true that all men seek knowledge, it is equally true—and this the philosophers failed to understand—that knowledge in andContinue reading “The Cry of Wisdom (Proverbs 1:20-33)”
Some Good Advice, Preachers
From time to time I share some good counsel that preachers of yesteryear have left for the generations to come. I hope these words of advice will bless and help preachers of this 21st century. Charles G. Finney, 19th-century evangelist, wrote an article with the title “How to Preach So As to Convert Nobody.” HereContinue reading “Some Good Advice, Preachers”
Hospitality (pt. 2)
As we have noted, there is more than one command in the New Testament that believers should be hospitable. In fact, even as one reads the Old Testament Torah, God gave the Israelites several injunctions concerning their treatment of “strangers,” always reminding them that they were once strangers for 400 years in Egypt. So, how’sContinue reading “Hospitality (pt. 2)”
Use Hospitality
That command occurs in I Peter 4:9, given at a time when the church, still in its infancy, was aware that there were many believers, persecuted severely, who had lost everything they had. They would fit the description of the apostle John, who wrote: “Beloved thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren andContinue reading “Use Hospitality”
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