This story has been in the making more than 55 years and I will share with you the exciting continuing saga as up to date as this day, but first a bit of background. When I was a junior at Bob Jones University, preparing for ministry, a call came to Dr. Stenholm, the director ofContinue reading “A Child’s Prayer Answered”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
“If We Did Not Go, Who Would Go?”
A young man who had lived on the southside of Indianapolis, ending up for help at Lester Roloff’s Lighthouse for men from whence he would migrate to Tennessee Temple College in the early 1970’s, and a quiet, shy young lady from Prosperity, West Virginia, also a student at TTC at that same time, met, fell inContinue reading ““If We Did Not Go, Who Would Go?””
Two Kinds of Wisdom, Pt. 2
Our focus today is that wisdom from above, and our text book is the New Testament epistle of James, chapter three, verses 13-18. James has identified two kinds of wisdom: (1) One that is earthly, sensual, devilish and, therefore, destructive, divisive and demonic; and (2) One that is from above which can be identified inContinue reading “Two Kinds of Wisdom, Pt. 2”
Two Kinds of Wisdom
Job asked, “Where shall wisdom be found?” James queries, “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge?” The quest for life’s age-old answers concerning wisdom, its source and substance, takes one ultimately to the Book of Wisdom, Solomon’s Proverbs: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,” and on a similar theme, “The fear ofContinue reading “Two Kinds of Wisdom”
The Taming of the Tongue
Solomon said, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” (Provs. 18:21) Nobody has ever yet been able to measure the power of this small mouth member. Man has harnessed energy and with a button can detonate bombs, yet he has not learned to control the tongue. The courses of great ships on the seas andContinue reading “The Taming of the Tongue”
About Anxiety
“Be anxious for nothing” Paul the Apostle exhorts his Philippian brothers and sisters in Christ (Phil. 4:4) even as he awaited in prison what was certain to be for him a trip to the beheading block. He was intensely involved in church planting, and the 1st century climate in which he was evangelizing was anything but friendlyContinue reading “About Anxiety”
Waiting the Call (An Easter Poem)
Nature blushed in reverence of God’s Son upon the tree, While the thirsty mob for death did yell. Jesus died that day to set his killers free, But God refused to leave the Holy One in hell. That is why He died though Satan’s worst at Him was hurled; That is why from heav’n toContinue reading “Waiting the Call (An Easter Poem)”
The Crucifixion Week
It is often referred to as the “Holy Week,” the last week upon earth of Jesus’ life amongst men as the God-man, culminating in the cruel cross 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;Continue reading “The Crucifixion Week”
Transforming Touch
How powerful a touch can be! It costs the giver virtually nothing but can be of inestimable value to the recipient. It can melt hearts hardened by bitter woes, can obliterate man made fences that have obstructed relationships and can soothe cares better than man’s best pharmaceuticals. Three of Jesus’ disciples, his inner circle including Peter, JamesContinue reading “Transforming Touch”
God’s Go to Man
One wintry night in 1985 I knocked on the door of a west side Indianapolis house where a couple lived who had recently visited our Sunday services, paying a follow up visit in hopes of getting to know this gentleman and his wife better. It took a while for anyone to answer my knock, but atContinue reading “God’s Go to Man”
