“To every thing there is a season,” Solomon began the third chapter of Ecclesiastes. He goes on to affirm that “there is a time for every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; aContinue reading “The Seasons of Life”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
This, That, and the Other
This blog will be different than most, as it is personal in nature, bringing our friends and neighbors up to date with what has been going on in our lives. Most of you know that Ellen was admitted to the hospital with bronchitis in early September and ended up spending a week in ICU. (ReadContinue reading “This, That, and the Other”
To God and My Country
I solemnly pledge to do my duty to God and my country. Duty—the ring of the word may cause us to cringe, but duty will be with us as long as we live. Daniel Webster (1782-1852) affirmed this to be true: “A sense of duty pursues us ever,” he said. “It is omnipresent like deity.Continue reading “To God and My Country”
“There Has To Be A Song!”
The renowned composer John Philip Sousa said, “I care not who writes my country’s laws if I may write its music.” Music is doubtless powerful. Before time as we know it began, the heaven of heavens rang out: “When the morning stars sang together, all the sons of God shouted for joy.” (Job 38:7). WhenContinue reading ““There Has To Be A Song!””
Doing God’s Work in God’s Way
(I Chr. 13) Ever set out to do something for God, only to find out that you miserably failed? You had a noble end in mind, and what you did, you were doing for God. But He just did not seem to bless your efforts. In fact, He seemed to indicate displeasure with you, ratherContinue reading “Doing God’s Work in God’s Way”
The Uttermost Part
That’s where Jesus told his disciples to take the gospel to: “the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) We sometimes hear that verse misquoted as “…the uttermost parts of the earth,” but it was to the very remotest, uttermost PART that the good news, having begun in Jerusalem, then in all Judea, then Samaria, was toContinue reading “The Uttermost Part”
All Bundled Up
Ever been tied up in a sack with someone? Doesn’t sound too enticing, especially if the sack is burlap and the heat is like some days we’ve had of late! Well, though it sounds bizarre, our text today (I Samuel 25:29: “Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: butContinue reading “All Bundled Up”
God’s Faithfulness Through a Time of Crisis
(This is a special edition of “You and God” written by my wife, Ellen, who, as many of you know, has recently been in a local ICU hospital unit for a week, and, at one time, was told her condition was of urgent concern, as you will note when you read this. I have askedContinue reading “God’s Faithfulness Through a Time of Crisis”
This Present Hour
“The present hour is an hour of crisis worldwide. I think these are the most critical days that we as a nation have ever faced, and since we are citizens of the United States of America, we must not turn our backs upon our beloved Motherland in her most critical hour. I do not thinkContinue reading “This Present Hour”
A Read You Won’t Forget
For 20-plus years, a group of men have been meeting to discuss the content, character, and Christian caliber of whatever book we have chosen to read together. We have been blessed beyond measure for many reasons: coffee, donuts, camaraderie and, above all, learning and loving the heart of the main characters of the books andContinue reading “A Read You Won’t Forget”