Peter, writing a general epistle primarily to persecuted saints who had been scattered throughout their world, (I Pet. 1:1) establishes in the first few verses of his second letter to them that the foundation of any life is, first and foremost, faith. But our experience does not end there. Peter quickly adds that there areContinue reading “Add to Your Faith Virtue (# 2 in Series)”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
“Two Lovers”
I have a poem that I am going to share with you in this column since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and our thoughts naturally turn to romance, love, and sweethearts. Isn’t it nice that in the middle of winter we have such a special day that always warms one’s heart as thoughts of “first love,”Continue reading ““Two Lovers””
“Add To Your Faith”
I recall a time when I was a young parent and our children, who were in elementary school, were introduced to a concept called “higher math.” I was a bit skeptical of math that was considered “higher,” as I never thought I fully grasped the basic math that I was taught, which must have beenContinue reading ““Add To Your Faith””
“There is a God in Heaven!”
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin, a British violinist and conductor who is considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, was invited at the age of 13 to perform with the British Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. He played some of the most difficult works of Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms masterfully. The response was electrifying, and whenContinue reading ““There is a God in Heaven!””
Prevalent Problems. Sure Solutions
James, author of the New Testament epistle of the book that bears his name, writing to first-century saints, identifies some problems that have plagued every Christian community—then and now. He also offers some sure solutions that worked then and will work now. Follow the discourse of this “half-brother” of Jesus in James 4:1-10: The prevalentContinue reading “Prevalent Problems. Sure Solutions”
The Game Changer
George Sweeting, a former president and chancellor of Moody Bible Institute, in a sermon entitled “Attitude Makes the Difference,” related this story: “A Scotsman was an extremely hard worker and expected all the men under him to be the same. His men would tease him, ‘Scotty, don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in aContinue reading “The Game Changer”
The Book of Books
Most everyone has at one time or another been blessed by the romantic poem that begins with the line, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote volumes of poetry to the man she was in love with, Robert Browning, before they were married. Elizabeth’s parents disapproved of herContinue reading “The Book of Books”
The Whole World’s Watching
Those words, “the whole world’s watching,” were chanted by demonstrators on the streets of Chicago in the summer of 1968, as policemen used force to restrain rioters from disrupting the Democratic National Convention. TV cameras were on the scene, and those history-making moments flashed onto screens all over the globe so that, indeed, the wholeContinue reading “The Whole World’s Watching”
The Doctrine of the Strenuous Life
Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying, “I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife, to preach the highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the manContinue reading “The Doctrine of the Strenuous Life”
Be Strong!
When the post-exilic prophet Haggai stood up with a “thus saith the Lord” for the Jews who had returned from a 70-year exile, he spoke with the authority of God to the civil leaders in Jerusalem, led by Zerubbabel, to the priests led by Joshua, son of Josedech, and to all the people of inContinue reading “Be Strong!”
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