He is identified by the Apostle Peter in I Peter 5:8: “Be sober…because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour.” He is a real person, with real power, given over to pernicious pursuits designed to spiritually disable and ultimately destroy everyone he can. Everyone. Period. About thisContinue reading “Your Number One Adversary”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
Greetings Class of ’61:
An open letter to my fellow Ottumwa (Iowa) High School graduates, Class of 1961: Recently, through the diligent efforts of one of our fellow classmates, we have been notified of the deaths of several students with whom we graduated from Ottumwa High School some 65 years ago. Those of us who are still living areContinue reading “Greetings Class of ’61:”
Miscellaneous Musings on Giving
This is my third consecutive post on the subject of stewardship, or giving. I am not being repetitious without a purpose, though. I have collected quaint sayings, interesting stories, and tidbits over the past 60 years that I want to share and pass on to whomever may be able to use some of them. AtContinue reading “Miscellaneous Musings on Giving”
Making the Impossible Possible
Most God-fearing people, both in Old Testament times and in this New Testament age of grace, have believed that a tithe of what God has allowed us to earn belongs to Him. It is sort of a universal principle of the stewardship of our increase, much like the Sabbath principle—one day in seven as aContinue reading “Making the Impossible Possible”
Giving God’s Way
Luke is the only gospel writer to quote the powerful statement of Jesus Christ on giving: “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to youContinue reading “Giving God’s Way”
Watchword for 2026
A.B. Simpson—the Canadian preacher, author, and founder of the Christian Missionary Alliance—once looked into the face of a New Year and wrote: “What shall I ask for the coming year? What shall my watchword be? What would’st Thou do for me, dear Lord? What shall I do for Thee?” I was challenged to consider aContinue reading “Watchword for 2026”
One Request for the New Year
The late Allegra McBirney—missionary, author, and speaker—said, “Well, Lord, here’s this whole new year ahead, and I know that prospect doesn’t shake You; but for me it’s question marks all the way. Family, health, finances, world peace—You know what a crisis in any of them would do to me. And yet, I’ve been thinking, Lord,Continue reading “One Request for the New Year”
Blessed Season
Blessed season, sights and sounds!Children playing all around;Hear their laughter, feel their joy,Graces truly do abound. Mark the precious Savior’s birth,Sing with pleasure, sing with mirth.Tell to every girl and boy,Of His coming to this earth. Tell His story, far and near;Tell it without qualm or fear.With your hearts, your tongues employ,Season’s greetings—and good cheer!Continue reading “Blessed Season”
Some Favorite Christmas Reflections
When I was a young ministerial student, Noel Smith was editor of the Baptist Bible Tribune, the publication he founded in 1950. Anyone who reads this and attended Baptist Bible College of Springfield, MO, in the 1950s or ‘60s will recognize Smith’s name. His pen was powerful; it could also be sublime, as his followingContinue reading “Some Favorite Christmas Reflections”
What’s Your Gift?
Right now, a lot of serious thought is being given to “what gift shall I get for ______?” It is fun to buy just “the perfect gift” for a loved one or friend, a gift that you are sure will please that special person; and never is it more exciting than at Christmas when, becauseContinue reading “What’s Your Gift?”
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