Father’s Day gives us a special opportunity to reflect not only upon our responsibility as a father, but also upon the heritage of Godly fathers and fathers-in-law that many of us have been blessed with. In this post, I want to share some memories of my father-in-law, Marvin Beshears. Marvin grew up in the DepressionContinue reading “God’s Man From Heaven Sent”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
Unbelievable!(Lamentations, Part 4)
In 1981, a roaring fire started by an arsonist raged through the downtown area of Lynn, Massachusetts. Hundreds of people, including many elderly folk, were evacuated from their homes. Millions of dollars’ worth of buildings were completely ruined. It was a horrible Thanksgiving nightmare for the town, leaving the core of the city a smolderingContinue reading “Unbelievable!(Lamentations, Part 4)”
Just Look at Yourself!
“O wretched man that I am!” (Rom. 7:24) Those words, exclaimed in exasperation by the Apostle Paul, followed a deep look into his soul and self after which he exclaimed: “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) there dwelleth no good thing.” (Rom. 7:18) Every human being has been created inContinue reading “Just Look at Yourself!”
The Encourager
I am convinced that there is not enough encouraging prevalent in our local churches today. And, there definitely is not enough encouraging in our world at large. Just listen to any newscast today, local or national, and see how uplifting that experience was not! In the early church, there was a believer, Joses, who wasContinue reading “The Encourager”
The Personal Praise of God’s People (Lamentations, Part 3)
Can you remember a time that you thought was the darkest hour of your life? Perhaps you had just made a colossal business blunder that had cost you hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars. Maybe you had just received news that your spouse or child was hopelessly ill. Or, you might have come home and foundContinue reading “The Personal Praise of God’s People (Lamentations, Part 3)”
Making a Difference
I will call her Amelia though that is not her real name. She was invited to our church in Indianapolis by a friend at her public high school when she was a sophomore. Her life had been rugged, to put it mildly, reared in a “hard” religion household and a life where genuine affection wasContinue reading “Making a Difference”
Congratulations, Graduates!
New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, addressing graduates, once said, “Your future’s bright, even though the future is not what it used to be.” The poet Martha Snell Nicholson wrote of the future: “I stood with God on the edge of the world, and my hand was in His hand. I looked down the roadContinue reading “Congratulations, Graduates!”
The Despair of a Disciplined Nation
Chapter 2 of the book of Lamentations might well be titled, “The Purposeful Punishment of God’s People.” It begins with the same word as chapter 1, “How!” It is a word of utter amazement, the only word the prophet could think of as he surveyed the devastation that God had brought upon His people, HisContinue reading “The Despair of a Disciplined Nation”
Encourage Him
Believe it or not, pastors and those who are in “full-time,” vocational ministry sometimes go through discouraging times and need to be encouraged by others. We who preach to others need to hear preaching; and we who exhort others need to be exhorted! A Church in Mississippi wanted to encourage its pastor by placing aContinue reading “Encourage Him”
Grief
At some dark corner, life will screech to a halt for just about every one of us, when, like David, we are told that our dearest and best friend or family member has come into the icy clutches of death. It was on the infamous day that Saul and his son, Jonathan, died in battleContinue reading “Grief”
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