From the earliest days when God began to work with a “people” as a congregation, He has made it known that the manifestation of His glory is paramount in His dealing with believers. When the tabernacle was completed, the “church” in the wilderness (Acts 7:38) watched as “the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”Continue reading “Glory Robbers”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
Preachers, Take Note!
I am taking the liberty in this post to share with you some thoughts by the 19th-century evangelist Charles Finney on the subject of “how to preach so as to convert nobody.” Here are 30 strategies to use if you aspire to ineffective preaching, according to Finney: Note: Any preachers who have observed other methodsContinue reading “Preachers, Take Note!”
“The World Is Gone After Him”
It was the Sunday before the Friday on which Jesus would be violently crucified. The occasion, as recorded in John’s gospel, chapter 12, is commonly called His “Triumphal Entry,” as Christ rode into Jerusalem on an ass’s colt while many people, with palm branches strewn before His procession, cried, “Hosanna: Blessed is the King ofContinue reading ““The World Is Gone After Him””
“A Unique and Exciting Program”
Those are the words used to describe a weekly religious program conducted in the Indianapolis Perry Township (southside) public schools, by which hundreds of elementary school children are taught a basic introduction to what the Bible is all about, focusing on its foundational truths. Each week, 4th and 5th graders who volunteer to give upContinue reading ““A Unique and Exciting Program””
Heroes, Part 2
“You and God” recently featured two now deceased men (“My Heroes”) who impacted my life immeasurably—Dr. Monroe Parker and my father-in-law, Marvin Beshears. I received several replies from friends who mentioned people who had greatly impacted their own lives, including one brother who mentioned his parents. I had said that I would write a follow-upContinue reading “Heroes, Part 2”
Larry Young
(Yesterday, family and friends of Larry Young met in a local funeral home to pay our respects and bid Larry a final farewell. He seemed, at one time, a most improbable convert to Christ. So I share this eulogy, which I delivered in his memory, as a testimony that one should never give up onContinue reading “Larry Young”
Glorifying God Through Good Works
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.” (II Chr. 15:7) In this passage, the prophet of God told King Asa and Judah that they should be strong—and if they were, their work would be rewarded. God tells the Church that same thing: “Every man’s workContinue reading “Glorifying God Through Good Works”
A Brother In Need
This is a real-life, real-time story of the brother or sister who has a need (James 2:15)—and to whom someone who reads these blog posts might be able to lend a helping hand. Marian Sebastian came to the United States in 1996 from his homeland in Sri Lanka, on the promise of finding work throughContinue reading “A Brother In Need”
Be Angry and Sin Not (Eph.4:26)
Anger unchecked boils over into acts that reveal the worst side of a person. The elder son of earth’s first marriage, Cain, was the first person in history eaten up with anger. (Gen. 4:5) He had disobeyed God and brought to His creator a sacrifice of his own concoction—rather than one that would answer toContinue reading “Be Angry and Sin Not (Eph.4:26)”
A Diamond Anniversary
On this date, 60 years ago, I grasped the hands of “the most beautiful girl on the face of God’s earth” and vowed to love her “till death do us part.” I never would have thought that, 60 years later, we would be alive to celebrate our “Diamond Anniversary.” But, to the praise of GodContinue reading “A Diamond Anniversary”
YOU and GOD 