Category Archives: April 2026

Ancient philosophers argued that all men seek knowledge. They cited as an example the use of our senses: sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch—the use of which we ever employ in learning.  While it may be true that all men seek knowledge, it is equally true—and this the philosophers failed to understand—that knowledge in andContinue reading “The Cry of Wisdom (Proverbs 1:20-33)”

From time to time I share some good counsel that preachers of yesteryear have left for the generations to come. I hope these words of advice will bless and help preachers of this 21st century. Charles G. Finney, 19th-century evangelist, wrote an article with the title “How to Preach So As to Convert Nobody.” HereContinue reading “Some Good Advice, Preachers”

As we have noted, there is more than one command in the New Testament that believers should be hospitable. In fact, even as one reads the Old Testament Torah, God gave the Israelites several injunctions concerning their treatment of “strangers,” always reminding them that they were once strangers for 400 years in Egypt. So, how’sContinue reading “Hospitality (pt. 2)”

That command occurs in I Peter 4:9, given at a time when the church, still in its infancy, was aware that there were many believers, persecuted severely, who had lost everything they had. They would fit the description of the apostle John, who wrote: “Beloved thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren andContinue reading “Use Hospitality”

The late Dr. Keith Knauss was my pastor in my teen years in Ottumwa, Iowa. He received his training in the Practical Bible Institute in New York, and he was an excellent teacher, pastor, and author of several books. I grew under his ministry but had not felt called to preach; and, upon graduation fromContinue reading “My Journey (part 2)”

Pilate tried again to persuade the crowd that he should release to them Jesus, but again they cried for His blood. Finally, at about 6 a.m. he delivered Jesus over to the mob and they took Him and led Him away to be crucified. Immediately, upon His release from Pilate, soldiers seized our Savior, strippedContinue reading “His Last 24 Hours”