One of the opportunities my recent “retirement” has afforded me, is to visit around to various Churches in my area to see what’s going on. Sadly, with but a few notable exceptions, it has not been a very happy experience … Continue reading
How great our God How vast His grace That bids poor sinners Seek His face Whose love unfathomed Made the way Thru Calv’ry’s Cross My soul to save His own Son’s blood He offered free And Christ in love Died … Continue reading
With endorsements from the likes of Tony Lane, Martin Foord, Curt Daniel and Robert Lightner, my weak voice is hardly needed as an impetus to read and consider Paul Hartog’s “Calvin on the Death of Christ: A Word for the … Continue reading
As one reaches the closing of Jesus’ 7 letters to the Churches in Revelation, a couple of curious things catch one’s attention. Let me point these out ever so briefly. They seem to me to have something timely for us … Continue reading
I’ve often lamented that we are not much of a reading generation. Truth be known, preachers and theologians in almost every generation have lamented the same. One can’t help but wonder if there is not some scheme of the Enemy … Continue reading
Recently I obtained a copy of Brian Simmons’ “The Passion Translation”, published by Broadstreet Publishing. Gaining in popularity, I was anxious to be digging into it myself. If you are not aware, The Passion Translation (TPT) is primarily the work … Continue reading
1. Racism is not a social problem with sin implications, it is a sin issue with social implications. 2. Racism is rooted in all attempts to consider another individual or group inferior to ourselves (whatever the reason, race is only … Continue reading
Lord grant me a conscience more tenderMore fully informed by your WordIncreasingly, easily woundedBy Your Spirit perpetually stirred Forbid that I flee from exposureThe light of your countenance grantsTo hide in my vile self-deceptionAnd secretly let sin advance Convict in … Continue reading
2 Corinthians 11:2 (ESV) — 2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. “I make love to Jesus every night!” I was only … Continue reading
At this point in Matthew’s narrative, this is now the second time Jesus has confronted the Pharisees on this same question – they do not get what Jesus means, that God has said He desires mercy above sacrifice. See: 9:13. … Continue reading
