O’er all the span of endless spaceNo atom’s hidden from your faceNo object lacks your touch of handNo creature void of your command A Sovereign true in every wayYour daily work in full displayAll Nature, but your own true taskSmile … Continue reading →

In my younger years, I fantasized about hosting a Talk/Debate TV show. I had determined then that if ever that should come to pass – I would start each discussion with: “Gentlemen, define your terms.” And only after that was … Continue reading →

There are books which I value greatly, and am edified by. Books that inform and feed the soul. And, there are books I just plain enjoy. I smile when reading them. There is a peculiar delight to be found in … Continue reading →

A Most Important and Timely Book I don’t know about you, but if you are anything like me, current debates about Black Lives Matter, CRT (Critical Race Theory), Neo-Marxism, etc., while they permeate the public square, suffer from a lack … Continue reading →

It happened once again, just a few minutes ago. A communication that a friend, highly useful in the Kingdom of God, we suddenly taken ill, and may have but a few months to live. We don’t know yet. But the … Continue reading →

Recommendations: Derek Prime’s very short but useful commentary – Opening up 1 Corinthians and D. A. Carson’s “Showing The Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14”. 1 Corinthians 12:1–14:40 (ESV) — 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do … Continue reading →

So far we’ve seen that ALL Believers are called to: Belong to Jesus Christ as His personal possession; Called To be Saints; Called To fulfill His eternal purposes as given in His Word; Called to walk in living fellowship with … Continue reading →

In J.C. Ryle’s powerfully insightful and useful book – “Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots” – he has a chapter on Lot, and Gen. 19:6a “But he lingered.” The reference is to how slow Lot was to respond to … Continue reading →

Getting back to a series we started some time ago, I want to revisit the topic of “calling” in the Christian life. So many seem confused on this point. They are looking for some specific purpose in life which centers … Continue reading →

I was about 15 or 16 when the Church we attended had a guest speaker by the name of Sammy Oppenheim. He was an “evangelist” in the denomination, with a focus on the youth. And I remember spending one day … Continue reading →