Retreat from questionable to more productive position
Jesus says a strange thing in Matthew 10:14. He is advising his disciples regarding entering new towns or cities and says if you are welcomed, salute that house (give it your blessing and peace). Then...
View ArticleA merry heart does good like medicine
There is so much hostility and alarming news in our world today it seems a good moment to find something to make us laugh that still has a religious connection. Proverbs 17:22 says “A merry heart does...
View ArticleRemembering the instances that made Jesus weep
The shortest verse in the Bible is “Jesus wept.” It came at a time Jesus was looking over Jerusalem and realized because of Jerusalem’s offenses against God, there would be sorrow and weeping and...
View ArticleLet the healing begin
The election is over. A nation divided needs to unite. Majority rules in a democracy. As goes the United States so goes the world. Let the demonic exaggerated charges from both parties be put to rest....
View ArticleThe fall from grace is easier than you think
Of all ancient names, David, king of Israel who killed the giant, Goliath, and led his nation in great victories over the Philistines would be quickly recognizable. He took Israel into her “Golden Age”...
View ArticleMaking things last forever is the goal
A speaker brought out to the pulpit a bucket of water. Without saying anything, he rolled up one sleeve and put his hand and arm down in the bucket and then pulled it out. He looked back into the...
View ArticleLocals who influence our holidays
Dr. Richard Fuller was born on Bay Street in Beaufort around 1800. At 16 years old, he went to Harvard and graduated at the top of his class at the age of 20. He returned to Beaufort, apprenticed in...
View ArticleChristmas is a presence - not presents
“Christmas, like the Bible, means varied things to man —To some a reawakening of God’s momentous plan —To some a ray of gladness, a special time and place,To give a gift, to greet a friend, or wear a...
View ArticleTaking stock of what we are worth
It’s inventory time. 2012 is gone and 2013 has begun. For tax purposes, we must see what we gained or lost financially and for many of us it is a wise time to ask how much are we worth financially and...
View ArticleThere is much evil in the world today
Here’s the way one scam works: A grandparent gets a call from Mexico City from “the American Embassy.” That embassy agent claims that a grandson was in Mexico for a college break (and names the...
View ArticleLife can be like a boomerang at times
The Biblical book of Judges opens with the Israelites claiming the Promised Land. Their first obstacle was a coalition of five kings fighting against them with one leader named Adonibezek, who was...
View ArticleCall Him whatever you like, just be sure to call on Him
While the name (and nature) of God is no joking matter, you may remember a story where someone asks a child, “What is God’s first name?” The child answers, “Andy.” Asked how he got that, the child...
View ArticleScandals found in holy places of all denominations
Non-Catholics may be tempted during these times of trouble within the Catholic Church to sinfully gloat over their troubles. That would be a horrible mistake. If ever Christianity — all denominations —...
View ArticleWhat is your personal verse?
Edersheim, a great Biblical scholar, says the catechism Jesus learned for his bar mitzvah included: Deuteronomy 6:4, Genesis 1-5, Psalms 113-118, clean and unclean foods in Leviticus 1-11 and selecting...
View ArticleUnderstanding other denominations
While pastoring in Lancaster, we went to Anderson to take part in a wedding of one of our boys marrying a girl in the Episcopal Church. We stopped for a cup of coffee and asked the waitress, “Can you...
View ArticleThe greatest scandal - the cross
Is it strange that someone would say “My hero, supermodel, highest example for faith and action died in the electric chair…or by being hung or being killed by a firing squad?” Yet, we Christians say...
View ArticleThe dark days of christianity
Will Durant in Vol. IV of his monumental work, “The Story of Civilization,” page 341, had the courage to reveal that the Christianity he cherishes on some occasions fell short of its opportunities. One...
View ArticleWe should invest in peace and not war
Paul, in Romans 12, gives us a hard command for these times in which we live. He says, “Owe no man anything.” The Amish and a few others follow this rule and pay cash for what they buy. But these are...
View ArticleRighteousness is the best defense
The defense budget for the United States is equal to all the other major nations’ put together. Does that make us safe? To have the most and the best planes, ships, arms and the most sophisticated...
View ArticleObservations from the Boston Marathon tragedy
The evil and danger so near us. Summary: The evil and danger so near us. The Boston Marathon is one of the last places anyone would expect evil to explode causing death and injury. Jesus well knew the...
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