Paul, Paul, Where are you? Can you really imagine Paul, the first century Apostle setting up shop in say Philippi or Corinth, and with a glimmer in his smile say: “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. You have been going it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Self-advancement or Self-abasement? “Man's religion is to build up the creature. God's religion is to throw the creature down in the dust of self-abasement, and to glorify Christ.”
His Strange Act. It is common today to hear about God's desire to save. It is almost a given, that a preacher will tell any person: "God loves them and has a wonderful plan for their life." Of course, the key is in permitting God to have His...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Prosperity Gospel? I have found much wrong with the preachers and hucksters who advocate a prosperity message. Theirs is a pernicious error, and it needs constant exposure for what it really is: a peril to the soul!Here is a short message from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Meat Market Theology Gone are the days when a barber or a butcher would discourse with you about the begetting of the Son while cutting your hair or cutting your pork loin chops. Believe it or not there was a time in the church's history that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The Preacher" or "Now, I speak." There is a story, told by Elie Wiesel, if I am not mistaken, which I wish to borrow. There was a man who used to go to the square each day, and as the masses gathered, would preach to the crowds. Faithfully he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
All Equal. You’ve probably heard the pious sounding claim that “all men are equal at the foot of the cross.” The reality it seeks to portray is suspect, though there is a way in which we could consider the statement in another light. If “all men...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Believe the Bible? Why do we believe the Bible? Many reject the notion that the Scriptures are the very Word of God. Even some who claim faith in God still have lingering doubts about the truth of the Sacred Writings. Is it reasonable to take...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Drawing Near? The clearest statement of the Gospel is, no doubt, found in Romans. But the most profound substance of the Gospel is spelled out in Hebrews. Beginning with the superiority of Christ, one senses the grand theme from the outset...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Paul's Passion What are you passionate about? We all harbor inner thoughts about what we truly value most in this world. In times of opportunity we make known those deep-seated convictions, especially to those we hope to convince to our way of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
