Jesus Christ, Both ‘Lord’ and ‘Savior’I was a Calvinist preacher when the Lord saved me. He did so during the summer break between my first and second years in seminary. News of my confession of conversion spread quickly...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I recently had a conversation on our church property with a very religious man regarding spiritual things. We agreed on virtually nothing. But the conversation was interesting. In the midst of our discussion he said he had to go elsewhere...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It was my privilege and pleasure to succeed Dr. N.Burnett Magruder in the pastorate of Redeemer Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky in 1993, and to serve as his minister until his death in 2005. Dr. Magruder was blessed with a keen sense of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A man hired a maid to be a servant in his house. He gave to her a list of all the chores she would daily have to complete in order to earn her pay. Eventually they fell in love with each other and were married. He immediately discarded the list...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I was once a Pharisaical self-righteous legalistic works-mongering sect-exalting ultra-religious Calvinist preacher. (And nothing in that sentence necessarily contradicts anything else in it.) And I was proud of it! I was proud of what I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A certain seventh-day Sabbatarian recently averred to me that the difference between him and me is this: “I am a Saturday worshipper, you are a Sunday worshipper.”I readily accepted his definition of himself. And I thank him for his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I had misbehaved in a worship service. My father promised me that I would be appropriately punished when we arrived home. He proceeded to fulfill his promise as soon as we walked through the door. He told me to lay my body across a piano bench....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I love order and organization. It is diligently applied in my study. For example, I have about 1000 volumes in my library, and it is organized in such a way that each volume is placed in a very strict order. Consequently, if I am sitting at my...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I am sometimes asked, “What do you preach and practice regarding the woman’s place?” This question usually comes from pastors and members of churches which go to great lengths to “keep women in their place”, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
