Below are excerpts taken from lawyer’s advise to their clients who are defendants about the importance of how they dress influences the juries that will try them. Even though we know these factors it is amazing how the world recognizes these points when someone is being “judged” and yet everyday appearance is not worthy of […]
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You Have to Name it — to Identify it!
You Have to Name it — to Identify it! The fourth commandment was: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son […]
In Honor of All of God’s Obscure Preachers
In Honor of All of God’s Obscure Preachers “And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:” 1 Chronicles 27:28 Joash had the distinction of being over the store of oil—he was responsible for the supplies of […]
Leadership Lesson Number 1
Leadership Lesson Number 1 STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED I have come to a conclusion, after years of observing and inquiry of a plethora of preachers, that there are about as many different study and sermon preparation ways as there are preachers. But one thing is certain—preachers must be students—students of the Word, of people, […]
Characters Who Murdered the Author
Characters Who Murdered the Author . “The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, […]
The Contrasts of age
The Contrasts of age…. Someone quipped, “Old preachers don’t die, they just fade away.” Well, the fact is they do both. And it could be said of young preachers that they don’t fade, they just brighten along the way. There is a vast difference in the years of youthful uselessness and old age uselessness–the former […]
Yo Momma!
Yo Momma! There has been countless harsh reactions, everything from tongue-lashings to homicide, brought about by insulting another person’s mother. Regardless of what the facts may be regarding the charge it is seldom received lightly by the son or daughter of the accused mother. It is obvious that such situations escalate to higher plateaus of […]
Offending and Being Offended
Offending and Being Offended In Luke 17:1 Jesus Himself stated to His disciples that “It is inevitable that offenses (stumbling blocks) come, but woe to him through whom they come…” “Stumbling block” is the Greek word “skandalon”, it’s where we get the English word “scandal.” It means “offense, stumbling block, or occasions to fall.” The […]
Just Axing Questions
Just Axing Questions! When one deals with questions that are not really questions I always recall Pilate. Pilate showed his true colors with his final response to Jesus. When Jesus affirmed that His mission was to testify to the truth and that everyone on the side of truth listened to Him, he apparently pushed the […]
God Said, "Let Us Make Man." Man Said, "Let Us Make God."
God Said, “Let Us Make Man.” Man Said, “Let Us Make God.” In Ex 32 Aaron’s excuse in making a golden calf says that the people said to him, “Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, […]