Death In The Pot
2 Kings 4: 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto…
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Destination Ditch
What a striking word picture the Bible presents when it speaks of the blind leading the blind! One cannot help but envision this hopeless situation. To see in the mind’s eye the…
Should Adulterous Pastors Be Restored?
“Genuine forgiveness does not necessarily imply restoration to leadership,” former CT editor Kenneth Kantzer once wrote after the moral failure of several prominent evangelical leaders. Yet the impulse to link forgiveness with…
Which We Preach?
Romans 10:8 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;" The climate of today…
Pastoral Peril
Pastoral Peril Great peace have they which love Thy law; AND NOTHING SHALL OFFEND THEM Psalms 119:165 (meaning that NOTHING in the Word will ever be offensive to those that love the…
Calm Down and Do Nothing Rash
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. Acts 19:36 Another version says: Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought…
Observations from an Old Preacher...
After 50 odd years (well not all of them were odd) of ministry I have learned (or learning still): I. Reading the Bible and reading the Bible can be two very different…
Unknown Mercies
Unknown Mercies The BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader, who fed his perverted sexual appetite, for three decades, with the lives of other human beings, was considered by others that surrounded him to…
It's Time to Repaint the Barn...
One of the failures of the present day news media is that it thrives only on current and spectacular events which have a very short shelf life—today’s emphasis is tomorrow’s amnesia. The…
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…
Show Me In The Bible
From The Ballestero Blog: http://martynballestero.com/2014/06/04/show-me-in-the-bible/ Those who are argumentative about doctrine and standards sometimes say these very words. They know not what spirit they are of. “Show Me In The Bible!” Really?…
The Principles Of Principle
The Principles Of Principle According to the Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language a principle is a “a fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force upon which others are based.”…