Thoughts on the "we" and "our" of John 14:23-24
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our…
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An Old House
Shortly after we were married, my wife and I had the opportunity to buy a very old house. This house was ancient. It was originally built as a one room Methodist church…
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…
Stories
I have become wearied at times as I have sat listening to certain preachers that place one story upon another story that leads to yet another story --without one hint of Biblical…
Absalom Anguish
Psalm 55:12-14 "For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could…
PREACHING – THE UNIFIER
We hear so much about preaching being divisive -- I for one still hold to the belief that preaching is a true unifier -- uniting men of like precious faith! In our…
Lives Changed Not Land Captured - Success Measured by Wrong Data
Vietnam was a war like no other war that American forces had ever been engaged in previously. Unlike World War I or World War II where geographical gains (or loses) were determinate…
Is this a Heaven or Hell Issue?
The following is for whoever may be troubled about all those mean old preachers who preach standards that aren't named in black and white in the New Testament. We hear a lot…
Justification and the Law
The faith of Abraham concerns justification.The Law of Moses concerns transgression. Law has never been the basis for justification. The model for New Testament justification is rooted in the Abrahamic model and…
UP SCOPE! - Seeing the whole picture.
The difference between a periscope and a picture window is an obvious one... the periscope is a "one-man" view while the picture window is a "group-view" experience. The one-man view is only…
RIDING THE RAILS - Maintaing balance
Trains, well more so, their tracks have always fascinated me. How an engine weighing tons and sometimes pulling tons and tons of cars behind it can travel on two parallel strips of…
Observations from an Old Preacher
After 40 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…