Fellowship is many faceted
Fellowship is many faceted. From what may first appear as a relatively simple concept comes a spin-off of complexity. Like a river in reverse flow, rather than many tributaries flowing into a…
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Who Are You To Judge Me?
“Who Are You To Judge Me?” How many times have we heard someone say that, whether it was directed to us or to someone else? It’s easy for most of us to…
Define Grace.
This demand reminds me of Abraham Lincoln’s “The Elephant and The Blind Men” illustration where several blind men use their sense of touch to describe an elephant. One of the blind men…
Why the Old Men Wept
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to…
Seared Instead of Sacred!
1Ti 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having…
Laodicea Had A Warning
Tucked away, and almost overlooked in the book of Colossians, are four verses that reference the church of Laodicea. When most folks hear that church mentioned they immediately think of the admonition…
Beware, Ye Tinkers!
Like us, it could seem that Paul in his humanity, too, had to defeat the occasional demons of doubt. Thankfully, his efforts to encourage himself in the Lord inspired him to write…
The "He" in Tithe
"Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor…
The Speed Limit Syndrome of Compromise
The sign clearly reads... "55 MPH Speed Limit." The overall majority of drivers, I would say at least 85 percent, judge that anything over 55 MPH up to about 59 is not…
A Firm Foundation vs A Faulty Spire
Salisbury Cathedral is unique in Britain. The Cathedral was begun in 1220, and finished, with the exception of the tower and spire, in 1258. Ah, that spire, generations of artists with paintbrush…
Crumbling on the Dock
When I think of such situations that is the subject of this thread, mainly preacher hypocrisy, I recall an tidbit I once read concerning the Queen Mary - the vessel. The Queen…
The More About Perfection We Grasp - The More About Imperfection We Fail To Grasp
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Psalms 50:2 There existed a time in the history of mankind when the amount of darkness that could be lighted by the…