When God’s Justice Is Served

TweetIs that what we have in the death of Osama Bin Laden? The evidence is in – Osama Bin Laden was a sinner. He was a man who waged war and was not above plotting to kill thousands of innocents (non-combatants) in his pursuit of Jihad. He believed his god wanted him to engage in [...]

I Gave It Up For Lent…

TweetI am amazed at this time of year, how many people I see giving something up “for Lent”. I’m not talking about those who are Catholics, who have Lent as a part of their religious beliefs. I am talking about members of the Lord’s church!  And yet, they see no problem with the practice. Wikipedia [...]

Leaving It Up To God…

TweetHow often do we pray for something, and expect God to answer? Sometimes I wonder if Christians believe in the power of prayer at all! While some think that God is restricted to answering prayers “only through the word,” I wonder if we limit our understanding of God’s power. Quite frankly, if I believed that [...]

Faltering Between Two Opinions

TweetThis evening in our Old Testament class, we will be studying what has become one of my favorite passages:  I Kings 18:17-40.  In 1 Kings 18:21, Elijah challenged the children of Israel.  He asked them how long they would falter between two opinions.  What “two opinions” where they faltering between?  Serving Jehovah God, or serving [...]

One Church Is As Good As Another

TweetA couple of days ago, I had the opportunity to visit a gospel meeting and hear Paul Casebolt present a lesson on the church.  He made a point in the sermon in a way I had never really thought of before.  It made me think about how many people approach the task of “picking a [...]

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