“As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone and rock of offense: and whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.” Romans 9:33 (KJV) Cats are odd creatures for a number of reasons. This is especially true of ‘outdoor cats’. One of the oddities of outdoors...
Wise Investing A news report in 2013 related the story of a person who bought a unique white bowl at a garage sale for $3 U.S. As it turns out it was a very rare piece of 1000 year old Chinese pottery. So rare in fact that there was only...
“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” Revelation 3:17 KJV At one time in my practice as a physical therapist, we did quite a bit of wound...
“…All this most horrible injustice ever, perpetrated by the religious leaders of Israel…judges who themselves were criminals and a seeming criminal who is himself the real judge. His majesty, His innocence, His silence is wondrous. They condemn themselves. They damn themselves. And so will you if you wrongly judge Christ....
“Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to...
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge...
It was an odd request… The company commander was a busy man that morning in June of 1943. He looked up sharply when Sergeant Young, a thin, pale, and bespectacled staff sergeant, walked into his tent, saluted and said: “Sir, I would like to request permission to be reduced to...
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV Why Church? We hear much...
Is your local church Purpose driven or Spirit driven? Early on in my Christian experience, I was taught by an evangelist, some of the dangers of church planting. One of the more memorable things that he said was that every church denomination begins with a man, turns into a movement...
Is God Capricious in Salvation? ca·pri·cious | \ kə-ˈpri-shəs , -ˈprē- \ Definition of capricious : governed or characterized by caprice: IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE Is it just me? Why does God in the Old Testament seem to be so much different than God in the New Testament? I used to date a girl that was very capricious. Her unpredictability was fun for...