My pastor mentor taught me a valuable lesson years ago: “don’t major in the minors.” He meant that it’s pointless to get bogged down in trivial debates about the Bible. One such “minor” that gets majored in this time of year is this: “Was Jesus...
Thursday is Thanksgiving. Two things strike me as we prepare for the annual one-day gluttony fest masquerading as a day dedicated to gratitude. The first is how those who don’t believe in God express their gratitude. The second is the things for which Christ- followers...
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May 6, 2024, will mark the 70th anniversary of someone doing something that was considered impossible. British medical student Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes. Just 46 days later, Australian John Landy also ran a sub-four-minute mile. On August 7, Bannister and...
I have confessed two addictions from the pulpit, many times. One is food. By God’s grace, I have gotten that addiction under control. The other is more complicated. The best way I can describe it is like this: I am addicted to the attention, approval...
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God has blessed Samaritan’s Heart richly in many ways the past few months. One blessing was the ability to pay off the note on the church building. In addition to that amazing gift, God showed favor on Samaritan’s Heart in many other ways. It appears...
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Something occurred to me lately. There are a lot of instances in the Bible were people had to wait for three days for something to happen (This is not intended to be an exhaustive list): Jonah was in the whale three days (Many see this as...
Be 3:16 John 3:16 is, without doubt, one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It captures the essence of the Gospel in a way perhaps no other single verse does: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that...