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When I was fourteen years old I began reading a portion of the Bible every morning. My pastor introduced me to Scripture Union which provided notes and a plan to help me understand and apply what I was reading to my daily life. Now, 67 years later I am still using...
CROSSING OVER
“Now Christ has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a...
THE SECOND COMING
In the season of Advent we recall the first and the second coming of Christ. The first coming in obscurity and the second coming in glory. How do we anticipate that second coming? A common American Southern farewell is “Y’all come back and see us, you hear!”. It is an...
THANKSGIVING
What reasons can we find to celebrate Thanksgiving Day? It is always valuable to be reminded of the origins of Thanksgiving Day. As President, George Washington made the following proclamation and created the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national...
LAUGHING AT PUTIN
In 1940 Charlie Chaplin scored a hit with his movie The Great Dictator, lampooning Adolf Hitler. More recently Mel Brooks, a Jew, made his movie, The Producers, which made fun of Hitler. While it is hard to turn monsters into comedy it is one way to cut them down to...
WHAT I LEARNED DURING RECOVERY FROM SURGERY
By Divine Providence I had ordered and received a copy of Richard Bauckham’s study of the work of Jurgen Moltmann before my unexpected and sudden heart bypass surgery: The Theology of Jurgen Moltmann, which I began reading during my recovery. I ordered it for his...
UPDATE 2: RECOVERY
I would like to thank all of you who have sent beautiful cards, flowers and messages on my Facebook account or who have emailed or texted of phoned. Your love and prayers have been most appreciated. It has been two weeks since my surgery and all is well. Home health...
UPDATE
My apologies for not posting in the past week. I had a heart attack on October 18 and had quadruple heart bypass surgery on October 21. I am now in recovery and learning how to walk, breathe and recover my strength. Antoinette has been a wonderful nurse. Pray for...
THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 NIV) “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God.” Or “works together with those who love him to...
NEW BIBLE STUDY
i will be teaching a class at the Chapel on Romans each Thursday, beginning January 5, 2023 at 2.00 p.m. Romans is a timeless manifesto of freedom through Jesus Christ. It is the fullest, plainest and grandest statement of the gospel in the New Testament. It unfolds...
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