In the midst of trying to read current material on the Christian & homosexuality issue I was given this little book at a seminar. Among the many issues facing believers on this subject is the proposition that people (including Christians) can have same sex attraction (SSA) in the same way that another person may have […]
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Value of Camp
After speaking at a men’s retreat at a camp in Alaska, I was given this book by the former camp director following our talk about the usefulness of the camp ministry in our day. Brock is the co-founder and executive director of Ironwood camp in southern California. He gives two chapters on the usefulness of […]
Have Faith in God
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to […]
God Created Woman
Genesis 1 “The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near […]
Corrupting Good Manners
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1 Corinthians 15:33 I have written at least three previous times about manners1 as many have done who grew up in the turbulent ‘60s when the civilities of society were turned on their head. It was John Silber, past President of Boston University, who […]
The Christian in an Election Year
Election year comes every four years, like it or not. I don’t necessarily, even though I watch more cable news and read online news than in any other year. When we could be anticipating March Madness and the NCAA tournament, we are more embroiled in Super Tuesday and March Sadness. It saddens me because the […]
The Acceptable Sacrifice: The Excellency...
This book by Bunyan is profitable to the modern reader because it deals with a universal and lasting problem: that of the human heart. Bunyan saw the need and advantage of a broken heart for the believer, and a necessity for the unbeliever. I will let Bunyan speak for himself here. “There has, indeed, at […]
The State of the Church in 2016
Every year I give a State of the Church address to the church I pastor. This is usually directed toward our small local church and what challenges we may face in the coming year. Of course, we are not alone in the coming year. All local churches will face whatever comes, and God alone knows […]
Good News & Bad News About Human Identit
There are some things about which the Bible speaks clearly and one of those is the makeup of human beings. Yet it is amazing how far away from the plain language of the Bible our society has moved within one generation. In my youth it was risky enough to refer to homosexuals or lesbians rather […]
The End For Which God Created The World
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is best known for his role in the Great Awakening and his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Edwards was one of the greatest theological minds America has ever produced. I read this well-known work on Kindle, and I must say, I had to wade through it more slowly […]