‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’ He only flew to Seattle once. It was early November of 1961 — two years before the young civil rights leader would give one of the most famous speeches in history. At just 32, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hadn’t won his Nobel prize or written … More ‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’
A Baby vs. the World A Christmas message came to my mind a few years ago as I stood shivering in the autumn chill at the grave side of Father Jerzy Popieluszko. Jerzy was a young pastor who once delivered the dynamic messages that stirred the Polish people to overthrow their Communist oppressors. His theme … More A Baby vs. the World
The Amazing History of Christmas How much do you know about Christmas—about its origins and its many beloved traditions? Do you know where the idea of stocking-stuffers comes from? Or how lights found their way onto the Christmas tree? Or why we all have the jolly, red-suited, white-haired image of Santa Claus in our heads? … More The Amazing History of Christmas
Luke 2:13-14 HISTORY When Charles Wesley wrote this carol in 1739, he had no idea it would become famous. He first named it “Hark, how all the welkin ring,” welkin being an archaic English term for the heavens. When George Whitefield published it in 1753, he changed the first line to read, “Hark! The herald … More Sunday Sermon Series – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Gen 3:15, Jeremiah 23:5, John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 15:57 COMMENTS For most of us when we think of Christ’s birth we conjure up images formed by singing Christmas Carols like Away in the Manger . Those images are, like the picture above, at least for me, always angelic, peaceful and joyous. What if I told … More Daily Devotional – “This Little Babe”
Some of you, I hope many, have at least heard the Hallelujah Chorus, (see below) of this great classical composition. What most folks do not know is the history and biblical references associated with Georg Frideric Handel’s masterpiece. HISTORY George Frideric Handel’s Messiah was originally an Easter offering. It burst onto the stage of Musick Hall … More Daily Devotional – Handel’s Messiah
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact
This is one of my favorite books, albeit a large read of over 100 biographies and reviews of Puritans and others influencing the time between the 16th and 17th century. – Mike A Review of “Meet the Puritans” by Andrew Smith | Dec 08, 2020 In the eighteenth century, a carnal, Welsh clergyman bought an … More A Review of “Meet the Puritans”
LUKE 22:31-34 AMP and RVR 1960 Peter’s Sifting J. R. Miller, D. D. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:… I. THE DISCRIMINATION WHICH OUR LORD MAKES IN PRAYING FOR HIS DISCIPLES. Why single out Simon for this peculiar distinction? Because he was … More Sunday Sermon Series – Fall and Recovery
Psalm 50 The God of contemporary Christianity! (A.W. Tozer) “These things you have done, and I kept silent. You thought that I was altogether like you! But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face!” Psalm 50:21 The God of contemporary Christianity is only slightly superior to the pagan gods of ancient Greece and Rome–if indeed … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/05/2020
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