They who love anything better than Christ are not worthy of him. – Covenanter field Minister James Renwick, on the day of his martyrdom MATTHEW 10:24-39 Some try and say that this section of scripture is counterintuitive to the teachings of Christ. After all, didn’t Christ tell us that Love was the foundation of … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/18/2021
“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” [Ezekiel 33:6] I am not a Presbyterian, but I ascribe … More Christian Observer
Frederick Douglass and the Imago Dei Sunday marked the 203rd birthday of a monumentally important figure in American history, a man who truly understood what it means that every human being is made in the image of God. Frederick Douglass was a former slave, abolitionist, supporter of women’s suffrage, orator, writer, an adviser to Presidents, and … More Frederick Douglass and the Imago Dei
INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH TRANSFORMATION “Hope is possible, recovery is possible, restoration and reconciliation are possible … there is hope for me, and there’s hope for anybody that’s in a dark place.”—Amber Amber Bigelow grew up too fast. Amber’s parents divorced when she was just a baby, and she was raised by her mother, who Amber … More Amber Found Hope, Recovery, and Restoration
LUKE 24 Here in the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke, we find three main subjects: The Resurrection of Christ v.1-12 The appearances of Christ v.13-49 The Ascension of Christ v.50-53 Our text today comes from the final section. Contained herein are also three (3) topics or subjects I would like to looks at … More Devotional thought for Today – 02/17/2021
Biology Matters Last month, after more than ten years in hiding, Lisa Miller surrendered herself to American authorities at the U. S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua. Miller, now in custody at the federal detention center in Miami, faces kidnapping and conspiracy charges. She’ll likely be found guilty but, in reality, she’s a victim of bad ideas. … More Biology Matters
Romans 3 The Mercy Seat of God really is more like a lid topping the Ark of the Covenant than an actual Chair or seat that we would relate to today. Yet we must remember this in CONTEXT of where the Jewish nation was when God instructed them to build it Exodus 25:17-22 … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/16/2021
The Infinite Human Capacity to Deceive Ourselves and Then Rationalize It Two days before Christmas, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries confirmed that its founder had engaged in sexual misconduct over the course of many years and promised further information when the investigation into the matter was complete. Late Thursday afternoon, RZIM released the full report as they had received it, along … More The Infinite Human Capacity to Deceive Ourselves and Then Rationalize It
Genesis 2 Genesis 2 is what I call the detailed report of those things in Chapter 1 God knew we would have questions about. It starts with God finishing creation and resting on Day 7. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary breaks it down this way, with our text comes from the last part of the Chapter: The … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/15/2021
Google Expository Preaching and you will find an exhaustive list of responses to the topic. Among them are many varying books and “helps” on the topic of what Expository Preaching is all about. Most churches that practice “Expositional” preaching that I have been to think this means going through a book verse by verse and … More The Basics of Expository Preaching
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