Monthly Archives: April 2019
In the original creation, why was their no need for either gender to have authority over the other? Here’s a brief paragraph from the chapter of my book entitled, What God Intended From the Beginning: “Considering my assertion that there are no gender-based hierarchical distinctions in God’s creation design, it is helpful to remember that in that perfect, pre-sin world there was no selfishness, competition, conflict, pride, ambition, jealousy, manipulation, or desire for domination. There was no need for…..
From a Sermon Central article: “Three Powerful Words We Rarely Hear from Preachers: I’m a student of preaching and a sort of morbid fan of politics. One of the frustrating observations I have across both of those mediums is the allergic reaction people have to the words ‘I don’t know.’There is something explicitly or implicitly understood that public personalities need to have an authoritative position on everything.” The truth is that only God/Jesus knows everything. Everyone else needs to be…..
Pastor Harry Richard grieved as he watched flames consume Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Just two weeks earlier, his church in Louisiana was set ablaze. It was one of three predominantly black churches in his area that were intentionally burned down, according to police. But the Baptist minister sensed the Lord at work: “I think that God is using these moments to bring us closer together as a world. This is God’s hand on our lives to make us…..
If Jesus had not risen, millions would still follow His teachings (think of Buddha, Mohammed, and many others whom people follow though they never rose from the dead). His teachings, if followed, would still change lives and make the world a better place. But without the resurrection (see 1 Corinthians 15), our sins would not be forgiven, loved ones who have died would be gone from us forever, much of the Bible would never have been written or would necessarily…..
Dr: Is there anything else? Me: My wife said I had to talk to you about my memory loss. I forget names sometimes but I think over all I’m doing fine for my age. I’ll be 73 in a few weeks. Dr: You have nothing to worry about. Remember we did a battery of memory tests on you? Me: [long pause] We did? You mean a few questions like, “Can you count backwards from one hundred by threes?” Dr: No……