Preaching: A Serious Thing
“I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.” — Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor Reading this line from a longer poem by Baxter stunned me. I have been…
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Jason Helopoulos tells of a day in Dallas, Texas when he and his wife were walking around the city with her new camera. He noticed a clock on the tall bell tower of a large…
Jesus’ Crown of Thorns
Jesus being crowned with thorns has a message, a message indescribably glorious and wonderful.
Bad Things, Good People
The familiar question, “Why to do good things happen to bad people” was asked of Dr. R.C. Sproul. His answer was shocking: “Well, that only happened once. And He volunteered.” Sproul was, of course, referring…
Faith’s Expiration Date
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. While we live our earthly lives as followers of Christ, faith carries us along on the journey. It is…
Jesus’ Response to Sin
Jesus was kindhearted, but He was not nice. When you read the gospels, you see He was not nice when it came to sin and hypocrisy; especially the Saducees and the Pharisees even though He…
Sin: A Description
What is the essence of sin? Playing God; and, as a means to this, refusing to allow the Creator to be God so far as you are concerned. Living, not for Him, but for yourself;…
Playground or Battleground?
Working late and listening to Billy Graham online. Reading from Mark 8 and 9, he says, “Jesus never hid the fact from His disciples that they would face suffering, persecution and death….In Jesus’ day, He…
Right Side Up or Upside Down?
It is often and truly said that the gospel message…turns people’s live upside down. Less frequently it is noted that the anti-God syndrome in our system, called original sin, had turned out lives upside down…
My Spiritual Report Card
I’m old enough to remember report cards filled out by hand. On the back where non-academic marks like “Plays well with others” and “Neatness.” On in particular stands out in my memory: “Respect for authority.”…