The Preaching of the Cross – I Corinthians 1:17-24

  There have been two periods in my life when I was regularly involved in a radio ministry. The most recent was in Deming, NM, where I had a 15 minute live broadcast on the small local station. It was early each Sunday morning, and I brought a brief devotional or...

April 14

  Dorothy Kelly was an English Puritan, living in Bristol. She desired to see the Church of England reformed – cleansed from the wickedness and laxity found in its members and clergy. On Sundays, after attending the services of her church, she would join others in...

The Blessing of the Holy Spirit – Romans 8:1-14

  It could be argued that this message is a continuation of our short series from I Peter 2:9-10. It is not, but the fact is, this does a consider another of the great blessings we have as Christians. As I said at least once during that series, it may take eternity...

An Eternal and Heavenly Record – I John 5:7-12

  Of the 350 million people in this country, there are probably 200 million sports fans. But under that large category there are thousands of subdivisions, and then there are degrees within those subdivisions. Some fans are rabid and radical, while others have a...

April 7

The Metropolitan Tabernacle is best known as the site of C.H. Spurgeon’s ministry, but he did not start that church.  Several important men pastored there before him.  Benjamin Keach was ordained and began his pastorate there in 1668.  John Gill was an elder in that...

Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 20:12

  I feel like I owe you an apology, but the reality is – I don’t. I guess it’s just the Canadian in me. An apology for what, some of you might ask? For being unable to leave verse 12.   Last week’s lesson should have been sufficient to prove Solomon’s point –...

The Incalculable Blessing of Mercy – I Peter 2:9-10

  Over the years, one of the joys of Family Camp has been the arrival of an annual meteor shower. Several times, Judy and I walked to the top of the hill above camp, laid down on our backs, turned off our flash lights and watched the streaks of light flashing across...

March 31

Abraham Marshall followed his father in becoming the pastor of the Kiokee Baptist church in north east Georgia. After more than forty years of bachelorhood, Abraham determined that the Lord wanted him to marry, providing him with someone “to divide the sorrows...

Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 20:12

  Verse 12 encourages me to do something which I’ve always delighted to do. I love to take my limited knowledge of science to try to bring glory to our Creator, the Lord Jesus. Perhaps I am not really qualified to teach this lesson – at least from the scientific...