Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
I suppose that every church has its own distinctive finger print. There are no two churches in all the world that are exactly like, and there never have been, because different churches are made up of different people, and they all have different finger prints. Of...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Some preachers call them “undesigned coincidences,” but I’m not sure that I like that term. There are hundreds of cases where a tiny reference in one scripture authenticates another scripture. I don’t like the words undesigned...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Try to picture yourself as a civilian in the heart of Bagdad, Iraq. You aren’t in the military, and you aren’t wearing a uniform, although a bullet-proof vest might not be a bad idea. In fact, that’s what I’d like you to consider. You are...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
The Bible has a lot to say about indebtedness. Maybe that was to combat the economic mess that we have created for ourselves in these last days. But then again, it may just be a part of our general human depravity to be in debt, and there have always been debt...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Saul of Tarsus, one of the up and coming leaders of Israel, was on a business trip to Syria. He was traveling first class, but it wasn’t on board a 747 or the Amtrak train from Jerusalem. You could say that he was minding his own business, because, despite what...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
If I made the statement, “it is good to be a democrat,” you might be a little shocked and angered. But that statement could mean several different things. It could mean that I was a welfare recipient, being paid by the government to sit at home and watch...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Secular literature abounds with stories about kidnapings and unjust imprisonments. Perhaps the story was about a child who was being held for ransom and how his parents got him back. Perhaps it was an imprisonment something like “The Count of Monte...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Banff National Park, in the province of Alberta, is one of my favorite places. In driving from Post Falls, to Calgary, the southern route is a little shorter, but I prefer the road that passes north through Banff. Not only are the mountains and rivers spectacular,...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
Let’s pretend that someone has brought a man to America from the most remote corner of the world. Let’s pretend that his profession back home was murdering other men. He killed people at the command of his tribal chief, or his king, or the leader of the...
Jan 16, 2015 | Romans
It is so far back in my memory, that I can’t remember if I was the subject or if it was my sister. For the sake of the story, let’s say that it was me. Some time after our family moved from Calgary to Omaha, Nebraska, we were in a store, and I wanted to...
