Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
And Jesus Wept A Pastor’s Look at Pain By Pastor K. David Oldfield Copyright 2001 by CBM Publications 100 West 12th Street Post Falls, ID 83854 Introduction Why is it that modern life has such a numbing effect on people? Ask the average person what he did on...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Boy, am I Konfused If it wasn’t for the great mysteries of life this would be a very dull universe. It is mystery that keeps the astronomer probing the sky for black holes, quasars and pulsars....
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Thus Saith the Lord The first direct reference to pain in the Bible, as well as the first in human history, is found in the form of a prediction. The book of beginnings, Genesis, which lays the corner-stone for the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Labor Versus Management It was a hot Canadian afternoon at Shouldice Park on the banks of the Bow River. My sister and I were permitted to wade along the edge of the river. Off came the shoes followed by the socks. Up...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Clear and Present Danger This Autumn story is a familiar one in the Western mountains: The scarlet-clad hunter found some fresh deer tracks in the snow and began to follow them, hoping for the first kill of the new...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield To God be the Glory The Being that we call “God” is made up of many attributes and characteristics. For example, Jehovah can be said to be omnipresent and omniscient, which mean that He always knows the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield And They Twain Shall be One Flesh This is a world of interwoven relationships. For example, mankind cannot be separated from his environment, such as, from the things that he eats. Then too, as much as we try, we...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Twisted Sister Children have special tools for coping with the problems of their surprisingly complex worlds. For example, a child lacking the ability to make friends easily may become a show-off or a bully in order...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield One Plus One is Two; Two Plus Two is Four Perhaps it is not the greatest or most important question ever asked, but the certainly the toughest is the one screamed from the sick bed or mortuary chapel: “Why? Why,...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield A Perfect Ten I must assume that most of us have never been criminals, so we can’t speak with authority in this area, but it’s reasonable to assume that even thieves want to be the very best that they can...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Bridge Over Troubled Waters Whether or not any of the other questions about pain have been answered, every sufferer wonders about how to relieve, or palliate, his pain. Thus, the treatment of pain is a growing and...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield A Little Child Shall Lead Them Napoleon Bonaparte was at his greatest when leading his armies to victory: at Toulon, at Lodi, at Castiglione and many other places. He was not a great success in his own home, in...
Jan 20, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Agony 101 Pain was a way of life to the nation of Israel, as it may be with you. At times it just came naturally during their journeys in the wilderness, and then at other times, Israel dared God, through their...
Jan 19, 2015 | Books, Jesus Wept
From “And Jesus Wept,” by Pastor K. David Oldfield Somewhere Over the Rainbow Using your imagination, let us pretend that as a child you never learned how to ride a bicycle, but now for medical reasons, you’ve determined to give it a try. It might prove to be...
