Sep 1, 2016 | Wednesday
As some of you know, for my own pleasure, I am writing a book on three generations of the Gano family. Three years ago, the Stewarts gave me a biography on John Gano, the pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York and a chaplain in the Revolutionary War. That book...
Aug 25, 2016 | Wednesday
This chapter begins as though Paul was thinking about concluding his letter. But he was diverted, and we are very glad that he was. It appears that he wanted to make one more exhortation and warning: “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the...
Aug 18, 2016 | Wednesday
Timothy and Paul had a special relationship. They were unrelated, and yet they were brothers. They were unrelated, and yet they had the same Father. They were unrelated, and yet one was like a father to the other. They were of very different temperments, and yet they...
Aug 11, 2016 | Wednesday
Let’s say that you are an artist, and a Christian publishing company has commissioned you paint book jacket. The book, in this case, compares the lives of two great Old Testament servants of God. The book will be entitled “The Good, the Bad and the...
Aug 4, 2016 | Wednesday
I come from a very small family; I am the only son of an only son. And I have one sister, just as my father had only one sister. Most of you have far more uncles, aunts and cousins than I have of every kind of relative. I am not complaining – that is just the way...
Jul 21, 2016 | Wednesday
Just for the sake of illustration, let’s think of the soul as piece of intricate machinery. Nearly all machines require service – anything from yearly to daily maintenance. Your body as another example; it requires maintenance – a lot of it must be done every...
Jul 14, 2016 | Wednesday
The Bible means many things to many people. It should bring to mind words such as holy, eternal, comforting, exciting, encouraging and supernatural. Unfortunately, there are others which might say: ridiculous, irritating, fictional and worthless. Everyone has his...
Jul 7, 2016 | Wednesday
There are a lot of people who look at the world and fear the possibility of war. There are people praying that, unlike our parents and grand parents, we are spared more war. But it looks like Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea and others may not care much for those...
Jun 30, 2016 | Wednesday
As a rule it is not the best thing to talk about your personal devotional life in any great detail. It goes beyond the semi-private into the really private. It is far more personally important than talking about an unfinished business deal. It is infinitely more...
Jun 23, 2016 | Wednesday
I wouldn’t be surprised to have confirmation some day that the ante-deluvian world was flat. It appears to me that mountains arose during the flood. But all of them??? I don’t know for sure. We do know that since the flood we have lots of mountains and valleys...
Jun 16, 2016 | Wednesday
The village of Bethany gives testimony to the authenticity of the Bible. The name “Bethany” comes from the combination of two words. The Hebrew word “beth” means “house,” and it is coupled to another which speaks of the date palm....
Jun 9, 2016 | Wednesday
Have you ever seen a puppy or a kitten which wasn’t cute? If you leave out what some of you adults know about mature dogs and feral cats, isn’t true that every kitten or puppy is cute? Yesterday, I went out to Clayton and got to meet Sahalie’s new puppy – as cute as...
Jun 2, 2016 | Wednesday
If I was a 5′ 1″ basketball player, I would have to be 9 times better than the man 2 feet taller than me. I would have to be faster; I would have to handle the ball better, and I would have to be able to shoot baskets from center court. Being vertically...
May 26, 2016 | Wednesday
I John 3:1 might be looked upon as bit of medicine. For some it might be an antidepressant; for others it might be a shot of caffeine. If taken properly, this verse could be an antidote to backsliding, or indolence, or even heresy. As I was meditating on I John 3:1,...
May 19, 2016 | Wednesday
After the arrival of the Europeans, the first form of government in North America was colonial. There were the thirteen English colonies as well as French and Spanish colonies. Many of the people living under those colonial regimes didn’t like the treatment they were...
