Let’s Get DEI Off the Agenda of School Counselors

And Parents Parenting Biblically For the Welfare of the Next Generation Introduction I could site two or three counseling cases from an array of about thirty cases spread out over the country through various counselors of my acquaintance. The ten-percentile … Continue reading

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What Do We Do When Our Prayers Have Been Answered

Introduction Well, of course, we rejoice and then go on about our daily lives, right? Wrong! When the Lord answers our prayers, it usually means that we now have new responsibilities. For example, friends prayed for a child to love. … Continue reading

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Twenty Words That Bring Joy to Every Christian

This is the Day the Lord has made, and be glad in it Ps. 118:24; Remember and repent when you have fallen (Rev 3:5) Make Jesus the Apple of your eye: Focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of our … Continue reading

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A Consideration for Deconstructionist

In the first two chapters of the book of Hebrews, the writer identifies Jesus as the Messiah. With this framework in mind, he writes chapter three to all who have heard the gospel proclamation (“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a … Continue reading

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Christianity After Constantine: Lesson to Be Learned

Last weekend it was my privilege to present an all-day seminar as part of tripart local church Bible Conference. I began the day with this brief introduction. I am sure that in this church Ephesian 4:11-16 is not unfamiliar. However, … Continue reading

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Thirteen Principles of Ministry Observed in Mark Three

Introduction Over the years, I have found it interesting that every time I return to a book of the Bible to reread it, I see another vein of gold. Even when thoroughly studying a passage and publishing my findings, I … Continue reading

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Ezekiel and The Twenty-First Century

Question of The Day When was the last time you thoughtfully read from the book of Ezekiel? I suspect the average pew dweller would, at best, need to answer with, “Honestly, I cannot remember.” I would respond with an A … Continue reading

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Now Consider This

This is a different blog than I usually post. But this morning, while reading the Scriptures, this contrast set in Titus 1 and 2 struck me as a great reminder of the contrast between secular and Christian people. I encourage … Continue reading

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Deliverance from An Addiction

I Samuel 7 Introduction Israel had become addicted to idolatry and foreign gods. Though “Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel” (4:1), they persisted in idolatry for the first twenty years of his prophetic ministry; it cost them … Continue reading

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Ancient Israel and Cultural Compromise

Introduction In the book of I Corinthians, the Apostle addresses cultural compromise in the Corinthian church. There is probably no modern century that looks more like Corinth than the century between the mid-nineteenth and the present. The mid-nineteenth century has … Continue reading

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