Dr. Stuart Scott once said it was a regular practice of his to spend time every Monday going over his notes from Sunday.  In other words, Dr. Scott wants to do everything he can to be a “doer of the Word” and not merely “a hearer only.”  How many times have we left the service without ever... Continue Reading

I imagine it’s the same most weeks, and I wonder if that’s what the pastor really wants to talk about. Does he enjoy the jumble of “lovely-weather-we’re-having” and “could-you-explain-this-in-the-Greek”? Or does he secretly wish someone would ask him about his sports team? His library? His soul?  I’m not a pastor, but I happen to know... Continue Reading

I do not see any difference in principle between the way Rev. Geering redefined the supernatural miracle of the our Lord’s resurrection and the way many scholars and teachers redefine the supernatural miracle of His miracle of creation. I am 90-years-old and my body will soon be buried. But I still believe in a future... Continue Reading

Consider the main idea of Jesus’ conversation and this devotional: Jesus desires, deserves, and demands water/fruit from his disciples, and yet he promises to deliver that which he desires, in supernatural abundance, if you will but ask. Now hear the good news of the Gospel of Jesus.   Jesus left the populace, took his ministry on the road,... Continue Reading

It seems that Quinn and Martland were apprised of a situation involving an Afghan mother who was severely thrashed by an Afghan soldier who had kidnapped her son, chained him to a bed, and was repeatedly raping the helpless child whenever he felt the inclination. Quinn and Martland confronted the Afghan commander, who then laughed in... Continue Reading

Don’t misunderstand. I’m not promoting a lemming-like acceptance of conventional wisdom or the judgments of the establishment.  There’s a healthy place for critique.  Nor am I suggesting we roll over and play dead when someone oversteps their bounds. I’m all for insisting on personal rights, especially when it concerns the well being of my family.... Continue Reading

You can probably tell that I like the changing of the seasons, but I know not everyone does. That’s a choice. I don’t always welcome these seasons, of course. Ask me how excited I am about winter snow when I have to shovel our driveway.  But life always brings change, whether that change is predictable... Continue Reading

The Holy Spirit indwells us and enables us to interpret and apply His Word, and it is the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth. We are utterly dependent upon the Holy Spirit. Without Him, we cannot rightly understand anything in His Word. We don’t need to be great scholars to understand God’s Word,... Continue Reading

How do we know God loves us? Because Jesus died for us. Through his sacrifice sin is paid for and God’s wrath against us came to an end. When we are wondering what God thinks of us as his people, when we are in doubt of God’s affection for us, we look back. God’s love... Continue Reading

Peaceful relations start to break down between the parents and children, and the parents begin to get slightly desperate. Panic begins to set as the parents foresee the complete war that is on the horizon. A storm is brewing. Winter is coming. A buffer is needed. A mediator. Something to temporarily distract the children from... Continue Reading