Mark 6:31

Mark 6:31, “And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”

This morning, we attempt writing upon a subject we have never written about before. Looking at the world around us, entertainment abounds, and most of it is foolish at b... [Read more]

Jesus Happens

Jesus concluded His Sermon on the Mount with a comparison of two houses. He said a person who will hear and obey God’s word is like a wise man who builds his house upon a rock. Jesus also said a person who will neither hear or obey God’s word is like a foolish man who builds his home upon sand. But, herein is the crux of Jesu... [Read more]

Job 9:34-35

Job 9:34-35, “Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.”

This morning, God receives less respect from the world at large than perhaps any other time in recent history. While the wicked, ungodly, unregenerate populace are just as disrespectful as at any other t... [Read more]

II Timothy 2:15

II Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

This morning, feelings of entitlement abound. Modern day society deems hard work and sustained, long-term effort to be needless. Rather, society thinks that things are “deserved” and not “worked... [Read more]

Preaching Jesus

Dear Friends,

We live in an age of instant gratification, instant food, and instant belief. Many people seem void of the patience or skill to deal with life from a wise, long-term perspective. In their minds, forget about ten years from now; how will this situation impact my life next week? Forget about complex recipes, however healthy and balanced; just ... [Read more]

Gospel Suffering

Dear Friends,

When we insist on viewing life from our mundane, human perspective, we often complain about the complexities we face. When we filter our view of life, giving serious consideration only to the Biblical, God-view of life, it becomes incredibly simple. An old spiritual hymn complains, “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen, nobody knows my sorr... [Read more]

Significant Discipleship

Dear Friends,

Does God care what we believe about Him? Does He care what we believe about His truth, revealed in Scripture? When challenged with the direct question, few people would dare to deny that what we believe matters to God, but many of them go right on creating their own version of truth that they believe, often distorting Scripture after Scriptur... [Read more]

Logical Shift of Locus

Dear Friends,

The question of how God ultimately, finally—eternally—saves a sinner has been a topic of debate from the first generation of the New Testament faith. Otherwise we could offer no reasonable explanation for the frequent mention in New Testament writings against the idea that man does something, either mental or physical, to effect his new bi... [Read more]

The Pursuit of Happiness

Our forefathers, who penned “the pursuit of happiness” into the Declaration of Independence, had a far different concept of happiness than 21st Century America. The following quotes come from successful men of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Their vocations are diverse (arts, science, politics, business, and philosophy), yet the... [Read more]

Sylvester Hassel on Charles H. Spurgeon

THE WITHDRAWAL OF MR. C. H. SPURGEON FROM THE BAPTIST UNION OF ENGLAND AND WALES

In Appleton’s Annual Cyclopedia for 1887-88, I find the following very interesting and instructive account of Mr. C. H. Spurgeon’s withdrawal from the Baptist Union of England and Wales

“The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon gave notice of his withdrawal from the Bapt... [Read more]

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