FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 5, Conclusion) In this final installment we consider our personal roles in ministering to those caught in the sin of homosexuality. What to Do? The clear identification of homosexuality as a sin…
“ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?” or “The Bible and Biscuit Bible Study” (A pastor sent the following letter to a man he met at a gun show. While visiting at his booth, a friendly discussion was…
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain An Easter Hymn #204 in The Lutheran Hymnal This Easter hymn is based on the Song of Moses in Exodus 15. As he contemplates the resurrection of Christ, the…
St. Matthew’s account of the Easter story What gracious, wondrous love is this, my soul? The tomb that held the body of our Lord Was open, empty, that first Easter morn. Is this a trick,…
What a world of difference a simple punctuation mark can make. It can be the difference between disappointment and delight. For instance, one man realizes that he has gone as far as he will ever…
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings, Chapters Twelve through Fourteen The Divided Kingdom While I was preparing to write this article on the dividing of the kingdom of God’s people in the…
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Fourth in a Series– The Amen and the Confession of Sins Amen Amen is a common expression…
FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 4 of 5) In part three of this series we saw the variety of ways in which great effort is being made to make the sin of homosexuality acceptable. These efforts are…
THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take yet another look at the cross–the best way for Jesus to die, and the best way for you to die–and to go on dying, as Galatians 5:24 shows: “Those…
A(NOTHER) MOVIE TO AVOID Most Hollywood-produced movies today are not worth seeing because they promote behavior such as obscenity, violence, immorality, and a variety of other anti-Christian actions, ideas, and attitudes. Now comes a movie…
