CBCNews reports on a German church that is taking 639 years to “perform” a musical piece that originally took only 22 minutes. The title of the piece is “As Slow as Possible” and the church decided that 22 minutes was… Read More ›
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AUDACITY OF SODOM
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. By fiat, four Judges redefined marriage. When two angels, appearing as men, came to Sodom to see the carnal condition of the city, Moses wrote that… Read More ›
IS IT LEGALISM OR IS IT NOT?
Writing on the subject of modest dress, Bill Mosely, a Baptist, writes here the following: Legalism is generally cried out when this subject is approached. However, strict adherence to the law is not an undesirable quality. Law is an established… Read More ›
THE GOSPEL OF "GOING GREEN"
Paul wrote, “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!” – Galatians 1:8. It’s pretty risky business to be changing… Read More ›
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WANT – AMNON AND TAMAR
In 2 Samuel is the account of Amnon, the firstborn of King David, who lusted for Tamar, his half-sister. It says, “Amnon was so frustrated because of his sister Tamar, that his frustration made made him ill,…” (2 Sam. 13:2)…. Read More ›
BROUGHT FORTH IN INIQUITY, PSALM 51:5; 58:3
Keil & Delitzsch (K&D) say that David is here confessing “his hereditary sin as the root of his actual sin.” That’s a possible explanation but it is not the best one in this writer’s opinion. What is David doing in… Read More ›
MAKERS AND TAKERS – Peter Schweizer
In the article I wrote (here ) describing my concern that Christian Colleges do not have the students’ or parents’ best spiritual interests at heart when they invite liberal speakers to chapel, I wrote about the difference between givers and… Read More ›
DO YOUR PART AND GOD WILL DO HIS PART
How is the Sovereignty of God harmonized with the Free Will of Man? David threw the stone but the battle was the Lord’s, 1 Sam 17:47 Joab was strong and courageous to war against the Arameans and Ammon but he… Read More ›
LOST WITHOUT A CLUE
“Thirteen per cent of students surveyed said they got “blind drunk” regularly while 43 per cent said they did so occasionally.”1 It’s sad to think that billions of people who are alive today are going to hell. They are unrepentant… Read More ›
THE AGE OF COMMITMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Every parent wonders about the age when their child is ready to make the commitment to follow Christ. Jesus was perhaps extraordinary as a twelve-year-old child when He stood in the temple and taught the Word with great wisdom. “And… Read More ›
A Conquering Faith 