I have preached more than 1200 sermons over the course of my pastoral career. I have taught who knows how many Sunday School classes and Bible studies? I have counseled scores of people using the Bible as my primary therapeutic resource. Now I would like to think that everyone who has ever sat under any … [Read more…]
The Bible declares that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” But what does this look like in real life? For people who have yet to believe in the Good News (gospel) surrounding the Person of Jesus Christ, it looks one way. For people who have bought into the Good News of … [Read more…]
It requires two key components for a Major League baseball player to be selected for admission into its prestigious Hall of Fame. First, the player must have enjoyed a stellar career, the tops at his position when he played; and second, once he is nominated and voted favorably by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, … [Read more…]
An unnamed pastor had been preaching a sermon series on the importance of daily Bible reading. In the midst of this series, a couple from his church invited him and his wife over for an evening of dinner and fellowship. Shortly after their arrival, the wives slipped off to the kitchen to chat and … [Read more…]
“Shorty” stands at 5’6”, but he’s not been short on drug-smuggling and murder, earning for himself the dubious distinction from our US Treasury Department, the “most powerful drug trafficker in the world.” He has built a $3 billion a year business, while boasting the execution of between 2-3,000 people. One loses count after his first … [Read more…]
