Anointing is Not Always a Divine Anointing
I have, through time in the ministry, witnessed some unmistakable manifestations of Satan. I have seen people wither on the floor like snakes and small individuals throw several large men around like…
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Men To Match The Times
Irving Stone created an interwoven pageant of historical stories of the great westward drive which, in a few rousing decades, settled a continent and gave the United States dimensions of which its…
The Bridge Builder
An old man, going a lone highway, Came, at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man…
The Pulpit - Open or Respected?
First, it is clear that there is no such thing as “an open pulpit.” We realize what the phrase was meant to convey, but in reality there is no such thing as…
Worship Without Understanding
Acts 17:22-31 In contrast to what many may think, it is very possible to worship that which we don’t understand or, maybe, even know. The Bible clearly illustrates that certain men may…
Thoughts on the "we" and "our" of John 14:23-24
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our…
An Old House
Shortly after we were married, my wife and I had the opportunity to buy a very old house. This house was ancient. It was originally built as a one room Methodist church…
Study To Shew Thyself Approved
I have come to a conclusion, after years of observing and inquiry of a plethora of preachers, that there are about as many different study and sermon preparation ways as there are…
Stories
I have become wearied at times as I have sat listening to certain preachers that place one story upon another story that leads to yet another story --without one hint of Biblical…
Absalom Anguish
Psalm 55:12-14 "For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could…
PREACHING – THE UNIFIER
We hear so much about preaching being divisive -- I for one still hold to the belief that preaching is a true unifier -- uniting men of like precious faith! In our…
Lives Changed Not Land Captured - Success Measured by Wrong Data
Vietnam was a war like no other war that American forces had ever been engaged in previously. Unlike World War I or World War II where geographical gains (or loses) were determinate…