The Psalms of Ascent

28 Feb 2021

The Psalms of Ascent

February 28, 2021

Psalms 120-134 were sung as pilgrims made their way up the Judean hills to Jerusalem to celebrate the three annual feasts of Israel. A sort of hymnal for these traveling worshippers, these “Songs of Ascent” contain some of the most beautiful and moving sentiments in the Bible, and are well […]

21 Feb 2021

Some Biblical Insights on Racism

February 21, 2021

“Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand…But now, why doest thou judge thy brother? Or thou again, why doest thou set at nought thy […]

14 Feb 2021

Crucified With Christ

February 14, 2021

There are several passages which speak of “dying” with Christ. Obviously, these are not teaching that we literally and physically died at the time Jesus was nailed to the cross. But Christians have surrendered control of their lives to Jesus in recognizing him as their Lord. They have “died” to […]

07 Feb 2021

Step Up to the Plate

February 7, 2021

Some years ago I helped coach the Little League baseball team on which our son, Robbie, was playing. As an assistant, my place was in the dugout with the boys when we were at bat. I remember one game in which we were getting beaten pretty good. The other team […]

31 Jan 2021

Crossing Jordan

January 31, 2021

Last Sunday I did something I very rarely do. I preached another preacher’s sermon. The sermon, “the Jordan River” was adapted from a sermon preached by J.W. McGarvey back in 1893! When I read that sermon, I was so moved by it that I just knew I had to try […]

24 Jan 2021

Remember the Main Thing

January 24, 2021

As I write these lines, it is Inauguration Day in America – a very important thing. It is important on many levels, including the fact that it represents the peaceful transfer of power in our blessed republic. It has been occurring every presidential term for nearly 250 years. It is […]

17 Jan 2021

They Don’t Want to Hear It

January 17, 2021

When people no longer want to hear the truth, there is hopelessness. This is true because only the truth can “set us free” (Jn. 8:32), and when we close our eyes to the truth, we are rejecting the only hope that we have. This is why it is so desperately […]

10 Jan 2021

The Grace of God

January 10, 2021

Everything we have we owe to the grace of God. Our physical lives, our material possessions, our spiritual lives, and our salvation from sin are all undeserved gifts from God. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights,” (Jas. 1:17). We […]

03 Jan 2021

The Fruit of the Spirit

January 3, 2021

We note in Gal. 5:22 the absence of an “s” after “fruit.” Paul did not say, “the fruits of the Spirit are…” but, “the fruit of the Spirit is…” The use of the singular rather than the plural suggests an aggregate or total package. It’s like a recipe where all […]

27 Dec 2020

A Straight Course to Samothrace

December 27, 2020

There is an interesting detail included by the inspired historian, while describing a part of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Acts 16:11. Luke records that after setting sail from Troas, “we made a straight course to Samothrace.” Making a straight course in those days meant they took advantage of favorable winds—the sailing […]