Greetings from Welland, Ontario, Canada
Before we left Florida, someone asked, “How long does it take to get to Canada?”
“How long does it take?” I responded. “”Or how long does it take us?” Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Divine Boundaries
My preaching colleague and facebook friend, Tommy Peeler, recently posted a short piece about the importance of boundaries.
Tommy’s post further sparked some additional thoughts about this important topic Continue reading
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Do You Really Believe the Bible?
Yesterday Norma Jean and I spent the day at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky.
It was an incredible educational, informational, and faith building experience. It’s one thing to read about the dimensions of the ark and translate cubits into feet. It’s quite another to see how massive the Ark was, both outside and inside. Continue reading
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Matthew 7:13-14–Two Choices
Will everyone go to heaven when they die?
Universalism says, “yes.” That is the belief of the Unitarian Universalist Church. Several of the so called “church fathers” of the second century believed in Universalism including Clement of Alexandria and his student, Origen. Continue reading
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Is “Hate the Sin, but Love the Sinner” Biblical?
A good friend of mine and a regular reader of ThePreachersWord texted me the other day and asked, “Does God hate the sin but love the sinner?”
“We’ve heard that all our lives,” he added. Yes, we have. But we didn’t read it in the Bible. Continue reading
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Grace is Fundamental
I recently read a story that during the early days of the Civil War a young Union Solider was arrested on charges of desertion.
The solider was found guilty and sentenced to death.
President Lincoln heard about the soldier’s sentence, felt compassion, and decided to offer him a pardon. Continue reading
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Weekly Recap: June 17-21
Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
This will be our last post from Florida for a while. Monday we are leaving for a summer trip to Ontario, Canada. This year we will be staying in Welland in the Niagara region.
While it will be nice to escape the oppressive Florida heat for a while, more importantly we are looking forward to being with our Canadian brethren again. Already scheduled are preaching appointments in Wellandport, Hamilton, and Kingston. Also we will be teaching the adult class at the Wellandport VBS. If time and opportunity permits, we may add a couple more speaking engagements. Continue reading
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Break the Cycle
Not everything posted on social media is negative. So, every Friday we choose something positive, enlightening, and encouraging, found on facebook.
This piece, “Be the person who breaks the cycle,” has been posted by a number of people over the past several months. It’s credited to author and blogger Lori Deschene. Continue reading
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Unknown Heroes
Tomorrow night Bill Greason is being honored in a special baseball game when the St. Louis Cardinals square off against the San Francisco Giants.
“Who’s Bill Greason?” “What’s so special about the Cards and Giants playing baseball? You may wonder? Continue reading
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Matthew 4:1-11–The Tempter’s Attacks
John Piper once wrote that sin (lust for example) “gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be more happy if I follow it. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier.”
Piper’s observation reminds me of a true story that occurred several years ago. To protect the innocent, as well as the guilty, I will refer to the two married couples as Jason and Judy and Matt and Jen. Continue reading
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