Tuesday night was the finale for the 25th season of The Voice. Reba McEntire’s soulful singer Asher took first place. But she also had the runner up with country artist Josh Sanders.
Leading up to the announcement of the winner, the coaches sang with each of their team members who had advanced. Reba and Josh performed their special rendition of Randy Houser’s song “Back to God.” Continue reading
“In the deep recesses of man’s soul lies an overwhelming yearning toward the Creator,” penned A. W. Tozer in the beginning lines of his book “Experiencing the Presence of God.”
That yearning has been described and depicted in various ways by a variety of authors over the years.
Mike Cope calls it a “holy hunger.”
Martin De Hann refers to it as a “radical reliance.” Continue reading
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Shocking. Shameful. Offensive. Demeaning.
These and many other words we can’t print were used to describe a recent graduation speech by Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker at Benedictine College.
The speech has caused such controversy that over 216,600 people have signed a petition calling for the NFL and the Chiefs to release Butker
So, what did Butker say which was so offensive that every major news network reported it? Continue reading
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian and author of the modern classic “The Cost of Discipleship.” He was also an anti-Nazi dissident.
When Hitler began interfering with churches and humiliating the German Jews, Bonhoeffer protested. He refused the fuehrer’s demands and would not participate with the state churches who compromised.
It’s said several of Bonhoeffer’s friends urged him to bend. They reasoned that they would lose the opportunity to preach altogether if they followed his example. Continue reading
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Greeting from Beverly Hills, FL
Today’s post is a recap of the past week’s posts with its live links. In case you’ve missed one, it’s a good way to catch up. It’s also an easy way to share ThePreachersWord with your friends either by email or via social media. Continue reading
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Recently my facebook friend and preaching colleague Adam Shanks posted a piece about honor that caught my eye.
“The world has decided to erase shame by erasing honor: giving awards for participation instead of achievement, heaping praise on those who are unable to control their urges, applauding the irreverent, and lifting up the dishonorable.” Continue reading
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Our Wednesday evening Bible class where we worship at West Citrus is studying the “One Another” commands in the New Testament. Last night was the command “Submit to One Another” based on Ephesians 5:21
Our teacher, Marvin, conducted an interesting experiment in preparation for the class. He emailed 6 of his friends and asked their impression of the word “submission.”
To make it more interesting, he chose three of his friends who were Christians and the other three were non-Christians. Continue reading
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Jesus, the prophets, and Bible preachers often used parables, allegories, or stories to illustrate and illuminate Truth and teach a moral lesson. Such is the case with Nathan the prophet in today’s text.
King David had lusted after Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, one of Israel’s elite warriors who was away fighting the Philistines. David committed adultery with her. Then when he learned she was pregnant with his child, tried to cover his sin by bringing Uriah home, getting him drunk, and going home to his wife. But Uriah refused. Continue reading
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In his Daily Bible Study series, William Barclay tells a compelling story about an evangelist named Brownlow North. Apparently, in his younger days, he had lived a wild life.
“Once, just before he was to enter the pulpit in a church in Aberdeen, he received a letter. This letter informed him that its writer had evidence of some disgraceful thing which Brownlow North had done before he became a Christian, and it went on to say that the writer proposed to interrupt the service and to tell the whole congregation of that sin if he preached. Continue reading
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Ralph “Babe” Pinelli was a major league baseball player in the early 20th century who later became an umpire.
It’s told that in 1935, Babe’s first year umpiring, he was the home plate umpire working a game in which Babe Ruth was playing. It’s was Ruth’s last year in the majors.
After swinging and missing at the first two pitches for strikes, Babe Ruth didn’t swing on the next pitch which he thought was a ball. Pinelli called, “Strike Three.” Continue reading
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