Sermons and Biblical Studies

Is Our Time Well Spent? How would you like to spend 2 years making phone calls to people who aren’t home? Sound absurd? According to one time management study, that’s how much time the average person spends trying to return calls to people who never seem to be in. Not only that, we spend 6 … Continue reading “Time, wasted”

A Life Once Spent Is Irrevocable A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated through eternity….The same may be said of each day. When it is once past, it is gone forever. All the marks which we put upon it, it will exhibit forever….Each day will not only be a witness … Continue reading “Time”

John L. Sullivan The legendary bare-knuckles boxing champion John L. Sullivan was confronted by a runt of a man who, suffering from the effects of too much drink, challenged the burly champion to a fight. Sullivan, who once battled toe-to-toe with an opponent for 75rounds, growled, “Listen, you, if you hit me just once—and I … Continue reading “Threat”

Quote •      Bumper sticker of the month. “I can read your mind and you ought to be ashamed of yourself.” – Bits & Pieces, January 5, 1995, p. 22.

Driving up from Beersheba, a combined force of British, Australians and New Zealanders were pressing on the rear of the Turkish retreat over arid desert. The attack outdistanced its water carrying camel train. Water bottles were empty. The sun blazed pitilessly out of a sky where the vultures wheeled expectantly. “Our heads ached,” writes Gilbert, … Continue reading “Thirst”

Naming a Ship Back in 1934, when the Cunard line was getting ready to name its greatest ocean liner, the consensus was that it should be named after Queen Elizabeth I. A high official is reported to have had an audience with King George V. “We would like to name the ship after England’s greatest … Continue reading “Thinking, quick”

Quotes •      Let the mind of the Master be the master of your mind. – Anon •      Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. – Henry Ford, 1929 Watts •      Watts of power used by the human brain when it’s engaged in deep thought: … Continue reading “Thinking”

OT Theophanies A theophany is a visible manifestation of God usually restricted to the Old Testament. God has appeared in dreams (Gen. 20:3–7; 28:12–17), visions (Gen. 15:1–21; Is. 6:1–13), as an angel (Gen. 16:7–13; 18:1–33). There is a manifestation known as the Angel of the Lord (Judges 6:20 f.) and seems to have characteristics of … Continue reading “Theophany”

Why God Will Never Get Tenure at Any University 1. Only published one book. 2. It was in Hebrew. 3. It had no references. 4. He did not publish it in referenced journals. 5. Some doubt He even wrote it Himself. 6. He is not known for His cooperative work. 7. Sure, He created the … Continue reading “Theology Proper”

Meaning of Theology comes from two Greek words, theos (God) and logos (discourse, speech, line of argument), and means simply God-talk—or, more fully, thoughts about God expressed in statements about God. God-thoughts are only right when they square with God’s own thoughts about himself; theology comes good only when we let God’s revealed truth—that is, … Continue reading “Theology”