Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sand in my Shoes Imagine all of the obstacles a person might have to overcome if he were to walk from New York City to San Francisco. One man who accomplished this rare achievement mentioned a rather surprising difficulty when asked to tell of his biggest hurdle. He said that the toughest part of the … Continue reading “Irritation”

Bystander Effect What a sharp contrast with a scene that occurred on a New York street nearly two decades before. Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At least thirty-eight of her neighbors witnessed the attack and heard her screams. In the course of the 90-minute episode, her attacker was actually frightened away, … Continue reading “Irresponsible”

Resosurce When God Was Taken Captive, W. Aldrich, Multnomah, 1989, p.68 Quotes •      The unsaved “come most freely, being made willing by His grace – Westminster Confession, XII 1 •      When God works in us, the will, being changed and sweetly breathed on by the Spirit of God, desires and acts not from compulsion but … Continue reading “Irresistible Grace”

Can’t you Read English novelist William Golding tells with delight of the policewoman in a Wiltshire town near his home who gave him a parking ticket the day after he won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. “Can’t you read?” she demanded. R. W. Apple, Jr., in New York Times Clint and Burt A Universal … Continue reading “Irony”

Becoming Involved When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was struck dumb to learn that the youth had died as a result of the pounding. Yet neither … Continue reading “Involvement”

The Invitations of Christ “He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day: for it was about the tenth hour” (John 1:39). This is the first of the gracious invitations of the Lord Jesus to “Come” to Him. On this occasion, right after His … Continue reading “Invitation”

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and … Continue reading “Invictus”

Quotes •      Rose’s first law of investments: Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repainting. – Billy Rose •      I am not as concerned with the return on my money as I am with the return of my money. – Will Rogers Source unknown

Chain Saw The story is told of the big lumberjack who bought a brand new chainsaw and was told it could cut down at least 100 trees a day. But on the first day he only managed to cut down 25 trees. The next day he tried harder and finally cut down 33 trees. The … Continue reading “Introductions”

Resource David Augsberger, When Enough is Enough, (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1984), p. 98. Familiarity Vs Familiarity and intimacy are not the same. Each has a value in life, certainly in married life, but one is no substitute for the other. If one is confused for the other, we have the basis for major human … Continue reading “Intimacy”