Sermons and Biblical Studies

Resource •      How to develop child into one, Christian Child Rearing, P. Meier, Baker, 1977, p. 54ff.

Wrong Moral Choices In the 1950s a psychologist, Stanton Samenow, and a psychiatrist, Samuel Yochelson, sharing the conventional wisdom that crime is caused by environment, set out to prove their point. They began a 17-year study involving thousands of hours of clinical testing of 250 inmates here in the District of Columbia. To their astonishment, … Continue reading “Crime”

The Apostle’s Creed 1. I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 2. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord. 3. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; 4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; 5. … Continue reading “Creeds”

Anesthetic Although he wasn’t the first to use ether as an anesthetic, Boston dentist William Morton was credited with this discovery after using ether for a tooth extraction in the mid-1840s. But Morton had done so at the recommendation of Boston chemist Charles Jackson, who also claimed part of the credit. When the Massachusetts Historical … Continue reading “Credit”

As Though It Were Truth There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: “I wish you would explain to me something.” “Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher.” “What is the reason for the difference between you … Continue reading “Credibility”

Mount Rushmore In addition to Mt. Rushmore, one of Gutzin Borglum’s great works as a sculptor is the head of Lincoln in the Capitol at Washington. He cut it from a large, square block of stone in his studio. One day, when the face of Lincoln was just becoming recognizable out of the stone, a … Continue reading “Creativity”

Gallup Poll A recent Gallup Poll found that the greatest number of Americans (47% of those expressing an opinion) hold to the strict creationist view, that God created man pretty much in his present form within the last 10, 000 years. Most other Americans believe in some combination of evolution and creationism, and only nine … Continue reading “Creation”

Three Eggs Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs to color for Easter. “I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head,” said the older one. “Promise?” asked the younger. “Promise!” Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear … Continue reading “Craftiness”

Nikita Khrushchev During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the audience. “You were one of Stalin’s colleagues. Why didn’t you stop him?” … Continue reading “Coward”

Stinging Ants Recently I laid a small circle of poison around a hill of stinging ants. Thinking the tiny granules of poison were food, the ants began to pick them up and carry them throughout the colony. I returned later to see how well the poison was working. Hundreds of the stinging ants were carrying … Continue reading “Covetousness”