Resurrection

The first law of Thermodynamics says that no mass or energy is ever destroyed, that it merely changes form. When a piece of wood is burned, it is not gone. Some of it becomes heat; some deteriorates into the ashes. But it is not destroyed - it just changes. When a lake dries up,...

Respect / Reverence

In London's Westminster Abbey, many great men and women are buried in the floor of the church. Visitors walk over their tombs without hesitation...all but one. There is one tomb that no one walks over. Even the Queen at her Coronation walked around it. It is the tomb of Britain's...

Prayer

In the Middleton's comic strip by Dunagin and Summers, little Wendie is getting ready to pray. Her mother says, "Time for prayers Wendie." Wendie declares, "I'm going to pray for my friends." Her mother responds by reminding her daughter, "We're also to pray for people...

Jesus In The Garden

Mark 14:32-42 An enclosed piece of ground was there at Gethsemane. The Lord seems to have left the main body of the disciples outside. He had a parting word of advice for them, however: "Sit ye here!" He said, "I am going to pray." The implication is that they would be well advised to do the same, especially...

Marriage

Recently the Associated Press carried a story of a Saudi American man named Saleh-al-Sayeri, who has been married 58 times. He has not broken any laws in his culture, which allows divorce and allows a man to be married to four women at the same time, but even in his homeland...

Love

Have you seen some of those stories about children's definitions of love? Some favorites include the insight of five-year old Karl who said, "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Mary Ann, age four observes, ...

Should Evangelize Be Translated Evangelize?

It seems intuitive. It seems logical. But since 1388 the Greek verb "evangelize" has not been translated "evangelize" in the English Bible. What a strange quirk of Bible translation! John Wycliffe in his translation of the Bible in 1382 translated almost every one of the 54 uses of...

Inheritance

Every British monarch is crowned sitting in the Coronation Chair. It is not very impressive. The paint is peeling, showing the marks of earlier paint. The initials of schoolboys are carved on it. But beneath it is the Stone of Scone over which Scottish kings were crowned . . . and legend says ...

Influence

Those who speak up for Jesus are often labeled as annoyances. Some of that may be unavoidable. Herb Caen once said, "The problem with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around." Caen's comment might well be an overstatement, but all who...

Honesty

For many years Sam Rayburn was a Congressman from Texas and long time speaker of the House of Representatives. A congressional office building is named for him. He was widely respected for his honesty. He once said, "I don't remember what I say. I don't have to." What a...