Preaching To Women

Is It Really True That Men Are from Mars and Women Are from Venus? In the 1990s, John Gray made at least a small fortune with his book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. The book was on best-seller lists for years and was discussed on almost every talk show. It also fed some of the preva

The Hope of Human History

The Hope of Human History (Fifth in a Series) Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45 In the words of Daniel, the dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure. (Dan. 2:45) There is coming a day when this stone cut without human hands will smite the statue at its feet, at the time

Be Persistently Stubborn!

Proper 9 (B), July 6, 2003 Mark 6:1-13 The word stubborn means, "Firmly, often unduly determined in will or purpose: obstinate. Marked by perseverance: persistent. Difficult to handle or work: resistant.1 The scripture text describes situations of stubbornness by obstinacy and the other by

Don’t Give In!

Don't Give In! (First in a Series) Daniel 1:1-8 Our current contemporary culture brings new challenges to our Christian faith with each passing day. Daniel was a young man who grew up in a culture of traditional family values. Then he unexpectedly found hims

The Voice Of The Mind – The Word Of God

The voice of the mind must never be confused with the word of God!   I listened to an erudite TV ora-tor speaking from the prestigious pulpit of a well-known church. He had lots of words but no meaning - great know-how but no know Him. Not once did he mention Jesus, His cross, or the resur

Vision

In one of their books, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen retell an ancient story. There was a thief in ancient times who stole a magnificent coat. It was made of the finest of materials and had buttons of silver and gold...

Sins

The Alamo is under attack again. This time it is by termites. The news told the story of attempts to protect the ancient mission and fort. Monitoring systems have been installed underground. Traps filled with pieces of wood are to be monitored monthly. After the termites are detected poison

Priorities

In Des Moines, Iowa, a woman who is an airport worker has reported to federal officials the theft of her peanut butter and jelly sandwich from the lunchroom. Local police didn't want anything to do with it, so it is now in the hands of the Transportation Safety Administration. While s

The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom (May-June 2003) 2 Peter 2:17-19 Hard days, difficult days, many young men who left these shores went because they believed that there were certain tyrannies in the world. They felt that these tyrannies would rob people of their freedom, and they decided

Patience

It is important to remember that Jesus did not quit meeting with His disciples because Judas was a traitor and a thief, because Peter was fickle, or because Thomas had his doubts. His disciples were at times rude, thoughtless, unkind, and selfish. His disciples still sometimes manifest thos