Except As Our People... “I don’t really deal much with the history of things. I just focus on the needs of right now.” Only recently I was told this. And I was grieved to hear it as it seems to strike at the very core of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Trying to Be a Man How many times have we passed over the ancient epic stories told about guys with unpronounceable names because they’re bo-o-o-o-ring? But why do we keep judging books by their covers and stories by their characters’...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How Did You Get In? It may have begun with an innocent inquiry over the wall, but the master story teller John Bunyan understood quite well the surreptitious deviance of the devil who goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. (I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I must confess (and I’m not alone in my confession) that as I get older, I seem to get dumber! I can still remember how very much more I knew as a youth. It seemed then that any question anyone asked me on any subject—I had an answer.
Anna Who? Just like Anna the New Testament prophetess before her, Anna Laetitia Waring steps out from the folds of history’s chronological pages to be unveiled with one specific attribute accompanied only by a simple blurb of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
No Other Love Is Enough The Word of God often speaks to us rather bluntly and plainly, without the frills of inference or projection. The Word simply lays us on the mat as it were and counts the time out. This is a most uncomfortable situation and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It is unfortunate that the lyrics of a song highlighting the reprehensible complexion of rebellion, “I’ve got a ticket to ride,”* so poignantly expresses the staid sentiment of a vast religious society permeating our culture today. It is next to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For generations now many a voice has been raised to lament the spiritual condition of the Church. Worldliness in all of its varied forms and expressions has enervated the testimony of professed Christians, and the world looks on with a mixture of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A recent blog post by Chuck Baldwin, former pastor and syndicated radio personality, and a response to that post by author and constitutional commentator Ted Weiland, have reignited (or perhaps simply continued) the ongoing debate concerning the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Teaching requires imagination. This is precisely what makes teaching an art. When we teach our children, we are preparing them for what they will become. A classical preparation requires the exploration of the rich heritage from which they have...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
