Recently an evangelical denomination announced that it was redoing its official documents including its Statement of Faith to bring them more in line with the culture. That idea alone ought to be frightening to those who worship and serve under their 501(c)(3). But it gets worse, for they are going to change the male pronouns to... Continue Reading →
Humans and Earth
I just heard again how humans are over populating the earth and thus ruining it! We humans are certainly the cause of the decay of earth for we sinned and as a result, all creation has been subjected to God’s curse (Romans 8:19-20). So humans must face up to their doings. At the same time, there is a... Continue Reading →
Fools?
A Christian has been asking a person to join Christians in accepting and following Jesus to which the non-Christian replies: So you believe in a man being swallowed by a fish then 3 days later vomited out to serve God. And you believe in a talking snake and a talking donkey? And you believe that the entire... Continue Reading →
Hosea 8:14
[from the SSB men’s study on Thursday mornings] God is troubled! Disobedience and rebellion matter! God sees, cares, and responds: (8:1) Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law. Israel had decided to do things their way – govern their way – set... Continue Reading →
The Event or the Sign?
[From the November 2, 2019 SSB Worship Service (set up for Communion), which can be viewed on the SSB Facebook page] I Corinthians 11:23-32 gives reasons and instructions for Communion. There is one little piece about the resurrection tucked into this passage – “until He comes” (He is alive after His death!), otherwise Communion is... Continue Reading →
“Trick or Treat”
I hate death! I hate it! It stalks me! It stalks all of us our entire life. It is an enemy! Yet, it is used by God to check evil (a reason I don't drive 100 on Highway 6) and to make me realize I’m not ruling the world - not even mine! Death is allowed but... Continue Reading →
Millennials
We had a young family that lived near us visit our church about 6 years ago and her comment after the visit was that we had a lot of old people. So, was that a problem to her or just an observation? Since then I have come to believe that to her it was a problem.... Continue Reading →
Lead Us Not into Temptation
“Lead us not into temptation” The Pope recently made this change to the Lord's Prayer: “Lead us not into temptation” to “Do not let us fall into temptation”. Pope Francis gave this explanation: “I am the one who falls; it’s not him pushing me into temptation to then see how I have fallen. A father... Continue Reading →
The Poor
Matthew 26:11 For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. “Poverty” is a line. “Poor” is a condition. The government establishes a line of income for home units that declares those making less than their number to be living in poverty. Most often, living in poverty means living with less – often much less.... Continue Reading →
Columbus
Today is the official/legal Columbus Day vacation or pause or celebration based on the 1492 event when Christopher Columbus “discovered” America or the Western Hemisphere. A brief review here of that story, which needs to be known and studied. Spain had been in the thralls of division for many, many years when a he and a she from the... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 