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Perhaps you have seen the advertisements for the new Cosmos program on Fox. This well-done science fiction presentation is filled with beautiful pictures and cartoons that marvel at the greatness of the universe, but goes on to explain that a Creator had nothing to do with it. Our beautiful and intricate universe, we are assured,…

According to news reports, Pastor Jamie Coots of Middlesboro, Kentucky died from a rattlesnake bite at the age of 42. Now this wouldn’t be altogether unusual, except that the snake was in his church. The Full Gospel Tabernacle uses venomous snakes in their services. They take their peculiar practice from Jesus who said, “In My…

I came across a quote from Dr. David Wells of Gordon Conwell Seminary that I believe is worth your thoughtful contemplation.   “In a psychological world, we want therapy; in a moral world, a world of right and wrong and good and evil, we want redemption. In a psychological world, we want to be happy.…

Charles Finney believed that when it comes to evangelism, the use of extra biblical means on our part to achieve it is also good. To put it rather crassly, the end does justify the means.   Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, is putting this philosophy to work. The Southern Baptist Church has recently been…

 Young Man Holding A Skull,  by Frans Hals, 1626   Because of sin, nothing in this life ends well.  In fact, death eventually comes to all living things; it is just a matter of time. Even though the Lord Jesus was subject to death, we live our lives ignoring it, thinking we can somehow elude…

If you were surprised that the title song in the movie “Alone Yet Not Alone”, (which was sung by Joni Eareckson Tada), was nominated for an Oscar, you will not be surprised that the nominating committee has had second thoughts and rescinded the nomination.   I know it seems a little like a soap opera,…

From the beginning, the word of God has been under attack by Satan and his followers and century after century they continue to ask, “Has God really said that?” What is unfortunate is that there rise up within the church fellow travelers who join the Deceiver’s attack.   The questioning of the Biblical account of…

Jesus warned of the dangers of living for money and possessions. He made clear that you cannot serve God and money, although the world tries to tell you otherwise. The problem is that the offerings of the world never satisfy so we always need just a little bit more. I ran across a confession of…

The Oscar activities are not something that I watch or to which I pay much attention, but on occasion something fascinating pops up regarding them and so it is this year. A rather surprising, and to some, shocking, nomination for best song has been made. The ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark and dreary…