Inside Information: If I Were Picking a Church

When someone needs to find a good plumber, Angie’s List™ promises to be of great assistance. On that website, people who are satisfied or dissatisfied with various technicians can share their past experiences. Sometimes, it is of great value to learn lessons from the trials and tribulations of others. When looking for a good physician, perhaps the best people … More Inside Information: If I Were Picking a Church

Can an Elder be a Younger? (Principles of Preaching for Young and Old Alike)

Job is being sorely troubled, and his dear friends are gathered about seeking to give him wise counsel. With compassion, they empathize as they sit together with him in the dust for days. They listen well; Job is given numerous opportunities to express his predicament and theology. They counsel much; these three friends are not shy to cry, comfort, correct, … More Can an Elder be a Younger? (Principles of Preaching for Young and Old Alike)

Another Wasted Week?

One of the definitions of vanity is “the process of being worthless or futile.” When one looks at wheat, the grain is deemed useful while the husk is discarded as vain. When one smokes a cigarette, to some the tobacco is deemed useful, but to all the cigarette butt is discarded as vain. When Solomon … More Another Wasted Week?