The purpose of the Church is to present the gospel to the world. We look to the early chapters of Acts and Revelation 14 as models of how the work is to be completed. We look to the “latter rain” of the Holy Spirit to provide the power and the […]
Author: Elder
Letters
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. (James 1:1) Do you remember writing letters way back in your youth? I say way back, but possibly some of you are not as gray as I am becoming. It used […]
Too Many Tomatoes
“If I see one more tomato, I am going to scream,” grumbled Miah. “We’ve had sliced tomatoes with every meal every day for a week,” agreed Emily. “Sorry to say this, but Mommy just sent Beni down to the garden to grab three tomatoes for dinner.” Miah and Fawn groaned. […]
Treasure
“Where your treasure is; there will your heart be also.” (Matt 6:21) This phrase has become a common cliche. As such it has been relegated to the file of common knowledge and avoids further scrutiny. I have just noticed something implied in this text. First, we need to define what […]
Kill the Spider
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (I Corinthians 10:13) I remember […]
The Elevator
The family were on a short vacation; they had been driving for a long time, and had finally arrived at Niagara Falls in Canada. However, it had started to rain, so Mother and Daddy decided to go shopping in a big mall so they could all stretch their legs. The […]
Outrageous Allegiance?!
There are some jaw dropping vignettes into the corruption, even vile attributes of the church (spiritual community) Christ belonged to. Saturday night Simon had a party in honor of Jesus. Things were going well until this woman came in and spilled a 12-ounce container of exquisite perfume on Him. It […]
Act Like an Adult
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. (Proverbs 6:20) I have a calculator. It causes me no end of trouble. You see, if I don’t poke in the right numbers, it won’t give me the right answer. That’ s unreasonable. It’s supposed to be a help and […]
Beni’s Place
Beni hated naps. He simply could not see why he should have to take a nap when there was serious playing to be done. The trouble was he did get sleepy, but he would not come in to take a nap. He would simply lay down to rest for a […]