Archive for the Society Category
More on Romans 1
The book of Romans contains so much in the form of essential doctrine that it may be the key book to understanding the connection of Christianity to Judiaism from salvation through Jesus Christ to God’s plan for the Jewish people. While the book of Hebrews was written for the Jews to reveal to them how [...]
America’s Great Sin
America has always been a nation for good though never perfect. It has a past filled with injustices but has always worked to correct them and make things right. Recently in Florida, something so gruesom happened that it is hard to accept that it was a real even and not something out of a Hollywood [...]
Amazing Story
Here is a story that represents the idea of being others centered. You can read the story behind the video here. All the men and women who serve as Firefighters and Police Officers put their lives on the line daily with a great risk of dying of dying simply for the chance to make a [...]
Those Who Approve
Our Pastor went over Mark 7 today where the Pharisees were actively seeking to find fault with Jesus. The discussion was about people who are always looking for faults in others and think they are right all the time. I will admit, I am as guilty as anyone at finding the faults in others. To [...]
Thoughts on Benjamin Button
Last night my wife and I saw “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Overall it was pretty good but there was one scene in particular that got me thinking. The scene involved Daisy getting hit by a car and Benjamin’s description of the string of events that led to the accident. He told how a [...]
Reminder of the Cross
Today we went over Matthew 27 and the suffering that Jesus faced on the cross. Our Pastor reminded of us about Hebrews 12:1-4 which says: …let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, [...]
I Don't Have Words to Express My Feelings on This
Here is an excerpt from a column written by Hilmar von Campe who, as a young boy, experienced first hand the evil of Hitler and the Nazis. There are various ways to perform an abortion, but abortion is said to be more dangerous than childbirth. In a late-term partial-birth abortion, which is also used for [...]
Is God Giving Us Our "King"
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. So all [...]
Do We See Levi or Matthew?
Today was another very good message at Church. Our Pastor spoke about the calling of Matthew to follow after Jesus and compared Matthew 9:9-12 to Luke 5:27-31 which contain some seemingly small yet very significant differences. The events as told in the book of Matthew are told from his own perspective. In this version of [...]
Jessica Coleman on Oprah.
My wife told me about the Oprah show today regarding a woman who is now serving jail time for the murder of her baby when she was 15. In short, her story goes as follows. When Jessica was 15, she became pregnant but hid the pregnancy. After giving birth to the baby in the upstairs [...]
