God Talk 8

Jesus truly understands the hearts of men.  All of us are weak.  All of us are sinners.  As it is written, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” God gave us His commandments and statutes through Moses and the prophets, but who among us can truthfully say that he or she is innocent of […]

Only a Carpenter?

Consider these facts for a moment. A Child was born to a poor family living in a small village in a remote province of the great Roman Empire,  At the time of His birth, the Roman Empire included all of western Europe, the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East. He was trained as a […]

Advent

On Sunday my church hailed the first day of Advent.  As celebrated by churches in the Western tradition, the season of Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is celebrated on each successive Sunday leading up to Christmas. It is an important time in the life of a Christian congregation.  The church is […]

Bill Maher and Jesus

Bill Maher recently poked satirical jibes against Jesus Christ for His failure to condemn slavery. Jesus was obviously not Woke. Slavery was endemic in the era in which Jesus lived, but I might point out that Jesus also failed to specifically condemn infanticide, pederasty, and wife beating along with a host of other human sins. […]

Christmas Memories

Last Christmas I shared these memories and thoughts with my church family.  Today I post them on my blog so that I can share with all of you. Christmastime is such a magical and wonderful time of the year. Today I still have that sense of excitement about the season that I first felt as […]