Was Peter the First Pope? On February 23, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigned. At age 85, he no longer had the mental or physical strength to fulfill his duties as pontiff for the Catholic Church. This is the first time in six hundred years that someone has resigned from the Read more…
Servant Leadership “Servant Leadership Theory” is a business model suggested by Robert K. Greenleaf in his essay The Servant as Leader published in 1970. He defines it as: The servant-leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings Read more…
How Should A Christian Spend ALLLLL Their Spare Time? An Indian once commenting on the idea of Daylight Savings Time said, “Only a white man thinks he can take a blanket, cut off the top, sew it to the bottom, and think he has a longer blanket.” I love Daylight Read more…
Why the Churches of Christ Were Right After All On March 7th of 2011 a SMU Associate Professor Church History, Ted A. Campbell posted on his blog an article titled, “Why the Churches of Christ Were Right After All.” As a Methodist who has authored several books on church history Read more…
Which Person in the Bible Best Represents You? The internet has a plethora of personality quizzes, such as, which Superhero are you? Which Disney Princess are you or what Pokémon are you? Which Greek god are you? Which U.S. President are you? Then there is one for those who are Read more…
Prayer of Trust in God’s Protection – Part 2 Psalm 61 Pledges to the Divine Protector in response to his petitioning of His God David pledges two things: continual abiding with God and confidence in God as his sanctuary. Man’s relationship with God is not a one way avenue of Read more…
Prayer of Trust in God’s Protection Psalm 61 1 Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For You have been Read more…
Ya’ Snooze, Ya’ Lose To be painfully honest, I too have preached a sermon, maybe two, which have been genuine cures for any insomniac. People falling asleep in church has been a common problem since Eutychus fell from the third story window while Paul was preaching till midnight (Acts 20:7f). Read more…
All “Dogs” Go To Hell As Americans we love our pets, especially our dogs. The idea of spending eternity in Heaven without our favorite hairy canine companions is too hard for some to take. Perhaps this is why the musical animated movie of 1989, All Dogs Go to Heaven, met Read more…
Golden Arches Over Burger King Before you read this, please keep in mind the names have been changed to protect the guilty. A late morning wedding on a Saturday left me so hungry that by the time it was over I could have eaten the rice they threw at the bride Read more…