Reading the Psalms — Psalm 8
I have a confession to make. Many times when I read the Psalms I get frustrated because I don’t know the background of a particular Psalm. Many times, I am not even sure who wrote it. So, I love it when I read a Psalm and see that the New Testament quotes it. Whatever the […]
A Reminder of My Home
In a previous blog, I mentioned that I recently visited the country of Nepal. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there. I was treated so well by the people and it was a great experience. However, my visit there gave me a renewed appreciation of how fortunate we are in the United States. The reason for […]
Lessons from March Madness
I am from Kentucky. I played basketball in high school for a small school in the Appalachian Mountains. As with many people my age who grew up in Kentucky, college basketball is the most exciting sport out there. At the top of the sport is our own beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats. We grew up […]
A Better Temple
For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; (Hebrews 9:24) Recently I had the opportunity to be in the vicinity of an actual goddess. I was in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. […]
Not Willing to Believe (John 5:40)
By Ken Yates I have a confession to make. It is a confession that marks me off in many circles today as both an ignorant and an evil man. But it is: I am simply unwilling to believe the preachers of global warming. I have heard their sermons many times. Man has caused the world […]
Q&A
Who Is the Elder Brother? Q: After reading Luke 15 over and over, I’m still sure the prodigal son is a believer returning to fellowship with Christ. But the identity of the elder son honestly confuses me. First, Jesus is telling the parable to the Pharisees who looked to their own self-righteousness. Could the elder […]
Galatians: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary
Galatians: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary. By Thomas W. Finley. NP: NP, 2016. 162 pp. Paperback, Free. Thomas Finley has written this commentary on Galatians and offers it free of charge. It can be downloaded for free at www.seekersofchrist.org. It caught my attention for two reasons. The first is that it is written from a Free Grace […]
Searching for Adam: Genesis & the Truth about Man’s Origin
Searching for Adam: Genesis & the Truth about Man’s Origin. Edited by Terry Mortenson. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2016. 524 pp. Paperback, $24.99. This book consists of sixteen chapters, each written by a different author. The book deals with many issues. Among these are: Did Adam exist in history or is he a myth?; […]
All Faith Is Good? (Titus 2:10)
I. INTRODUCTION Recently, I was studying the book of Titus and came upon an interesting discussion of Titus 2:10 in the book on Greek grammar that I used in seminary. This discussion was valuable because it challenged the common translation of this verse. The book suggested that the proper translation of this verse would support […]
Not Impressed?
For most of us, there is a tendency to be impressed when we meet people of accomplishment. The world certainly has its ways of measuring the greatness of individuals. The same thing is true in the Christian world. When we speak of pastors, for example, we often measure greatness by the size of that pastor’s […]