Can I Have a Side of Legalism with That?
Whenever I order a hamburger, I always ask for a side of fries. I am always curious to see how many fries I get. I’m disappointed when they don’t pile them on. I will usually tell anybody who is listening, “They didn’t give me enough fries.” In Luke 5, the Pharisees order up something they […]
Rightly Interpreting the Word of God
Recently, I was in a church meeting where most people spoke another language. Let’s say it was German. The speaker was speaking English, which is my native language. An interpreter was needed. Fortunately, one was available. She was a native German speaker but was able to accurately translate what was being said in English so […]
National Conference Part 3
GES conducted its annual conference May 20-23. The theme was 1 and 2 Peter. The main sessions all dealt with a passage in one of those two NT books. In order to give those who were not able to attend a taste of what happens at these conferences, I’ll briefly summarize, in three different blogs, […]
Mąż boleści (Łukasza 4,28-29)
Około 750 lat przed narodzeniem Chrystusa, prorok Izajasz przepowiedział Jego przyjście i powiedział, że będzie On Człowiekiem boleści, który będzie wzgardzony i odrzucony przez ludzi oraz zazna smutku. Wzgardzony i opuszczony przez ludzi, mąż boleści, doświadczony w cierpieniu jak ten, przed którym zakrywa się twarz, wzgardzony tak, że nie zważa się na Niego (Izajasza 53,3). […]
National Conference, Part 2
GES conducted its annual conference May 20-23. The theme was 1 and 2 Peter. The main sessions all dealt with a passage in one of those two NT books. In order to give those who were not able to attend a taste of what happens at these conferences, I’ll briefly summarize, in three different blogs, […]
National Conference, Part 1
GES conducted its annual conference May 20-23. The theme was 1 and 2 Peter. The main sessions all dealt with a passage in one of those two NT books. In order to give those who were not able to attend a taste of what happens at these conferences, I’ll briefly summarize, in three different blogs, […]
Putting Up Obstacles
Luke 5:17-26 is the passage that tells the story of the paralyzed man who was healed by the Lord when his friends lowered him through the roof. Even though I’ve heard this story many times, I recently noticed something I had previously missed. Luke recounts that there were scribes and Pharisees in the house. I […]
The Anger of the Lord Toward His People (Mark 10:14)
I recently had the privilege of being part of a Bible conference on the topic of rewards and the Judgment Seat of Christ. I was speaking on the Parable of the Talents in Matt 25:14-30. This parable is sometimes considered controversial because in it the Lord strongly rebukes one of His servants. As a result, […]
It’s the Context, Stupid
In 1992, Bill Clinton was running for president of the US. At the beginning of the campaign, he faced an uphill battle. George Bush was the president and was very popular following a war in the Middle East. In addition, there were charges of corruption and sexual improprieties in Clinton’s past. His odds of becoming […]
Saint Lucy
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Milan, Italy’s Duomo Cathedral–the most impressive building in which I’ve ever been. While there, most of what I heard and read about it was in Italian. I might not have all the facts straight, but I’m pretty sure I got the main points down. Construction of the cathedral […]