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Category Archives: Current Events
Spiritual Leaders & Preachers’ Kids (post #1 of 2)
Maybe you’ve heard about the recent troubles of Jerry Falwell Jr. After a string of scandals, he has now been ousted as the President of Liberty University, the school his father founded. The whole story has given Christianity yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Backsliding, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Current Events, Depravity, God's Work, Husbands, Hypocrisy, Lust, Marriage, Ministry, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Politics, Preaching, Service, Sex, Sin, Temptation, Wives
Tagged Giancarlo Granda, Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal, Jesus Fernandez Jr., Michael Cohn, spiritual leaders and scandals, Trailer Park Boys yacht party, Why do preachers' kids turn out bad?
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Jesus On You
“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:11, N.K.J.V.) A church member caught a wave of excitement about serving the Lord and said to his … Continue reading
Filthy Rags or Potter’s Clay?
But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away. (Isaiah 64:6-7, N.K.J.V.) The Hebrew adjective translated as … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Commitment, Current Events, Discipleship, Faithfulness, God's Holiness, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Prophecy, Repentance, Service, Sin
Tagged all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags, Is American experiencing God's judgment?, we are all like an unclean thing, when God gives you up
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Go To Church or Watch Online?
I hope that none of my regular readers will be offended if I aim this post first and foremost at the good folks who are part of our Roan Mountain Baptist Church family. Even if you don’t attend our church, … Continue reading
Are We “This Generation”?
“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Return, Current Events, Prophecy
Tagged Did Jesus return in 70 A.D.?, Hal Lindsey's The Late Great Planet Earth, Has Jesus already returned?, How long is a generation in the Bible?, Is Jesus about to return?, Israel's rebirth in 1948, preterism, the parable of the fig tree, What generation did Jesus say will see His return?, Will Jesus return in 2048?
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What Can You Do to Help?
I am 53 years old and have never seen days such as these. Pick your headline: Covid-19, social distancing, police brutality, race riots, the Confederate Flag, Civil War monuments, polarizing politicians, etc., etc., etc. I recently talked with one man … Continue reading
A Biblical Perspective on the Arrest and Death of George Floyd
I didn’t need to rewatch the video of George Floyd’s arrest to know that those four police officers, specifically Derek Chauvin, sinned in how the arrest was handled. Neither did I need to rewatch all the videos of the looting … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Death, Current Events, Depravity, Personal, Racism, Salvation, Sin
Tagged James Boyce and slavery, John Broadus and slavery, racism in America, the arrest of George Floyd, the death of George Floyd, the George Floyd riots, the root cause of racism, what the Bible says about owning slaves
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The Disciple's Road 
But What Do I Know About It?
Drew Brees just can’t win. The Super Bowl champion quarterback of the New Orleans Saints swan-dived himself into social media hell last week when he stated in an interview, “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the … Continue reading →