by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Salvation, Sin
Joshua 2:8-13, 9:1-13 (text omitted for the sake of space, you can read the verses on your own.) These two passages of Scripture are contrasted against each other, yet Israel’s task and the defeat of tribes in Canaan is very much in the backdrop. Let’s first...
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Idolatry, Sin, Temptation
Standing in the parking lot of a truck stop in Knoxville, Tennessee, I had time on my hands until I had to be at the next appointment. The image across the street caught my attention. If you look at the hill behind the building, it appears as if it is eroding and...
by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Sin, Temptation
Matthew 13:3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, ‘Behold, the sower went out to sow;Matthew 13:7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.’ One of the downfalls to buying a foreclosure home is neglected landscaping. We...
by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | Sin
Scripture reading: Matthew 17:14-21 and 1 Peter 5:8 We have here a record of a child, who is suffering from some form of lunacy, being brought to Christ. The suffering was such that the child fell into the water and fire. Water is likely meant here enough water to...