The United States of America spends over $1.8 trillion each year on welfare programs and public education systems that consign millions of people to lifetimes of ignorance and poverty, provide substandard housing and medical care, separate fathers from their families, and lead many young black men to prison or an early death. The federal government…
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Good Reads 01/20/19
Thoughts on Ferguson by Voddie Bauchum (The Gospel Coalition) I don’t care what advantages my white neighbor may or may not have. If he does have advantages, God bless him! I no more fault him than I fault my own children who have tremendous advantages due to the fact that they were raised by two educated, Christian parents…
Baptized into the Kingdom: A Homily on Matthew 3:13-17
In case you hadn’t noticed, we live in a fallen world. We all have experienced plenty of examples of this in our lives. We have lost loved ones: parents, spouses, and children. We have experienced strife and brokenness in relationships. We have witnessed crime and addiction. In short, we have sinned against others, others have…
Christian Liberty and Civil Government
Christian Liberty Ever since the fall of man in the garden, natural man has been a slave to sin: None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one. (Romans 3:10-12 ESV) Jesus Christ came…
Calming the Syria Hysteria
Have you noticed that some people think that the world is going to come to an end because President Trump has decided he doesn’t want American soldiers killed in the deserts of Syria anymore? This would be odd, except for the fact that it fits neatly into the pattern of those suffering from Trump Derangement…
The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand: A Christmas Story
After Jesus was lifted up through the clouds into heaven, two angels appeared to the disciples, asking them, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?” Advent is a time of two comings: remembering Christ’s first coming and looking forward to His second. Perhaps during this time, though, some of us have spent…
He Shall Shepherd His Flock in the Strength of the LORD
Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in…
The Christian Arsonist
It is hard to be more entertaining or informative than this.
A Study of the Acts of the Apostles
The book of Acts gives us a picture of the growth of the early church. It also gives us a picture of the work God was doing through the Holy Spirit to establish the Kingdom of His Son. The period covered by Acts is unique in world history. It covers the transition from the old…
Are You Hungry? A Homily on Nehemiah 8:1-12
Are you hungry? Well, in just a little while, when we are finished here, we will all leave to go have a meal to satisfy our hunger. Some of us may eat burgers, some of us fish, others of us even pizzas. Maybe some green beans or broccoli. The meals that some of us eat…