PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “INFECTED BY THE REAL GERM OF THE CROSS”. By: Ron Woodrum The Roman historian Cicero said, “The idea of the cross should never come near the bodies of Roman citizens. It should never pass through their thoughts, eyes or ears!” For the Romans, crucifixion was the cruelest form of captial punishment,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “THERE’S PLENTY OF FISH IN HIS SEA-HOW ABOUT OUR NETS?” By: Ron Woodrum I love the story in Luke 5:1–11 where Jesus made some hapless fisherman happy. It is a wonderful story about believing God; a wonderfully encouraging reminder that, even though our prospects of success may at times seem bleak,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Catacoombs Conquering the Colieseum”. By: Ron Woodrum Things aren’t always as they appear. A recent magazine carried an article on the Coliseum in Rome. It spoke of it as the place where “Christians died for a faith, that is now taken too lightly”. i.e. “taken for granted”. We look back to…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “MAKING THE MOST OF THAT SHORT STAY BEFORE THE LONG TOMORROW”. By: Ron Woodrum Recently CBS news reported a poll that stated that 2/3 of Americans believed in life after death. That did not surprise me. But what they said nex did! They said their basis of such a beflief was…