PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: THE PRAYER OF CAUSALITY CAN CHANGE OUR VEXING BURDEN INTO BLESSED VICTORY! Several years ago the New York Herald Tribune told the story of a tragedy involving a Long Island man who began digging his own well, of all days on his birthday! He had rigged up quite an operation with his…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Lost Passion-Lost Persuasion”. One of the great agnostics of all time was Bertrand Russell. He was a very outspoken enemy of Christ and the Church. He wrote many books refuting the arguments for Christianity. Yet, in one of his books he spoke very pointedly to the key to our ministry and mission. His…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The only One to Escape the Grip of Death” Edgar Allen Poe, in 1845, wrote a masterful allegorical story titled The Masque of the Red Death. In the book he focused on the futile attempt of mankind, in spite of status, wealth, location, or avoidance-to evade the ever-prevailing hand of death. In…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: The Christian’s Greatest Discovery? A University professor challenged his students with this question-“Did God create everything that exists?” A student bravely replied, “yes He did”. “Everything”, the professor asked? “Yes sir!”, the student replied. The professor then said, “If God created everything, then God created evil because evil exists, and by the principle…