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: “Resigning or Re-Signing?” In 1937 Picasso was in Paris working on a major art project. Back in his home country there was a civil war raging in Spain. The Axis powers of Germany and Italy attacked the little town of Guernica, in the Basque country of Spain. The horror was devastating. Picasso,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “More Star-like Than a Star” This past week Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, citing the reason being his masterful talent of writing lyrical poetry like no one else in history. Most who are familiar with Dylan’s music, would admit that his vocal abilities are sometimes hard to endure,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “PLOWING THE SEA OR EVERLASTING SPLENDORS? The story of Esau, what an encouragement to all of us! When God asked him, what is your name? It must have been with great apprehension and disappointment he could only say, “Jacob”. But the Angel of the Lord told him no longer! “Thou shall be…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “LAST DAY FAITH-LASTING OR LAPSING?” I remember hearing Adrian Rogers, who passed away in November 2005, said in a sermon, “In the last days people will be deserting the Church like rats deserting a sinking ship!” He was basing it on what Paul said in I Timothy 4:1 “The Spirit expressly says, in…