This post is the second of a three-part series on the Pauline Epistles, the 13 books of the Bible that were written as letters by the Apostle Paul. Today’s focus will be on some of the highlights of the Pauline Epistles. As someone once said, “You can’t begin and end a sermon without a quote…
Luke 23:27–31 describes a part of Jesus’ journey on what has been called the Via Dolorosa: “And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. [28] But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and…
Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. [7] And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who…
“When I look at myself I cannot see how I can be saved. When I look at Jesus I cannot see how I can be lost.” Those words come from Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation. When we honestly look at ourselves how can we possibly see that we could be saved? Sins pile…
Fairness and equality are things we hear a lot about these days. They are nice to talk about but extremely hard to achieve. The best approach I have heard of is that we should seek to give everyone the same opportunities but that it’s not realistic to expect everyone will achieve the same outcomes. If…
500 years ago, on April 18, 2021, Martin Luther spoke the following words at the Diet of Worms: “Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred…
I am not a big fan of statistics but one I read recently did catch my attention. According to a book by Callan Rush, 97 percent of a business’ potential clients are NOT looking for that business’ product, program or service. In fact, only 3 percent of a business’ potential clients are actively searching for what that…
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