The Romancing of Ruth   (Ruth 3: 1-5)

Sad to say, but our culture has become so superficial and jaded that hardly an eyebrow was raised a few years back when some shameless network genius combined greed, romance, sexuality and instant gratification in a television show entitled, Who Wants to Marry a...

Almonds and Christians   (Romans 5: 1-5)

Almonds and Christians. You might think that there is no connection linking the two – but you would be wrong! In fact, Christian theologians saw a connection between almonds and Christians as early as the 4th century! One of the early Christian theologians, St. Basil,...

Give Grace   (Matthew 20:1-16)

One of the most respected Baptists of the twentieth century was a pastor by the name of Carlyle Marney, who, upon his retirement, developed a retreat center for ministers in western North Carolina, a place where clergy could escape the strain of ministry, refresh...

Be a Teacher   (Philippians 4: 8-9)

In the Protestant church we emphasize greatly the preaching of God’s Word – and rightly so.  But our Bible does not place utmost importance on preaching.  In fact the Bible does not place primary emphasis on worship, or tithing, or even prayer.  Our Bible’s most...