What is Right With the Church?
A great deal of preaching is done to expose and correct things that are wrong, both in the lives of individual members, and in the church itself and of course, this is certainly needed. Paul charged Timothy, and all preachers, to “Preach the word; be instant in...
Situational Truth
“All is fair in love and war,” so goes the old saying, and these days it seems politics can be added to that list. The attitude appears to be that if something will advance one’s selfish interests, then it is acceptable: “There is nothing new thing under the sun”...
Education
According to Wikipedia, “education” is, in its general sense, defined as “a form of learning in which knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, research, or simply auto-didacticism...
Hindrances to Understanding the Bible
I think that, perhaps, the greatest hindrance to understanding the Bible is that people do not read and study it very much. Far too many Bibles collect dust and are often used as filing cabinets for valuable papers. It is impossible to know what is contained in the...