What’s the matter with people? Yesterday morning, over 2000 shoppers gathered outside a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, New York. They were waiting for the doors to open at 5:00 a.m. At 4:55 a.m. they could be held back no longer. The crowd had become a “mob” and pushed and pounded against the glass doors. Finally, [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2008
Jonestown Revisited
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the “Jonestown tragedy.” Those of you who are old enough surely remember that on Saturday, November 18, 1978, a total of 918 members of the People’s Temple Church in Jonestown, Guyana committed suicide/murder. Of this number, 294 of the dead were children under the age of 18. I [...]
“The Birth of Jesus was as Follows…”
At this time of the year, more will be said about the birth of Jesus than at any other time of the year. Yet, each year I can’t help but be a bit disturbed by all the biblical ignorance and inaccuracies associated with the birth of our Savior. When it comes to one of the [...]
A Small Milestone
About three or four years ago, I purchased the domain “www.preachinghelp.org” with the intent of beginning my own personal website. However, it wasn’t until January of this year that I finally got around to doing the work of creating the site and uploading all the files. So in January of this year, I went online [...]
The Truth In Love
I’m just doing a little experimenting today to see if I can embed video without having problems. Below is a program that was recorded for “The Truth In Love” television program. Mark Teske, the Executive Director of “The Truth in Love,” and my former co-worker here in Glasgow, came up earlier this year and we [...]
The Day After
Yesterday, the citizens of the United States of America elected its 44th President. Like all election days, hope flourishes. But the day after…well now, that’s a day that often brings disappointment and despair. So I offer this little “True/False” quiz to you on the day after. –True/False On the day after the election, Jesus Christ [...]
