Month: May 2025

It has amazed me for years to see folks demand proper respect for sacred matters in the Lord’s Day assembly and then treat these same sacred matters as a form of entertainment in the home. Years ago an aged gentleman led the singing at the congregation where I preached my first sermon. He would have never consented to using a piano to accompany the singing of praises to God during the assembly of the church. This same gentleman, however, invited his denominational neighbors to his home of Sunday afternoon, and while his wife played the...Continue reading

Drug Problem? Author Unknown I had a “drug” problem when I was a young person and a teenager. I was “drug” to church on Sunday morning, I was “drug” to church on Sunday night, I was “drug” to church on Wednesday evening. I was “drug” to Bible study every Sunday morning and I was “drug” to Vacation Bible School every summer. I was “drug” to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents. Thos “drugs” are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say and think. The “drugs” I received...Continue reading

David and Jonathan, Saul’s son, were true friends. They loved each other as much as if they were blood brothers. In fact, their souls were knit together (1 Sam. 18:1). For a number of reasons, none of which were justified, King Saul was obsessed with the relentless pursuit of the youthful David. His intense desire to kill him was not hidden (1 Sam. 19:9-10). David had several opportunities to slay Saul, but he would not touch him because he was God’s anointed (1 Sam. 24:6). David apparently did not fully understand why Saul wanted him...