The Lord gave Moses very specific instructions about what the people were to do on what would become New Years’ Day of the Jewish civil calendar (the first day of the seventh month of the Jewish religious calendar): “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month […]
What the Bible Says about New Years’ Day Read More »
The emotional state of the GSB Team was much better today. I attribute that to no longer having to wear the sweatshirt I bought at the airport in Philadelphia that says “PHILADELPHIA” in big letters on the front. It was a constant reminder to the group of Day 1 of our journey. At breakfast Ann
Irish-Scotch Travel Journal Day – 5 Read More »
21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not
Is Once Saved Always Saved Biblical? Read More »
Touchy subject I know. But the Wife and I were watching a documentary not long ago of an incredibly talented man we both admire, and one of the sound bites of him was talking about how he, now in the latter part of his career, wanted to contribute to world peace. The Wife, always the
How Christians Get Deceived into Divorce Read More »
Some of you may recall that Duck Dynasty patriarch, Phil Robertson, in an interview with GQ Magazine, once paraphrased I Corinthians 6:9-10: “Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy
The Latest On The Duck Dynasty Controversy Read More »
As you know if you are regular here, I am a lawyer. On occasion, I volunteer for the local bar association’s program to provide legal advice to those who cannot afford it. As part of the program, I field calls from people asking questions touching on various areas of the law. This is a change
The Great Paradox of Divorce Read More »
“it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.” Luke 17:1-2 There are certain things Jesus
On Stumbling Blocks Read More »
Adultery is an unpleasant subject. The secular world, attempting to assuage its collective conscious, deals with this unpleasant subject by calling it “an affair.” An “affair,” you see, is trivial, a mere fling. Nothing to see here. Move along. True Jesus-followers are usually savvy enough to avoid this secular word play and see it for
How To Not Commit Adultery Read More »
I’m a trial lawyer. And as a trial lawyer, my job requires dealing with judges. Even if you are not a trial lawyer, you should be concerned about judges because judges are the dispensers of justice in our society. And, if we do not have a good judges we will not have justice, and justice
Advice for Judges from the Bible Read More »
Recently the youth minister at my in-law’s church in Tennessee was indicted for soliciting prostitution of a minor. It made the national news. Maybe you saw it. While it was probably the youth minister’s fifteen minutes of fame, I’m guessing it was not the kind of fame he had hoped for. Of all the transgressions he
Treason In The Kingdom Read More »