I keep reading about and hearing about marriages breaking up, and not just in Hollywood. All the talk about divorce and broken homes breaks my heart. I hurt for the children, I hurt for the husbands, I hurt for the wives, I hurt for the grandparents, I hurt! I wish everyone had a great relationship. … Continue reading Keeping Your Marriage Together
Author: Scott McCown
Five Dangers Teens and College Students Need to be Aware of
This is for pre-teens, teens, college students, young adults, and anyone else this might apply to: Five Dangers of Premarital Sex. Counterfeit love - it will not last. We will not grow together intellectually, emotionally, or spiritually Emotional Consequences. Studies are showing many emotional problems of young adults and adolescence. Physical Consequences. Five in curable … Continue reading Five Dangers Teens and College Students Need to be Aware of
The Issue Answered
This morning the radio personalities shared a report of the death of a paparazzi who was pursuing a certain celebrity. Sixteen years ago paparazzi shared some blame when their chase for the million dollar picture resulted in the death of an international celebrity. Students are finishing school without the necessary tools (education) to compete in … Continue reading The Issue Answered
Keep Christ in . . .
One of the most sarcastic songs of this season is “So This is Christmas, War is Over” originally by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. If you pay attention to the underlying tone, they are saying “Who cares if this is Christmas, what are you doing the rest of the year to help the less fortunate.” … Continue reading Keep Christ in . . .
Rambling Thoughts
This morning, there may be no rhyme or reason to what follows. I am simply going to post what I am thinking. There is a lot on my mind lately and I am certain there is a lot on yours as well. 1. Newtown, Connecticut: So much runs through my mind as I think about … Continue reading Rambling Thoughts
Seven Greatest Things
Flipping through a file marked "Misc. Articles" I found the following outline. By the type font, I think it is from Gus Nichols who lived in worked in the county I now live in. If I were preaching it this Sunday, I might start by mentioning the Seven Wonders of the World or listing seven … Continue reading Seven Greatest Things
How to Study The Bible Pt 3 – Learning from Narrative
If the Bible is worthy reading and studying, we owe it to ourselves to know how to best study. If the Bible is our guide to getting to know God and how to be faithful to Him, we definitely need to understand what we are studying. Through this series of posts, we are striving to … Continue reading How to Study The Bible Pt 3 – Learning from Narrative
Thirteen Questions and Answers
Thirteen Questions: Someone designed these questions to trap members of the Lord’s Church to second guess their allegiance to the church as the Body of Christ. The author of the questions challenges "Campbellite" preachers and elders to not talk around them but answer them directly. These questions are online and I first saw them about … Continue reading Thirteen Questions and Answers
How to Study the Bible Pt 2: Context
"Context is key." I can still hear my instructors and professors in my Bible classes at Faulkner University saying that over and over and over. They are right, "Context is key!" Anyone can take a single verse or a collection of verses from the Bible and make a point. The point or lesson may or … Continue reading How to Study the Bible Pt 2: Context
“Mawwage”
"Mawwage is what bwings us togevah today. Mawwage, that bwessed awwangement. That dweam wifin a dweam," says the clergyman in The Princess Bride. In character might I add, "Mawwage is vewy special." Marriage is a very special organism. Yes, organism! Marriage is a living, growing, adapting reality that is composed of multiple (two) parts … Continue reading “Mawwage”
Driving Thought 