Posts from May 2022
SOUND WORDS, MAY 29, 2022
DEACON JIM Pecos, Texas, 1894: Grover Cleveland was president, snake oil stocks were through the roof, and “Camptown Races” was still at the top of the charts. Jim Miller was a pious man. He went to worship at the local Methodist church every Sunday. He had a wife and kid. He was kind. He was polite. He never swore. He never drank or smoked. That is why the people of the town called him Deacon Jim. It’s unconfirmed how many…
SOUND WORDS, MAY 22, 2022
A SUMMARY OF THE BIBLE There are some things one needs to carefully consider as one engages in the study of the Bible. This book which we are studying is no ordinary book. It may affect us in one of two ways: properly studied and applied, it will affect us for good in time and eternity; the improper study of it will cause one to lose one’s soul. The Bible is every man’s book. It is not intended for some…
SOUND WORDS, MAY 15, 2022
TRIALS Trials are essentially a test. Clinical trials test new medications to determine their safety and effectiveness. Civil and criminal trials test evidence to determine guilt or innocence. Students are tested to quantify the effectiveness of their education. Mankind is constantly tested. The same holds true in spiritual matters. The Israelites were tested. “Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? “Or did God ever…
SOUND WORDS, MAY 8, 2022
the good fight John Paul Jones was handsome, Scottish, and completely insane. During the American Revolution, Jones led a campaign to invade England knowing full well that the British Royal Navy was the largest and most powerful navy on the planet, and he had less than 100 converted merchant ships. The way he managed to achieve this, without an early visit to Davy Jones’ Locker, was by using pirate tactics. First, he captured a British vessel off the coast of…
SOUND WORDS, MAY 1, 2022
TROUBLE One of my favorite TV lines comes from the sitcom Full House. Much of the comedy in the series was derived from breaking the house rules set by the obsessive, widowed father, Danny Tanner. The adorable Michelle Tanner would inevitably shake a finger at the current offender and say, “You’re in big trouble mister!” “Trouble” means to have problems or difficulties. It also refers to the distress and anxiety caused by our problems. There’s no better way to create…