Our grandparents’ churches did eight things we rarely do now. They preached through whole books of the Bible. They kept membership meaningful. They sang hymns heavy with doctrine. They faithfully attended a second service on Sunday.
John 7 ends with a weird line: "And every man went unto his own house" (John 7:53). Meeting adjourned. These men had just silenced Nicodemus, one of
God told Ezekiel to speak against the shepherds of Israel: "Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves" (Ezekiel 34:2). They ate the fat
The crowd in John 7 heard one sermon and went away in different places. Some said, "Of a truth this is the Prophet" (John 7:40). They remembered
Luke 9 puts three men on the road with Jesus. Two of them said "Lord" and then added a "first." One said, "Lord, suffer me
Over a million people packed Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. They had built their booths, offered their sacrifices, and traveled hundreds of miles. They were still thirsty, and they
People kept coming to hear Ezekiel. They sat before him like the people of God. Then the Lord told him what they were doing: "Thou art unto them as
After a long day of hauling hay, I got a picture I intend to keep. An old cowboy, grinning and gritty, stands in front of a trailer stacked as high
A crowd will cheer on Sunday and forget you by Tuesday. Big is easy to want and hard to keep honest. Jesus knew this. "From that time many of
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