David A. Oliver Charles Brighton Homsher was born in 1925, the son of a southern Colorado rancher. As a young man he did just what his father and grandfather had done – plow, plant, and harvest the wide plains north of the Oklahoma panhandle. He was converted to Christ in his teen years while attending…
Read MoreJoel Arnold Writing about the government shutdown is automatically controversial. If you’re a conservative, it was the democrats fault; if you lean toward the left, the GOP did it; if you’re a libertarian it should have happened sooner and needs to last longer; if you’re in politics, it might cost you your job. But here…
Read MoreBen Strohbehn This is the second of three parts • One • Three From Dr. Strohbehn’s introduction to part one: In essence Solomon says that the more dearly he was loved by his parents (“I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother”), the more carefully was he taught…
Read MoreSteve Pettit Suffering is one of the main avenues by which God brings revival. Perhaps no one understood this concept more than the apostle Paul. His writings are full of references to God’s power entering through the pathway of pain. In 2 Corinthians 12:7–10, he mentions his “thorn in the flesh,” a physical infirmity. He…
Read MoreDoug Wright Proverbs is one of the most practical books in our Bible. It is a contrast between wise and foolish behavior – surely you want to understand that! However, Proverbs could also destroy your confidence in God. I suspect that there are many believers whose faith has been undermined because they improperly interpret Proverbs.
Read MoreDavid Potter This is part two of two • Part One In a previous post, I discussed the analogy between the position of the husband in a marriage and the position of the Father in relation to the Son in the godhead. Paul invokes this comparison in I Corinthians 11:3. In the earlier post I…
Read MoreThomas Overmiller There is an interesting statement tucked away in Paul’s message at the synagogue of Pisidian Antioch. “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption; but he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption” (Acts 13:36-37).…
Read MoreBen Strohbehn This is the first of three parts • Two • Three “For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live” (Proverbs 4:3- 4). Thus does Solomon give…
Read MoreLayton Talbert What is the difference between a Fundamentalist and a Pharisee? The two are implicit synonyms in many minds, as it has become increasingly popular to equate modern Fundamentalism with ancient Pharisaism. It is a serious charge—too serious to be lightly dismissed. Oversensitivity to criticism is a mark of immaturity and insecurity. Likewise, an…
Read MoreDavid Potter This is the first of two parts • Part Two A dispute over practical matters of the Christian life in which one side is absolutely right and the other side absolutely wrong is rare. On the other hand, although theology involves balance (i. e. divine sovereignty, human responsibility), theology is also a realm…
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