Sermons on 1 Corinthians

Years ago when Knute Rockne was the football coach at Notre Dame—there was a ghostwriter who would write a weekly column in Notre Dame’s school newspaper under the title “Old Bearskin.” And this columnist—whoever it was—was always critical about the football team. For example, if one particular player or a group of players were starting […]

In the spring of 1867, General George Armstrong Custer and his regiment were on a scouting expedition on the plains of Kansas. Suddenly Custer’s English Greyhounds, his constant companions, began to chase some antelope over a distant hill and—in spite of himself, Custer could not resist joining the chase.  Well, it was not long before […]

1 – Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 – I gave you milk, not solid food,for you were not yet ready for it.Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 – You are still worldly. For since there […]

One of my favorite science fiction authors is H.G. Wells.  He’s the guy who wrote “old” sci-fi books like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds—all of which have been made into popular movies. Wells also wrote a short story called, “The Country of the Blind.” It’s about an inaccessible, […]

This week I learned that—in an effort to provide power—scientists have discovered some surprising—unexpected—ways to generate electricity. Here’s a partial list of their discoveries: Some have suggested devices like this where electric power to recharge your phone or I-pad—is generated by simply breathing. This would literally be “breathtaking.” In Sweden rabbits have bred as fast […]

Yesterday I had the joy of performing the wedding for my nephew David Adams and his bride, Maria Basuino. David and Maria decided to be married at the University Baptist Church in Baltimore—and I have to say I applaud their decision because it is one of the most beautiful churches I’ve ever seen. The sanctuary sits under […]

Doing something CORRECTLY almost always requires a lot of PREPARATION. An example of this principle that comes to mind is all the PREPARATION that was done to care for Dr. Kent Brantley and Nurse Nancy Writebol. As you probably know, these two medical professionals went to Liberia as missionaries with Samaritan’s Purse.  Shortly after they […]

As a young baseball fan, I remember that Nolan Ryan was one of my favorite pitchers.  I am not the only one who held that opinion, because Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest pitchers baseball has ever seen.  He said to have thrown the fastest pitch ever clocked: 108.1 MPH! [1]  Ryan’s prowess on […]

A few weeks ago I used my Sower article to highlight some old magazine and newspaper ads. One of the ads I mentioned was this one from 1916 that said it was healthy to give Blatz beer to infants. As you can see it’s entitled, “How Mother and Baby Picked up” and it says, “A […]

Acts 13:1 – Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul [who was also called PAUL]. 2 – While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for […]