Posts from 2013
The Auto de Fe
And the herald proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast in to a burning fiery…
Marriage Devalued
There is a saying among economists: “Bad Money drives out good.” It’s called Gresham’s Law. It means that if different forms of money are accepted in a society, say paper and a precious metal such as gold or silver, then pretty soon the gold and silver will disappear from circulation. They will be hoarded somewhere, but they will not figure in the majority of day to day…
Leading to Peace
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. I Thessalonians 5:12-1 ESV In one of Paul’s earliest letters, he addresses the Thessalonian church about their life together. It appears from the sources that he had spent a…
Why Observe Ash Wednesday?
(Based on a sermon delivered at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Staunton, VA, Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013) Why observe Ash Wednesday? Why observe the season of Lent? Notice I did not say celebrate Ash Wednesday or Lent. Celebration carries the idea of a feast and rejoicing. While there is always an element of joy in every Christian observance, the Lenten season…