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Dan Martin’s job as a summer intern was simple: Go through the boxes of old movie reels that had been donated to Lauro’s Historic Films Archive, and catalog the various titles.  We can imagine that is a tedious and somewhat … Continue reading →

The English word “providence” comes from the Latin providentia coming from “pro,” meaning “before” and “video” which means “to see.” So the verb means to “see before.” It refers to foresight or foresightful care. The root word of the English … Continue reading →

Judges intro Judges used as a title 2:16-19. Lord raised them up to deliver sinful people out of compassion of God. Usually the stories tell of the Judge’s deliverance not their actual judging. This passage gives us 3 insights into … Continue reading →

Sometimes when I have chosen a specific text on which to preach, I do not always grasp the significance of it at first reading. Not only do I not preach always from “easy” texts, I intentionally try to preach from … Continue reading →

When Rachel and I lived in Kentucky, there was an elderly widow in the congregation named Virginia. She has passed away now. But she lived alone and she was very independent. One day she was out mowing her yard on … Continue reading →

“Think of a kindergartner taking a calculus test. Because he’s only 5, the little tyke bombs the test and receives an ‘F’ atop his page. The teacher might show mercy, tear up his exam, and forgive his failure. But the … Continue reading →

Music is the language of the heart. The true expression of a people. We pass it down year after year, note by note, generation to generation. It is one way that generations connect from one to the next. Music also … Continue reading →

“To infer” means to “derive as a conclusion from facts or premises.” We absolutely have to infer what the Bible implies. Nowhere does the Bible teach that Paul Holland must do anything. I infer that I am obligated to do … Continue reading →

First, the Bible: “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you” (Jonah 3:1-2). Jonah did … Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION: 1. One of the great needs of the world today is God-fearing fathers talking to or advising their sons. 2. One great cause of the “generation gap” – fathers are too busy to train their sons. 3. Eph. 6:4; … Continue reading →