In the Shakespearean play, As You Like It, there was a character who delivered a riveting and infamous dialogue addressing the origins, presence, and death of mans. This monologue has infamously been coined as The 7 Stages of Man and states that humans play many parts throughout their lives. In Biblical narratives, we see these …
As an American Southerner, I can testify to the things considered delicacies to a Southerner. Southerners like their chicken fried, sweet tea, and many a’ Southern love tomato’s. Colloquially, these are “maters’.” Many people grow tomatoes because their is the timeless belief that they are better when you grow them yourself. Saying this, every Southern …
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness” ~ Colossians 3:13-14 Chemistry is a beautiful science. The sciency definition of chemistry is the science that …
When I was in college, studying within a Biblical course, I remember being asked the question, “If the Church decided what went into the Bible, what keeps the Church from adding to the Bible today? What keeps the Church from removing Scripture today? I mean, look at Martin Luther. He called the epistle of James …
“The Christian army is the only army that shoots and buries its wounded” ~ Dr. Freddie Gauge This quote by Southern Baptist evangelist Freddie Gauge does well to play into the shock factor that appalls the Church, but just enough to cause them to stop and think. Although truly shocking as quote, I only partially …
“God requireth not a uniformity of religion” ~ Roger Williams Roger Williams was famous for creating the plantations which later became the Colony of Rhode Island and eventually the State of Rhode Island. He gave the above quote knowing that the Christian faith was not about religion. Roger Williams is famous for detesting some of …
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:20 Ahead of his 2011 season with the Colts, Peyton Manning, underwent spinal fusion surgery. Come 2012, with Manning healing, the Colts had a failure of …
History is full of odd, nearly unbelievable stories. I once heard one of these stories when looking into the life of the infamous emperor Charlemagne. Charlemagne was a renowned king and who desired his entire empire to be Christian. In this desire, he continued his military conquests seeking to win “Christians” by force. It is …
“And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” ~ John 1:46 In John 1:43-51, we find a story of Jesus assembling the 12 disciples. In this particular instance, Jesus seeks Philip, who accepts His invitation to follow Him. In turn, Philip follows …
Have you ever looked up at a beautiful clear sky and noticed a few painted clouds dotted across the sky? You ever just want to sleep on one? Or perhaps hop on Air B & B and rent a space within one and just hang out for a while? That upward longing may be instilled …