In the absence of a clear prophetic word, it would be nothing short of theological malpractice to claim that a plague, a tornado, or an earthquake is sent as a direct punishment from God for any particular sin. Moreover, we can’t say that such disasters are signals of Christ’s imminent…

After more than a month of “social distancing,” I hope we have all come to a greater appreciation of this psalm. After all, it’s a “song of ascents,” a song intended to be sung by worshippers as they went up to Jerusalem to celebrate the great festivals of the people…

It’s easy to be a Christian when it means dressing up on Sundays and going to a beautiful sanctuary and hearing beautiful music and not much else. It’s easy to follow Christ when that’s the socially acceptable thing to do, and when there’s no danger involved. But what about now,…

Suffering can be a lonely experience. When we’re sick or hurting or scared it’s easy for us to turn inward. Our frame of reference contracts, as our only concern is getting some relief. When the psalmist was in this kind of pain, he even forgot to eat (Psalm 102:4), and…

Saul’s reign came to a terrible conclusion – the Philistines crushed the Israelites and chased many of them out of their homes (I Chronicles 10:7). Saul and his three oldest sons died in the battle. And all this happened because of Saul’s continual infidelity to God (I Chronicles 10:13-14). But…

I suppose that four inches of rain in an afternoon is going to produce flooding just about anywhere, and that’s what happened in Port Gibson last week. Roads in low-lying areas became impassable and at least one house close to the Little Bayou Pierre got some water in it. But…

Welcome and Announcements The Doxology Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Invocation and Lord’s Prayer Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will…

It has become fashionable to rail against income inequality – after all, the richest 1% of the people in the world do in fact make as much as the bottom half of the population put together. And the Bible does have a lot to say about how we should help…

Why did the writer of Chronicles include all these lists of names? As we saw on Wednesday, the fact that God’s people expanded into so many tribes and continued through so many generations proved that God had kept His promise to Abraham, a promise that he would have as many…

Bible Reading for April 23 – Psalms 43-45, 49, 84, 85, 87 Remember Jed Clampett and the “black gold” that allowed the Beverly Hillbillies to buy that California mansion? In real life, John D. Rockefeller built a fortune and a dynasty on oil, first providing kerosene for lighting, and then…