Sermon on the Mount: Single Sermon or Random Topics?
by G.S. Augustine The Holy Spirit Inspired Both Text and Structure Many modern interpreters see the Sermon on the Mount as just a collection of…
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The Gospel Mountain Is More Than Its Summit
by G.S. Augustine A Message to Young Preachers In listening to young preachers for the last 50 years, I have noticed a problem. In their…
When The Bible Seems Too Shocking To Love: Learning to Read the Bible Rightly
by G.S. Augustine Only A Book Of Inspiring (Fictional?) Stories? Jenifer Butler, in her book Who Stole My Bible, says that growing up in an…
Do We Really Need To Fence The Table?
by G.S. Augustine The Holy Grail Phenomenon In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indie sets out to rescue his father who spent…
Love’s Austere Offices-John 13 Addendum
by G.S. Augustine Robert Hayden’s poem, “Those Winter Sundays” is a big favorite of mine. It describes what I longed to be as a father….
Knowing What Jesus Knew-John 13
by G.S. Augustine Knowing the Moves When grandmaster Eric Rosen plays chess, he never stresses over his opponents play. He immediately identifies his opponents opening…
John 17 & Church Oneness-Not Just A Lone Meteor
by G.S. Augustine Two friends recently asked me if I had any thoughts on how Jesus prayer in John 17 fits into the New Testament…
The Times They Are A-Changin’
by G.S. Augustine Freedom Attacked in the Name of Equality What scares me the most is that my grandchildren’s future will be much more difficult…
Ask Whatever You Wish … Really?
by G.S. Augustine Say To This Mountain In Matthew 21, Jesus curses a fig tree that lacks fruit and it withers. In amazement the disciples…
Secret of Joy in a Troubled World
by G.S. Augustine Joe led his family business and was a very capable manager. The business prospered and he and his family lived an upper…