Exploring the Kingdom

This is a line from a nursery rhyme entitled, “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” that was first published in the 18th century. The poem’s meaning and its subject are debated but the question regarding the garden’s growth sticks in my mind and lends itself to the focus of this website.

“It’s good for what ails you.” That’s the Gospel, the message of the Christ addressing the needs of all people everywhere, throughout time.

Do you remember saying this to your parents when you were a preschooler on a long trip? You were too young to read a map, or if you could read, you couldn’t match what the map said with what you could see out the car window.

Never-ending Fellowship “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) This is familiar territory. We’re good to go, so to speak. Death isn’t the end; it’s the beginning of eternity. We better get the word out

I’m saying this to everyone: pastors, teachers, “prophets,” administrators, attenders, helpers; everyone.

Going out and about right now—meaning the weeks leading up to Christmas—the velocity of activity to prepare for the holiday seems to accelerate.

I was just watching a television program in which a lady burned her own diner down; purposely setting it on fire.

This is a phrase many, or most, of us recognize. We may not know that it’s a phrase from one of Shakespeare’s plays

Our Corinthian Dilemma: I’ve pointed out our need to study the Bible rather than simply reading it.