Biblical Insights

Spiritual Insight for Everyday Living

Entries for June, 2009

Bad

I was working in the yard some time ago when I heard the distant but distinctive rumble of a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Sure enough, seconds later a new bike came grumbling by, loud and shiny. Astride the vehicle sat a middle-aged man, decked out head to toe in “biker garb” – square-toed boots; jeans with [...]

What You Miss When You Miss

Whether by phone, email, text message, or just old-fashioned conversation, one of the questions I am most often asked is, “How’s your work going?” In giving my answer, I don’t type or talk very long before mentioning the fine men of God who serve as shepherds at Southside.  They make “my work” much easier.
Something I [...]

It Still Matters

It is difficult to be objective about the past half-century of church history because of the emotional attachment one has to his times. After all, these are not “Luther’s times,” or “Campbell’s times,” these are our times. It is true that history happens now and, although is it often imperceptible to us, the reality is [...]