-
Recent Posts
Follow Blog via Email
Join 84 other subscribersArchives
- March 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- May 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- May 2018
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- October 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- August 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
Tag Archives: Christ
Fertilizer or Yeast
Late last year, I closed “Forgive the Confusion” by asking readers to stay tuned for a follow-up piece. What I did not know when I wrote that closing was how long readers would need to stay tuned. To paraphrase an … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Evangelism, Faith, Missions, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, church, evangelism, faith, God, Jesus, trust
Leave a comment
Forgive the Confusion
Christianity is a simple yet sometimes confusing belief system. If you do not believe that, consider the following. How many different Christian churches are there in your neighborhood? To be clear, I am speaking about churches and neighborhoods in the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Evangelism, Faith, Religion, worship
Tagged Christ, church, God, Jesus, religion
2 Comments
An Old Preacher’s Sermon*
While watching a little TV one day instead of going to church, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Spirituality, Testimony, worship
Tagged Children's worship song, Christ, Jesus, Jesus Loves Me
Leave a comment
In Excelsis Deo
For a few years as a child, my mom thought I might have a singing career. She had my little brother and me singing in everything from school programs to church functions, for the short time we went to church. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Spirituality, Testimony
Tagged blessed, blessings, choir, Christ, Christian music, church, faith, God, religion, spirituality
Leave a comment
A Thanksgiving Thought
Social media this week is filled with memes and personal posts urging us to remember those whose Thanksgiving Day may not be spent with family and friends. Those posts are a call to be thankful for police officers, firefighters, the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, family, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged blessings, Christ, death, faith, God, personal loss, prayer, suffering
Leave a comment
One Man’s Treasure
Ah, parables! Merriam-Webster defines a parable as follows, “a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle.” To me, biblically at least, parables are often riddles. Riddles, for the record, are defined as, “a mystifying, … Continue reading
Inerrantly Speaking
The Holy Bible, depending upon whom you ask, is either the literal word of God, a well-meaning but poorly written attempt at a morality play or something a group of scam artists developed to fleece ignorant peasants out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, faith, God, hypocrisy, inerrancy, religion, spirituality, witnessing
Leave a comment
Trailer Hitches, Latigos, and Christ
I thought I’d heard every allegory, comparison, or simile one could imagine when it came to preaching. I’ve heard a pastor use M&Ms to make a point about generosity, and I’ve listened to a Bible study leader equate Job with … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, faith, Jesus, religion, resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, spirituality
1 Comment
Reckless Worship?
AnOldSinner is blessed to attend a church which does its best to be a true place of worship, fellowship, and spiritual growth. It teaches from the Bible, ministers to the community as well as its flock, and seems, within the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Faith, Religion, sin
Tagged children, Christ, Jesus, lost sheep, the ninety-nine, theology
Leave a comment
Tales of Christmases Past
AnOldSinner is not what one might call a sentimentalist. There are reasons for that, including my childhood, three decades in law enforcement and many years helping others deal with the world they created for themselves. Yet, there are tales from … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, sin, Spirituality, Testimony
Tagged baptism, Christ, faith, God, judgment, sin, trust, trusting God, witnessing
Leave a comment