A friend of mine asked me about the Negro Spiritual “Deep River” and its connection to Adventist living. This was a very interesting question that I began to think about. The singer of the Spiritual said: Deep RiverMy Home Is Over JordanDeep
Month: March 2011
Sometimes we end up preaching in a rut. We only preach what we already preach. We see a different text, but the same sermon. How can we keep from becoming a Johnny One Note Preacher? Elder Cox addresses this issue in this
Perusing the best selling books of popular Christianity provides some interesting information. While there are certainly exceptions, it seems as though a “cross-less” Christianity has come into the drivers seat. There seems to be little difference between popular Christianity and the “present
Let me preface my remarks by saying that I am a Seventh Day Sabbath keeper, however, from time to time I hear absolutely terrible arguments from Seventh Day Sabbatarians. I am not talking about debatable points or arguments where reasonable people could
You have to preach to the same people every week. What are you supposed to do? How can the preacher make sure the right themes are addressed? How can the preacher make sure that the preacher’s issues do not overly direct the
In the mythology of Adventism it is told that Adventists were once called people of the Book. Alegedly, during this time, you could pull just about any member aside and ask that one for a text that teaches the Adventist understanding of