When we last left Paul, he was still in northern Macedonia after having left Ephesus at the culmination of his three-year ministry there. He had been expecting to hear from Titus about how things are in Corinth but had not done so, so out of concern for matters there he crossed the Aegean Sea in [...]
Category: Bible Topical Studies
Godliness
Today's Sunday School lesson was on the character quality of godliness. I wanted to summarize here some of the thoughts I had in the preparation and delivery of this lesson. The focal passage for the lesson was from Paul's first letter to Timothy, chapter 4. Paul was writing Timothy from his house arrest in Rome, [...]
AI Imagery
I've been delving a little into some of the capabilities of the AI tools that are becoming more and more available. At first it was just a curiosity, but I'm actually finding the image generation capabilities quite useful for my adult Sunday School class teaching. For decades now I've been using my computer as a [...]
Preparing for Personal Revival
In preparation for the National Day of Prayer this week (May 1), our church (First Baptist Church of Kissimmee) distributed a document useful for preparing yourself for personal revival. I thought I would share it here to encourage you to work through it as well. Steps of Action Pray the prayer of the psalmist: “Search [...]
Can There Be Resurrection of the Dead?
This is a re-post of a Bible Study I wrote in 2010 for Easter and also posted last Easter, but it is still one of the most important posts I will ever make! • Why do Christians claim that Jesus was raised from the dead? • Is there really any evidence to support this claim? [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 