THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

December 17, 2017   There are some churches of Appalachia, mostly north of us in Kentucky and West Virginia, that are called snake-handling churches. Primarily of the Pentecostal persuasion, the pastor and others handle venomous snakes – typically rattlesnakes – as a form of worship and faith during their services. Here’s a couple pictures – […]

December 10, 2017   Critics of Christianity would have you believe it was all a hoax. Conspiracy theories have abounded for 2000 years as to what really happened on that first Easter Sunday. In fact, the first spin on the story began that very day – we call it the “stolen body theory.” Only Matthew […]

December 3, 2017   I’ve shared before that the summer before Bible college, I worked at a cemetery – Greenville Memorial Gardens in Greenville, SC. My job was primarily grounds maintenance; mow the grass, trim the bushes, weed eat grave markers; but I also prepared for burials. My first week, we had an interment at […]

November 26, 2017   Most of us can remember from our high school speech class or debate club selecting an issue and then being assigned to argue the for or against position. Perennial favorites, even since I was in school a very long time ago included, and still include, abortion, gun control, legalized marijuana and […]

November 19, 2017   We face many challenges dealing with the cross. The first is familiarity, which can breed contempt or even boredom. We read the book, saw the movie, bought the tee shirt. We hear the story many times a year – usually during communion, and at least once a year at Easter. And […]