At some point in the past 20-to-30 years, I began to hear people use the phrase, “Big, if true.” With the flood of false statements on the internet seeming to double on a daily basis, it became necessary to add this three-word caveat to almost any “news” story someone forwarded, emailed, Tweeted, or posted… Read More »
Tools Of The Secret Agent
When I was a kid, I loved spy movies and characters in disguise. Many of my favorite movie memories contain names like James Bond, Jason Bourne, or even Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau. Superman, Spiderman, and Batman all depend of hidden identity and “those meddling kids” from Scooby Doo always solved the crime by exposing… Read More »
A Life Lived One Byte At A Time (2of2) pornography and gambling
Sports gambling revenue has increased by 900-percent in just five years! In 2020, gamblers lost a record $1.5-billion on online sports betting. In 2024, that number hit $13.71-billion1. The total amount gambled on sports in 2025 has already broken all records with $150-billion2. And there are still two months left. In a 2024 article from… Read More »
A Life Lived One Byte At A Time (1of2) pornography and gambling
The elders here at North Second Street have asked me to focus my preaching and teaching on the subjects of pornography and gambling during November. These two sins are far from new but they are transmitted at light speed by today’s technology and our young men are struggling to keep their eyes trained away from… Read More »
Why Is There Something Instead Of Nothing?
I was listening to a podcast this week featuring intellectual and author Charles Murray from Harvard and MIT. He recently wrote a book entitled “Taking Religion Seriously which describes his journey from agnostic to Christian1. Murray’s transformation began with the kind of mental puzzler that men have considered for years; “Can God create a stone… Read More »
Why A Lesson On Evidences?
First of all, “What Are Evidences?” We all understand what the word evidence means when it comes to the legal system. If Bob has stolen $5,000 from Tom and Tom wants to prove he has been robbed, he will have to produce evidence to prove his charge. Likewise, Bob will present proof he did not,… Read More »
Watch Your Steps
Most of us were raised in churches where the “Five Step Plan of Salvation” was preached nearly every Lord’s day. The five steps make for an easy way to teach why baptism is needed for salvation. The temptation, over time, is to argue the five steps against the “Five Points of Dordt” to the point… Read More »
What Do You People Do There?
What would happen if a visitor came who had never been with us? Would they understand what is going on? For instance, from time to time a visitor will get a really strange look on their face when I call on them to read or answer a question Maybe it is because we do not… Read More »
The Sayings Of The Wise (By Solomon and Company)
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”-Jeremiah 17:9 I was studying with someone this week and this verse came up in conversation. The question was this, “Can we trust feelings to tell us the truth of God. The answer is “no” and this verse tells us why. The… Read More »
A Week To Forget, Lessons To Remember
By the time the saints who meet at North Second Street had gathered for our mid-week Bible study a few days ago, the following events had taken place: A man on a subway car in Charlotte, North Carolina took a knife out of his pocket and stabbed an unsuspecting Ukrainian woman to death with no… Read More »
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