In Luke chapter 15 there are three parables.  Biblical parables are stories used to explain a truth or true principle.  Jesus took typical events and circumstances familiar to the people in His parables. The three parables in Luke 15 seem to focus on one sheep, one coin, and one son.  But there are the 99 other sheep, the other 9 coins, and the other brother. The emphasis however is not on the 99 sheep or the 1 sheep.  The emphasis is not on the 9 coins nor on the 1 coin.  Neither is the emph...

I listened to Steve Brown’s discourse titled “Truth with Tears.” He was my homiletics professor in the early 90’s and I have listened to him often since that time.  He has a heart and passion for God and has the gift to express it with winsome and persuasive words.  He has always caused me to muse over issues that other people seem to grasp without any effort. 

I listened to “Truth with Tears” yesterday afternoon.  I began my journey to discover the proximity of love to truth an...

Since words are important, let me define theological integrity.  It refers to the truth of God’s nature and character and everything relative to the Lord, God almighty.

I have the same question for the church today that John Calvin had for the church over 400 years ago.  "Do we hope for salvation from the gospel while no man is willing to run any risk in asserting its truth?"  Calvin goes on to explain; "in so many cities and provinces the purity of Christianity is gone" (an excerpt from C...

Diction and rhetoric are words that I rarely see used by contemporary speakers.  Good diction was once considered a virtue.  Rhetoric was almost considered a sacred art.  Today diction and rhetoric are marginal aspects in the world of speech.  The principle denigrates the proper use of the language in our culture.  I would like to lay the blame for the misuse of language at the feet of the postmodern deconstructionists.  Their influence has been great in the western world, but the intentional...

Urgency is the word that describes my writing agenda at the present time.  Each day is one less day I have to get my thoughts together, get them on paper, and make them available, not only for the present time, but also for some future time, D.V.  Since a culture represents a way of life, I want to say a few words about our present cultural situation and the need of cultural recovery.