Monthly Archives: July 2016

A well-known British Christian writer made this statement in one of his novels some 100 years ago: “When it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”1 Sometimes this is hard … Continue reading →

WILL IT EVER STOP? On Friday, July 13, 2012, the American Humanist Association asked the Wilmington, NC city council to stop holding sectarian prayers during public meetings because it is a violation of the separation of church and state. The … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Part IV Verse 12c: He flipped over the tables that belonged to those who were exchanging different kinds of money for Temple shekels. And He turned … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Part III Verse 9: Some of the people were walking ahead of Jesus. Others were walking behind Him. They all shouted, “Praise to the Son of … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Part II Verse 3: “If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell them, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.’” … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Part I Verse 1: Jesus and His followers were getting closer to Jerusalem. But first, they stopped near the village of Bethphage, on the slopes of … Continue reading →

One of World War II’s most admired generals was Omar Bradley. Born in a log cabin near Clark, Missouri, he was raised by his schoolteacher father, John Bradley. He was such a bright young man that his Sunday School Superintendent … Continue reading →

My father lived in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania area growing up as a boy after my grandfather immigrated from Germany to America in 1905. He used to tell a story about the railroad in those days when workers who inspected the rails, … Continue reading →

– SUMMARY OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 20 We have now completed our exciting walk through another chapter in the life of the greatest man to ever live. The prophet from Galilee named Jesus of Nazareth. He was teaching His disciples on … Continue reading →