Monthly Archives: August 2019

One of the most powerful tools of persuasion is when the speaker convinces the audience that they know what they are talking about. That’s because any sincere listener can tell rather quickly if the speaker has really done their homework … Continue reading →

HOW TO START A GOOD COPYCAT ACT  This story was submitted by Beth Greenfield, Senior editor for Yahoo Lifestyle. She tells about an Ohio teenager named Samantha Manus, who was grieving over the death of her 89-year-old great-grandmother, and how … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XX) One of Augustine’s and Chrysostom’s contemporary scholars, Gaius Marius Victorinus (300-379), noticed the same tactic. But he addresses a … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XIX) Paul wants the Galatians to know that this whole fiasco was caused by Peter. His conduct was to blame. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XVIII) 2:10 The only suggestion they made was that we continue helping the poor, which, I informed them, is something … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XVII) Simeon goes on to say that when Paul perceived that some of the Corinthian believers were lax in their … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XVI) Calvin then goes on to note that when our Savior “ascended far above all heavens” that He might complete … Continue reading →

One of America’s finest Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, once remarked: “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” It’s only natural for us to want the future to hurry up and get here, especially … Continue reading →

JUST KEEP PEDALING When an idea comes to mind or an illustration brings a certain truth out for us to see, they all are worthy of us letting them teach us simple truths. When I read this article, it spoke … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XV) So, when Paul and Barnabas went to the city of Iconium (called Konya today, and located in central Turkey), … Continue reading →