This edition of Potent Ponderables are questions that are centered around the ‘missing’ years of Jesus’ life, namely age 2-12 and age 12-30 (age 12 is when He was left behind at the Temple). I realize some of these may stray from traditional teachings concerning Jesus, but I can’t help but wonder. We know your … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Preaching the Word Without Quenching the Spirit
It has often been quipped that preachers are the biggest plagiarists in the world. I even heard of one church, during a remodeling project, jokingly suggesting changing the nameplate on the minister’s study to one that said ‘Copy Room.’ Recently one of my former Bible college professors posted a poll question on Facebook that asked … Continue reading
Potent Ponderables
I often jest that I have a list of questions that I would like to ask God when I get to heaven. The fact is we all have questions, and another fact is, some we may never find the answers to. But I hope that one day God will reveal to us ‘the rest of … Continue reading
A New Leaf
I am thrilled to be writing my first post for my brand new blog. As I type this I am excited to begin anew, to have a clearer focus and a new zeal for writing. My hope is that this blog will prove to be provocative, not for the sake of controversy, but for the … Continue reading
Why Marriage Matters
Recently I read two articles (one on msn.com; the other on csmonitor.com) that examined the downward trend of marriage in our culture. One article revealed that now,barely more than 50% of adults aged 18 years or older are married (compared with 71% in 1960). The other article revealed that adults under the age of 30 … Continue reading
Lessons Learned this Year
It’s getting to that time of year where I start looking back and seeing what I have learned over the past 12 months. There have been dozens of books read and scores of sermons and lessons prepared and presented. There have been nearly 60 articles written for three different blogs, including a few that were … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 