by Doug Van Meter | 21 May 2017 | Psalms
This year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, which commenced with Martin Luther’s thunderous hammer on the doors of the Wittenberg church. Luther was simply calling for a civil debate with Catholic Church leaders concerning some doctrines that he...
by Stuart Chase | 14 May 2017 | Psalms
In late March of 2013, Adria Richards, an employee of an email delivery company, was at a technology conference when she overheard two male developers making what she interpreted as sexist jokes. Rather than saying anything directly to the men, she surreptitiously...
by Doug Van Meter | 8 Apr 2015 | Articles
I am not a golfer but I know some of the language. Many years ago, I read an article about the golfing habits of a former US president. He boasted of having a fairly low handicap. But someone noted that he also exercised the self-made allowance to reserve one mulligan...
by Neil Cable | 7 Dec 2012 | Articles
For anyone even remotely interested in the world of competitive cycling, the last three months would have been a confusing rollercoaster of emotions—albeit with few highs and very deep lows. The revelations of rampant drug abuse, illegal blood transfusion, doping and...
by Doug Van Meter | 3 Jun 2012 | Bible Teachings, Leviticus, Old Testament, Pentateuch
Someone recently described our journey through the book of Leviticus in the words of the famous Star Trek introduction: “To boldly go where no man has gone before.” The implication was that it is a rare thing for a church in our day to study this book, verse by verse,...
by Doug Van Meter | 20 May 2012 | Bible Teachings, Leviticus, Old Testament, Pentateuch
In the movie Courageous, a young man who is not yet a believer says to his friend. “I know one thing: I am tired of feeling guilty.” His friend wisely responds, “Well, I’ve got news for you: You are guilty.” Guilt is not a word that is used much in our society, unless...
