by Bill McClure | Sep 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Who is your nearby friend? I hope you have a few or many. And I hope they know your loyalty, appreciation and, yes, even your dependence upon them. The Ancient Proverbs identifies the nearby friend as one who is long-standing, perhaps...
by Bill McClure | Aug 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Is your trust solely in Christ? Have you accepted His forgiveness for the guilty sentence which you bear? Yes, dear friend we are all guilty of missing the mark, God’s high standard of holiness. The penalty for missing that mark is eternal...
by Bill McClure | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
My eyes caught two interesting phrases in that small little narrative work named “Ruth”. Her story and those phrases brought a bright light of hope into the dismal gray caste during the ancient Judges. You see, much like today, “everyone...
by Bill McClure | May 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The prospect of divine judgment is certainly mortifying, but…we must appreciate the broader significance of our ultimate accountability to God”. Evangelical Convictions, p.223 Aspects of divine judgment are indeed good,..yes, absolutely good. A. God’s judgment...
by Bill McClure | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard it said way too often. Each time it comes up, the conversation becomes somewhat predictable. The topic is ‘work and ministry’. What becomes predictable are the assertions and applause when a willing soul announces leaving their marketplace...
by Bill McClure | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
It all hinges on the resurrection In our humanity, we consider it inconceivable that a dead man might return to life. It is incomprehensible and inconceivable indeed. Yet it happened. The foundation for the entire New Testament is...
