Beyond The Manger

Beyond The Manger

It wasn’t until after I had selected the title for this month’s Kernels of Truth, that I realized there are numerous songs by that same title. Probably the most well-known is by a lady named Rebecca Peck. The chorus to her song reminds us: Beyond the manger stood the...
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Peace Through Christmas

As I write this Kernels of Truth, there is currently a conflict going on in the Middle East between the nation Israel and the political and military organization, Hamas. This obviously fosters thoughts of peace among many, and the desire for this war to come to a...
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Sound Doctrine For Perilous Times

I am certain that you would agree with me when I say (write) we are living in perilous times. The world seems unstable with world leaders jockeying for positions of power and money. What used to be considered sensible, moral values are now being thrown aside as out of...
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Lessons From The 78th Psalm

Recently at Abundant Life Church, we took five Sundays and worked our way through Psalm 78 to glean the lessons presented to us by the children of Israel. The beginning of that psalm instructs them to tell the coming generation of all the travels, travails, and yes,...
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The Euodia And The Syntyche Problem

There is recorded in the fourth chapter of the letter to the Philippians a brief reference to two ladies, Euodia and Syntyche. From The Amplified Bible, “I entreat and advise Euodia and I entreat and advise Syntyche to agree and to work in harmony in the Lord.” It is...
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A Perspective Church

On Interstate 65 in South Alabama, there is a sign that has been put up by a private citizen on their land that says:   I am sure this individual meant well when they erected this sign, but the message is just a little simplistic, if not a little off base, in my...