Isn't It Rich

There are thousands of Christian churches out there and they all (or almost all of them) claim fealty to the Bible and the teachings of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. The doctrines and be...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2019/02/when-your-church-becomes-your-religion.html

Our next door neighbor was at the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital this past week visiting his wife and while he was there the staff starting lining up on either side of one particular hallway. He wa...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2019/01/texas-hospitals-honor-veterans-in-final.html

Are we at a time and place when critical thinking has become an anomaly? Sure seems like it. It's not being taught or encouraged in public schools or liberal arts colleges. What IS being taug...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2019/01/critical-thinking-for-dummies.html

President Trump's new rallying cry, Build a Wall and Crime Will Fall ! Ya just gotta love it! The haters' heads will explode as they hear what POTUS tweeted, "Use it and pray!"

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2019/01/build-wall-and-crime-will-fall.html

My self-imposed abstinence from social media is into its second week and it's going pretty well. Oh, sure, I miss being in touch with new and old FB buddies, but I wouldn't have imagined how much...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2019/01/less-social-media-more-blogging.html

Every now and then when I'm ensconced in my wonderful recliner, reveling in peace, quiet, and solitude while being immersed in an awesome book, my wife will come in and ask, excitedly, if she can...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-red-sea-rules.html

Avid Bible readers will be familiar with the twelfth chapter of Genesis, verses 1 through 3 where it says this: > Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, ...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2018/06/i-will-bless-those-who-bless-you.html

It's been almost 3 years since I've posted anything up here. Unreal! Not that I never write. Seems like I write all the time. Last week I finished writing (and recording) my 7 part Weekend Bible ...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2017/02/been-long-time.html

The first Thursday in May has been designated as the National Day of Prayer . If there was ever a need for such a day it's now. It won't matter where you pray, when you pray or with whom you ...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-national-day-of-prayer.html

> Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875) was a Presbyterian minister and > influential leader in America's Second Great Awakening. He was known > as the Father of Modern...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2014/03/christian-responsibility-in-elections.html

Jedidiah Morse lived from 1761 to 1826. He authored many textbooks and was known as the "father of American geography." He was also the father of telegraphy pioneer and artist, Samuel Morse, wh...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2014/02/prescient-quote-for-our-time.html

That verse is found in the Book of Proverbs, chapter 29 and verse 2 and its profundity is eternal regardless of whether or not a person or a nation believes the Bible. Here in the United Stat...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2014/01/when-righteous-increase-people-rejoice.html

Our founding fathers were well aware of the fact that godly righteousness exalts a nation. This belief was based on the Word of God in which so many of our founders were well versed. Passages t...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2014/01/righteousness-exalts-nation.html

(This little essay has been making the rounds and I don't know who actually wrote it. My apologies for not being able to attribute it to anyone. Hope you all enjoy Thanksgiving in the tradition o...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-2022.html

If you're a CS Lewis fan you'll really like this 24 minute video on why he's relevant today. If you've not read any of his books, you owe it to yourself as a professing Christian to at least re...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/11/c-s-lewis-and-his-relevance-for-today.html

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who a...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-quote-to-live-by.html

Having recently read Bonhoeffer and Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas , I couldn't wait to watch this Q and A session on Vimeo with John Piper and Eric Metaxas. I...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/10/q-and-session-with-eric-metaxes-and.html

Yesterday, my wife and I, with two very good friends, had the opportunity to attend the Engage Worldview Conference in Denton, TX at the Denton Bible Church. The event was a joint effort of Su...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/10/engage.html

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. -Ronald Reagan I think there's a spiritual corollary to Reagan's theorem. Kids of devout Christian parents may turn out to be...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/08/freedom-is-never-more-than-one.html

Any time you get in a car, you'll probably notice the blind spots peculiar to that particular vehicle. An inattentive passenger may not be aware of the blind spots, but the driver has to be aware...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/08/wheres-your-blind-spot.html

There are two kinds of people; those who follow politics and those who don't. It might be fair to suggest that those who don't follow politics are averse to the partisanship and constant bicker...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/03/cant-we-all-just-get-along.html

　 Are you a "low-information Christian?" Since the 2012 election we've been hearing a lot about "low-information voters" or "lo-fo's." The term was coined by political scientist Samuel Po...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2013/03/attention-low-information-christians.html

The entire world is trying to sort out the whys and wherefores of the horrific massacre which occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gun-wielding madman callously murdered 27 people, 20 of wh...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-newtown-connecticut-horror.html

What happens when an immovable object clashes with an unstoppable force? One might imagine a speeding, out-of-control train coming into a station with no hope of stopping. Or imagine an immense ...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-truth-clashes-with-traditon.html

This inspiring and very timely prayer titled The Freedom Prayer was penned by Alexandra Swann and can be found at her blog, Paying for Protection . The entire prayer is posted here, but please v...

http://thisisrich.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-prayer-for-all-timesespecially-now.html