Author Archives: Sam Sherwood

Remember the Tower of Babel? It is a short Bible story, only nine verses in Genesis chapter eleven. Easy to skip over. After the flood God blessed Noah and his sons and told them to be fruitful, and multiply, and … Continue reading →

China just test fired hypersonic missiles that are so fast they render our missile defense systems impotent. General Milley was very concerned. Apparently, we were blindsided by a technology of which we are years behind the Chinese. China just launched … Continue reading →

It must have been so marvelous to be with the Lord Jesus Christ for three years, to see all the signs and wonders that gave testimony to the Christ. Just the report of them two thousand years later continues to … Continue reading →

“I prefer to be positive.” You have heard this out of the mouths of many. Positive thinking has been around a long time popularized by Norman Vincent Peale. It sounds good and, I think, many consider it the same thing … Continue reading →

Many find the stories in the Old Testament interesting and others boring and difficult to digest. To the uninitiated, not much is seen beyond the historical perspective. True, they are actual events, but if viewed solely as a history lesson, … Continue reading →

Another wave of mass shootings is echoed by another hollow sounding wave of righteous rhetoric that plays like a worn out record. The self-righteous left meets the equally righteous indignation of the right who will defend the mother lode of … Continue reading →

I used to have a little anxiety after reading James’ narrative about faith and works. He doesn’t pull any punches. “Faith without works is dead,” he says starkly. “Be doers of the word, not just hearers.” He goes even further … Continue reading →

In a recent Sunday School class on prayer, it was no time before the question was asked, “Why do we pray?” The insinuation is we cannot change the mind of God, so why bother? Good question. To that point, George … Continue reading →

In the sixty fourth year and third month, on the fourth day of my birth I terminated the traditional role in the workplace, what most call retirement. I don’t like that term. It sounds too much like being put out … Continue reading →