Yesterday, Debbie Fisher became Mrs James Boyd. It was a delightful occasion and Elizabeth and I are very pleased for James and Debbie. The first Mrs James Boyd, the first of many loves in my life, was married on 5/1/51 and passed away on 10/11/10. The last major function she attended was the marriage of …
Month: March 2013
What did Jesus really say?
You may be familiar with the argument that we don't know what Jesus said because His sayings were written down after the event. I came across it recently when people were discussing how to live a good life. Jesus was mentioned as an example, but not as the answer. When various aspects of His life …
Husbands are to study
1Cor 14:34-35: "Let your women keep silence in the churches: and let them ask their husbands at home." Application: this is not so much a restriction on the wife, as a requirement on the husband to study. John Knox on asking questions after sermons: “Everie week once, the Congregation assemble to heare som place of the …
Discerning the Lord’s body
"He that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body."The apostle Paul's epistle to the Corinthians 1Cor 11:29 There are various interpretations of this text and its neighbouring context. Christian exegesis There is a difference between exegesis and Christian exegesis because there are specific biblical principles employed in …
Donald's Thoughts 