By Shawn McMullen Albert Barnes suggested the psalm was written “when [David] was entering on domestic life, as the psalm consists of ‘rules’ which he appears to have laid down for himself as the head of a family.” Charles Spurgeon referred to it as the “House-holder’s Psalm” and remarked that if every husband and […]
Where Else Can We Go?
By Shawn McMullen In John 6 Jesus fed a crowd of 5,000 men (plus women and children) with “five small barley loaves and two small fish.” The crowd responded to the miracle by proclaiming Christ to be the promised Messiah (the prophet of Deuteronomy 18:15) and attempting to force him to become their king. […]
Getting Along Starts with Me
By Guest Columnist Danielle Metz I am a wife, a homemaker, and by the time you read this, a mother for the first time. While I would like to think our home life is somewhat like Leave It to Beaver, it is not. As all relationships between humans go, we slip up, we mess […]
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Paul on preaching
By Shawn McMullen I’ve known many powerful preachers in my lifetime, but none can hold a candle to the apostle Paul. He entered the ministry by divine appointment and fulfilled his calling with divine guidance. He was truly an inspired preacher. It’s only fitting, then, that we look to Paul as a model for […]