Here I Stand
“HERE I STAND” Psalm 46 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. At that time, that church door served …
The Letter to Laodicea: “Lukewarm”
THE LETTER TO LAODICEA: “LUKEWARM” Revelation 3:14-22 At first, the city was called Diospolis; and later, Rhoas. But in 260 B.C., King Antiochus II of Syria renamed the city Laodicea …
The Letter to Sardis: “Sleepiness”
THE LETTER TO SARDIS: “SLEEPINESS” Revelation 3:1-6 When Revelation was written in 95 or 96 A.D., Asia Minor was ruled by the Roman Empire. But before the Romans, the Greeks. …
The Letter to Thyatira: Worldliness
THE LETTER TO THYATIRA: “WORLDLINESS” Revelation 2:18-29 Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities in Revelation. Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, philosopher, and military commander described Thyatira as …
Viewer Discretion Advised
“VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED” 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 I was confirmed on May 14, 1967, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, Florida. Despite the five decades since, I still have vivid …