by afladmin | Jun 17, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn Children are a burden. Yes, they are a blessing. But they are also a burden. No matter how much a father or mother loves his children, there are always costs involved-costs that make themselves felt financially, in the spending of...
by afladmin | Jun 11, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn Of all that we might learn from Habakkuk, let me mention two things. First, in the midst of the corruption and injustice of his own nation, Habakkuk prays. Abortion is so removed, so hidden, in the places it is carried out and in the...
by afladmin | Jun 11, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn The book of Jonah doesn’t specifically recount the sins of the Ninevites that caused the Lord to send a word of impending destruction. We do know they were serious, for the kinds of sins that warranted such judgment were the...
by afladmin | Jun 10, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn The prophets of Israel were called to bear the word to Israel. Usually it was a word of repentance. It could be a word of coming judgment, or it could be a word of tenderness, seeking to woo Israel to return. In either case, the call...
by afladmin | Jun 10, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. W. Ross Blackburn Of all words in our cultural vocabulary, justice may be the most meaningless. Why? Because we have no agreement as to what it might mean. Abortion is a perfect example. One argues that the rights of women trump the rights of the...
