by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 15, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
In our last article, “Broken Bread: God’s Hand in Your Suffering,” we looked at the general subject of grief, suffering, trials, tribulations. We see that they are gifts from our Father to fill in our holes, our wants, and for us to take into ourselves and...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 8, 2017 | Lifestyle, Worldview
Why do we go through pain and trials? We often think that as Christians, we must have “Joy, joy, joy, joy down in our heart,” as the song goes, or else something is terribly amiss. Not so. All that is gold does not always glitter. We lose loved ones to death, sin,...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Oct 2, 2017 | Authority, Church, Family
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. (Rom. 12:3) Who’s Paul’s Audience? The...
by Kyle Andrew Shepherd | Sep 28, 2017 | Authority, Family
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Rom. 12:1 Paul’s Biography in Three Words: Wrath to Grace As we know, Paul shed a lot of Christian...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 25, 2017 | Living to God
God the great Creator of all things does uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 22, 2017 | The Servant-Leader
I was once asked to write ad copy for a tailor made clothing manufacturer that had been recently acquired by a local entrepreneur. The acquisition necessitated a campaign to rebrand the business. We were returning to our Southern roots, so that was the message we...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 17, 2017 | Living to God
In the Catechism for Young Children, an introduction to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 5 reads: “Why ought you to glorify God? Because He made me and takes care of me.” This is a simple, yet profound summary of chapters 4 and 5 of the Westminster...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 15, 2017 | The Servant-Leader
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach” (1 Tim. 3:2, see also v. 11). Vigilance – that’s my subject in this article. The Greek word underlying the King James is translated...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 10, 2017 | Living to God
After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, endued with knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness, after His own image; having the law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfil it; and yet...
by J. Vaden Cavett | Sep 7, 2017 | The Servant-Leader
Growing up, I learned men who were once divorced (even prior to their conversions) were disqualified from being pastors or deacons. The text of Scripture cited to support this view was 1 Timothy 3:2, where Paul instructs Timothy, “A bishop then must be blameless, the...
