by Dr. Larry Lightner | Dec 3, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No. 48 We are not our own bosses to live or die as we ourselves might choose. –Romans 14:1-13 A tough nut to crack. Opening a coconut for the first time is an exercise in frustration. You pelt it. Pound it. Pummel it. Finally completely thwarted, you whop it...
by Dr. Larry Lightner | Nov 25, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No. 47 Quit the evil deeds of darkness . . . put on the armor of right living. –Romans 13:11-14 Siren, in Greek mythology, was a creature half-bird, and half-woman, living on the Grecian islands. She lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song....
by Dr. Larry Lightner | Nov 18, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No.46 Obey the government, for God is the One who has put it there. –Romans 13:1 Citizenship is a prized possession. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the...
by Dr. Larry Lightner | Nov 11, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No. 45 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if your enemy is thirsty, give him to drink; thus, you heap coals of fire on his head. –Romans 12:20 I’ll let no man ruin my life by making me hate him! So spoke the black chemist and experimenter. Born of a...
by Dr. Larry Lightner | Nov 4, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No. 44 Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord. –Romans 12:11 Life without enthusiasm is like sending a squad of riot police to a cemetery at midnight to guard against a demonstration by the residents....
by Dr. Larry Lightner | Oct 28, 2018 | Romans
Vol. 3, No. 43 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it . . . –Romans 12:6 Imagine that it is your birthday. The time has come to open the last gift (the last might always seem best, even if there...
