On the Other Hand

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—  for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.  Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those [...]

Jesus, Sheep or Shepherd?

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
The 23rd Psalm; a very familiar passage and perhaps the most quoted poetry from the Old Testament.  In John 10, Jesus explains that he is the good shepherd.  He is not a hireling, but loves the sheep, and would lay down his life for them.  He has [...]

The Wilderness of Sin

In Exodus 16  the Hebrews wandered into the Wilderness of Sin.  My Bible teacher and preacher friends shouldn’t even need me to make this analogy.  There it is.  They literally entered the wilderness in the region of Sin. 
It could have been the Mountain of Sin, the Valley of Sin, the Municipality of Sin, but no.  [...]

The Bible, Uses and Misuses

Imagine you wanted to open a one gallon can of paint.  Most all of us have a flathead screwdriver lying around in the kitchen junk drawer or else someplace handy.  You grab that and pry the lid from the can.  It’s not exactly what the screwdriver was made for, but it does the job well [...]

New Page: The Best Of…

I set out to make a short list of essential posts, my list of personal and reader favorites from all the material found on The Master’s Table. Writing a “short list” almost proved too great a task for me. The new page “Best Of” is sort of an anthology of my work here [...]

Mom’s Buttermilk Biscuits (Romans 8:28 style)

Here’s a very good post from back in the day (April 2008) when my blog didn’t have any readers.  The premise is that understanding Romans 8:28 is a lot like making biscuits.  This is kinda’ like shopping for groceries; don’t read this if you’re already hungry.

“And we know that for those who love God, all things [...]

Salt of the Earth

Matthew 5:13 is probably a familiar passage for most of us.  Jesus tells his listeners during the sermon on the mount that they are the “salt of the earth.”  You have likely heard many sermons on what it takes to be salt, how to be the salt, and how a little salt can make a big [...]

Things that Grow in Tough Places

Pictured at left are my wife’s wildflowers growing in front of our house.  I’ll get back to those in a minute. 
I noticed something while driving this morning.  They did some roadwork not far from our home earlier in the spring.  The road was widened and a gravel shoulder was added on each side in case [...]

On the lighter side…

The last couple of posts have been kinda’ heavy, so enjoy the following courtesy of Joke of the Day. 
A Catholic school teacher was asking her students what they want to be when they grow up.
“I want to be a fireman!” said John.
“Oh, very good John. Community service for the Lord!” the teacher praised.
“I want to [...]

A Look Back: Read my blog – or not

Hand pulling weeds, rather slowly at that, got me outside, in the fresh mountain air and alone with my thoughts. It did me more good than an hour on a psychiatrist’s couch.