by Bob | Apr 3, 2021 | Easter, Good Friday
S. M. Lockridge (March 7, 1913 – April 4, 2000) was the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego from 1953 to 1993. He was known for his preaching across the United States and around the world. His Easter Meditation—“It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Comin’!”—is part of...
by Bob | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the most powerful practices we can participate in to prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Easter is to reflect on the 7 Last Words of Christ on the Cross. I’ve arranged them below chronologically, as Jesus spoke them. We can allow each word, each sentence,...
by Bob | Mar 31, 2021 | Biblical Counseling
Dr. Bob “Doc” Smith, passed away this week. Because he was a humble man, many do not know him. Yet, he was one of the early leaders in the emerging biblical counseling movement in the 1970s. Dr. Steve Viars, Sr. Pastor at Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana, where Doc...
by Bob | Mar 28, 2021 | Easter, Holy Week, Passion Week
The days between Palm Sunday and Easter are variously called Holy Week, Passion Week, and Easter Week. I’ve used three sources to collate this brief chronological, scriptural outline of events for Easter Week: The Four Gospels The Final Days of Jesus: The Most...
by Bob | Mar 25, 2021 | Luther, Sufficiency of Scripture
Martin Luther always pointed people to the Word of God as their ultimate hope and primary help in suffering, sin, and sanctification. The Scriptures, for Luther, are sufficient to comfort the suffering and to promote the sanctification of the saints. The Sufficiency...
