by Bill Farley | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
HOW GOD CHOSE AN OBSCURE, SEVENTY-FIVE-YEAR OLD, IDOLATOR, WHO COULDN’T HAVE CHILDREN, TO BECOME THE FATHER OF A GREAT NATION ABRAHAM IS CENTRAL TO REDEMPTION HISTORY. Few biblical characters are more important. He was the first Jew. In fact, he is the father of...
by Bill Farley | Jun 19, 2019 | Movie Review
JUDY AND I HAVE BEEN WATCHING back episodes of a weekly drama, Blue Bloods, on Netflix. With almost ten seasons available it has been enduringly popular, and new shows are being added each week. It is the story of a New York City law enforcement family. Frank Reagan...
by Bill Farley | Jun 16, 2019 | Christian Sanctification, pornography, Sexual Purity, The Word of God, theology
A YOUNG MAN SAT ACROSS FROM ME at a large, oak conference table. He was in trouble. He had an ongoing pornography habit that had persisted for years. He had met with an accountability group for the last twelve months, but it didn’t help. Then he met weekly with...
by Bill Farley | Jun 13, 2019 | book review
Here is some recommended reading for this Summer. Why am I recommending them? First, they are interesting. Second, they are well-written, and third, they provide glimpses of God’s providence, his wider working the world at various times and places in history....
by Bill Farley | Jun 11, 2019 | Christian Ministry, Christian Sanctification, Fruit of the Spirit, Profiles in Weakness, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity
How God often chooses uneducated, socially marginalized people with problems to build his kingdom HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT God sometimes chooses the very person you would not? This is most shocking when we remember that God is sovereign. He has total freedom to...