by Bill Farley | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
We live in a culture that places a high priority on the individual. Therefore, we tend to think that my actions are hermetically sealed—”they don’t affect anyone but me.” This is not a biblical view. Sin is almost always social. Its effects rarely stay confined...
by Bill Farley | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
IN 1 KINGS, SOLOMON HAD A DREAM. He asked God for the ability to discern good from evil, and God gave him his request. But there was a tremendous irony in God’s response. It was the ability to discern good from evil on a human level, but the divine gift of...
by Bill Farley | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
SINCE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD in May of 2020, accusations from the proponents of Critical Race Theory have inundated the United States. America, they claim, is systemically racist, and therefore our law-enforcement personnel and essential social structures are all...
by Bill Farley | Jun 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
JUST FINISHED Cheer Up! The Life and Ministry of Jack Miller. Miller was an amazing gift of grace to the church. Born in 1928 in tiny Gold Beach, OR, he died in 1996 in Malagua, Spain. Although he only lived to age 68, he made a remarkable impact on the Twentieth...
by Bill Farley | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
“And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to...
by Bill Farley | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
WHO IS THE GREATEST? We have fun debating that question. Who is the greatest quarterback, John Elway or Tom Brady? Who is the greatest tennis player, Rod Laver or Roger Federer? Who was the greatest artist, Raphaël or Michelangelo; the greatest musician, Bach or...