by Bill Farley | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I READ A NUMBER OF BOOKS THIS YEAR. Some of them were necessitated by my research for writing projects. Others were for personal growth, especially given the current political and social climate. For example, I read Charles Murray’s, Human Diversity, Pluckrose...
by Bill Farley | Dec 17, 2020 | Gospel, Uncategorized
I WAS CONVERTED DURING THE CHARISMATIC RENEWAL IN 1971. For that reason, spiritual experience was a big part of my Christianity. God also graciously gave me a hunger to know and love him, so I began reading the Bible an hour each morning. This went on for fifteen...
by Bill Farley | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
I WAS BORN IN 1948, the first child with eight more to follow. My first Christmas memory was 1955. It was a maturing moment in my youthful development, and one that I will never forget. My father was a Civil Engineer working for the Army Corp of Engineers on Chief...
by Bill Farley | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
WHERE A TEXT APPEARS IN SCRIPTURE IS ALL IMPORTANT. The location often teaches pastors and their congregations big lessons. For example, The Sermon on the Mount contains Jesus’ first recorded teaching, and the first sentence is this simple declaration. “Blessed...
by Bill Farley | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Alexander Tyler Fraser (1748-1813 observed, “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the...
by Bill Farley | Nov 19, 2019 | Christian Ministry, church history, Uncategorized
THE GREAT AWAKENING OCCURRED IN 1740-42. It was the greatest outpouring of spiritual power since the first century. It occurred simultaneously in Britain, the Thirteen Colonies, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. During this event, George Whitefield, our subject, was the...