by Bill Farley | Oct 13, 2023 | church history, Uncategorized
I LOVE HISTORY, ESPECIALLY CHURCH HISTORY. I love it because history is “his-story”—the story of Christ ruling the world from the Father’s right hand by the power of his Holy Spirit. I have also discovered that biographies are one of the best, and...
by Bill Farley | Nov 19, 2021 | theology, Uncategorized
(This article appeared previously at Servants of Grace website) THE GREAT SCHISM OCCURRED on July 16, 1054. It permanently alienated the Eastern Orthodox Churches from the western Roman Catholic Church. What were the issues? Sadly, they were trivial—whether to use...
by Bill Farley | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
EVERY CHRISTIAN FACES THE DANGER THAT a goal, or relationship has become idolatrous. It can happen to the best Believers. How would we know that this has happened? The answer is simple. We will begin to compromise God’s will to serve the idolatrous focus. David...
by Bill Farley | Nov 19, 2020 | biography
IN 1992 JUDY AND I VISITED FLORENCE, ITALY. In the central square, unchanged for centuries, we found a small brass plaque embedded in the pavement. It was dedicated to Girolamo Savonarola, one of the cities past heroes. Knowing quite a bit about this man, I was deeply...
by Bill Farley | Apr 13, 2020 | Humility
EVERY CULTURE ASSUMES FACTS about God and man. They are like glasses through which we view life. Most are unaware that they have them on or that the assumptions of other times and places differ. But nothing could be further from the truth. Our cultural lenses are...