by Bill Farley | May 23, 2022 | Civil Government, Culture, evangelism
THE BIBLE NEVER USES THE TERM “SOCIALISM,” but the concept is present and implicitly condemned. Another name for socialism is statism. Statism occurs when the State takes over functions that God has assigned to the individual, family, or church. Social...
by Bill Farley | Apr 22, 2022 | Civil Government
ALEXANDER FRASER TYTLER was a professor of Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. He specialized in ancient Roman and Greek culture. He died in 1813. He was known for his insight into big picture issues. Watching the growing influence of the young nation, the...
by Bill Farley | Mar 10, 2022 | Culture, theology
GOD’S PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HIS JUDGMENTS for sin in a variety of ways. But one of the most common is that God gives us up to the evil we desire. He surrenders sinful individuals or nations to their idols. The idol comes, however, with great pain, sorrow, and...
by Bill Farley | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I RECENTLY SAW A SIGN HANGING in front of a pet supply store. “PETS ARE PEOPLE TOO.” It’s a “nice” sentiment. We all love our pets. They deserve good treatment, so let’s relate to them like people. But underneath this slogan is a sinister change in assumptions about...
by Bill Farley | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
THE UNITED STATES IS UNRAVELLING. Some think we are approaching a constitutional crisis. If that is the case, social turmoil and uncertainty is our future, and that means anxiety and fear. We need the gospel, and the gospel presents us with five comforting truths for...