8/11/74 1 Cor. 11.31— ‘Whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God’. In this world where we live, the church is Christ’s organization. It is a place where we worship God, learn his Word, and fellowship with other Christians. The Bible calls the church a holy nation, God’s own people, the household of God, a holy temple in the Lord, a dwelling place of God in the Spirit, and the body of Christ. These phrases are used to... Read more
10/13/1974 What is the conscience? That little shock of reality which reminds us of what is right and what is wrong. Esau sold his birthright with profane indifference, yet what would he have given years later to have been able to change his father’s mind. What bitter tears a few minutes of pleasure cost him. Ahab said to Elijah when his royal chariot was accosted, ‘Have you found me, oh my enemy’? Why should he say this when a short... Read more
My grandfather, James Arthur West, was a devout Christian, a Baptist by denomination. He regularly did things for his local church, including, it appears, doing brief lessons for his Sunday school class in Wilmington N.C. He was not a college educated man, but he studied and knew his Bible well. My sister discovered spiral notebooks full of these lessons, written out in beautiful cursive script while cleaning out the garage. What follows here for some time is some of them... Read more
(Delivered at Grace UMC on March 26, 2022— Mom passed away Nov 17th of last year, but because of the weather and the age of many of her friends and relatives we postponed the Memorial until then, but held the graveside service in November). First, I want to thank you all for coming and being here to honor our mother on this day. It is a measure of her influence and legacy that we have so many members of... Read more
Mardi Gras of course is a tradition associated with the celebration of the day before the Lenten season when fasting and prayer was supposed to be the focus of life for 40 days. In Mobile and New Orleans this led to parades in colorful costumes (as well as lots of eating and drinking), chiefly involving African Americans. This particular exhibit in the Cameron is of costumes used in an HBO special, modelled on genuine Mardi Gras costumes. Read more
As we said in the last post, the exploration of new or non-traditional media. How about using animated umbrellas to make a point? I only have still pictures of this, and of the ghostly images left on the ceiling. Diane Landry, a Canadian put this together and called it Flying School. This exhibit has periodically shown up at the Cameron Museum since 2005 and is one of the most popular ones. There is precious little religious or historical art in... Read more
The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington N.C. began life in downtown Wilmington in a Masonic building, but then moved to its current location many years ago. The museum is bright and comfortable, and established a reputation for exhibiting modern art. It still does that but modern art need not mean abstract art. You don’t need to immediately think of Mondrian or Kandinsky. This particular exhibit has a variety of interesting things to see, as the next few posts will attest. ... Read more
You will not be surprised to hear that I am very pleased to see Faithlife try and revive the Christian magazine business with two offerings– Bible Study Magazine and for the more serious student and teacher of the Bible Didaktos. Interestingly, these are not purely or solely online magazines. They regularly show up in my seminary box as real printed paper copies. These magazines come out of the folks in Bellingham who have brought us LOGOS and other helpful tools... Read more
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