It’s been one of my life’s great joys to exegete Psalm 34 here on Things Above Us.? Perhaps, to our readers, that will seem like an overreaching comment.? I assure you it is not.? It was weeks of writing, months of reading and research (which was a joy), a Sunday sermon, and a lifetime in […]
Is the Bible Merely Inspirational or God-Breathed? (Response 3 to Rachel Held Evans’ View of Scripture)
Allen Nelson IV
The Polar Opposites Express
To say that my wife and I are not on the same page in any number of areas would be an understatement. My favorite restaurants (wing places and sports bars) rank among her most hated places to eat. Many of her favorite places are entirely incompatible with my stomach. I love watching sports and, well, […]
Preachertainment
Yeah I know, I made up the word “preachertainment.” Currently, I am the only Southerner on the โปรแกรมสูตรบาคาร่า ฟรี www.forsunglassesclearance.com writing team. So, sometimes I offer things from my experience that might not be the shared experience of everyone else, or even from our readership. I share my geography so that you have a little context in […]
A(nother) Surprising Work of God
I was actually beginning to be a little depressed near the end of the morning of November 2nd. Only 3 people had committed to meeting me at Ohio State for evangelism the next day. Please don’t get me wrong, I am very grateful for?all those?who accompany me?and labor with me in the gospel. But there’s […]
No One Understands Like Jesus
The idea that a shared experience is necessary for someone to be truly able to help another person is a pretty commonly held belief. It seems to be a truism that someone who has “been there” is able to empathize with an affliction you are suffering in a way others may not.?But the idea that […]
Comprehending Holiness
The Bible says God is “holy, holy, holy” (read Isaiah 6:1-7 and Revelation 4:5-11). Scripture is sufficient for us to understand the concept of the holiness of God while at the same time showing us that the full ramifications of God’s holiness are incomprehensible. If you want to start deeper contemplation upon the holiness of […]
Psalm 34:19-22 He Keeps All His Bones
In understanding Psalm 34:18, we came to understand that it is?within the crisis that God is present. What this means is that God often allows His faithful to suffer and to face various trials. This is exactly what verse 19 tells us: [19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him […]
Prejudice
The worst job I have ever had was working retail at a large electronics store who claims that their buys are the best. I liked my coworkers, and I was and still am sincerely interested in home theater products. One of the worst parts of the job was dealing with customers. After a while you […]
16 Strategies for Sharing the Gospel in the next 62 Days
62 days puts us to 2019! What I hope to do in this post is to give you some practical evangelism strategies for using this season to your advantage in sharing the gospel. Certainly, some of these strategies could and should be used at other times of the year, but this seems to be a […]
Ep. 011 | Primacy of Preaching — TAU Roundtable
In Episode 11, the guys discuss the primacy of preaching and welcome special guest and preacher, Mike Stockwell, from CrossCountryEvangelism.com. Then we plug a few books we like.