My dad gave the opening address at the World Assemblies of God Congress in Chennai, India. Here’s the video of the entire opening ceremony. Dad’s message begins at 58:30. The message was simultaneously translated into Tamil. Dr. George O. Wood’s Opening Address at World A…, posted with vodpod Continue reading Dr. George O. Wood’s Opening Address at World AG Congress in Chennai, India
I spoke at chapel this morning on Galatians 5:6: “For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.” The title of my sermon was “What Counts?” What Counts? (Galatians 5:6), posted with vodpod Continue reading What Counts? (Galatians 5:6)
Before you watch or read today’s Daily Word, please read Ecclesiastes 9:1–6. In the Hands of God (Ecclesiastes 9:1–6), posted with vodpod ___________________________________ Ecclesiastes 9:1–6 teaches that your life is in the hands of God. Obviously, in a general sense, everyone’s life is in God’s hands. He is the Creator of “the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1), and therefore everything in them belongs to him (Psalm 24:1). He is the Provider of the needs of all people. As Jesus said, “he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and … Continue reading In the Hands of God (Ecclesiastes 9:1–6)
Before you watch or read today’s Daily Word, read Ecclesiastes 8.14–17. Joy is a Deliberate Choice (Ecclesiastes 8:14-17), posted with vodpod ___________________________________ In Ecclesiastes 8.14–17, the Preacher identifies two realities that we all experience on the journey through life: injustice and ignorance. Both are obstacles in our path, and both have the power to turn us aside from the road to heaven, if we let them. But there is a way through the obstacles, the Preacher tells us; it is the way of joy as a deliberate choice. Consider our experience of injustice. Long ago, Aristotle defined justice as treating … Continue reading Joy Is a Deliberate Choice (Ecclesiastes 8:14–17)
Here is the video of my interview with Paul Copan, author of Is God a Moral Monster? — which I reviewed here. The content of the interview is good, although we experienced a number of glitches on the technical end. Is God a Moral Monster? Interview with Paul Copan, posted with vodpod Continue reading Is God a Moral Monster? Interview with Paul Copan
Before you watch or read today’s Daily Word, please read Ecclesiastes 8:10–13. The Arc of the Universe (Ecclesiastes 8:10–13), posted with vodpod “The arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uttered those words in the midst of his struggle to lead our nation to acknowledge the full civil rights of black Americans. His words also accurately summarize the message of Ecclesiastes 8:10–13, which serves as an encouragement to righteousness and a warning against wickedness. The Preacher begins by making two observations: First, he writes, “I saw the wicked buried.” Like all … Continue reading The Arc of the Universe (Ecclesiastes 8:10–13)
Beifore you watch or read today’s Daily Word, please read Ecclesiastes 8:1–9. Wisdom and Government (Ecclesiastes 8:1–9), posted with vodpod A wise person obeys the law. That, in a nutshell, is the message of Ecclesiastes 8:1–9. Like so much else in Ecclesiastes, the message is obvious and common sensical, but it also raises difficult questions for those who live under difficult governments. The Preacher begins with two questions and two observations. The questions are rhetorical. Wisdom makes a person incomparably valuable because he understands God, the world, and himself. The observations relate to the effects of wisdom, which … Continue reading Wisdom and Government (Ecclesiastes 8:1–9)
What Is Wrong with the World Is Us (Ecclesiaste…, posted with vodpod Let us stipulate, as lawyers say, that the message of Ecclesiastes 7:15–29 is an unexpectedly weird one to find in the Bible, at first glance anyway. It seems alternately despairing (verse 15), cynical (verses 16–17), common sensical (verse 18–22), keenly aware of man’s intellectual limitations (verses 23–24), misogynist (verses 25–28), and acutely cognizant of the origins of man’s problems (verse 29). We expect common sense, keen awareness, and acute cognizance in God’s Word, but despair, cynicism and misogyny? Not so much. So what should we do with the … Continue reading What Is Wrong with the World Is Us (Ecclesiastes 7:15–29)
Paul Copan, Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God (Grand Rapids, MI: BakerBooks, 2011). $14.99, 256 pages. In The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins writes: The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. In short, God is a “moral monster.” Paul Copan begs to differ with Dawkins’ evaluation of the Old Testament God, not to mention the similar critiques of other … Continue reading Is God a Moral Monster?
Before you watch or read today’s Daily Word, please read Ecclesiastes 7:7–14. Life Is Difficult (Ecclesiastes 7:7-14), posted with vodpod “Life is difficult,” as M. Scott Peck so memorably wrote in The Road Less Traveled. How, then, does the wise person deal with it? How does he live with life’s difficulties? Ecclesiastes 7:7–14 offers sage advice in answer to those questions. First, realize that life’s difficulties present temptations to shortcuts, which should be avoided. “Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.” The oppression spoken of here is not what the wise man does but … Continue reading Life Is Difficult (Ecclesiastes 7:7–14)
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