By Jeff Larson, the Back Pew “The unbeliever naturally puts himself first, others second, and God last. And he may think he merits the order. The Bible teaches that we should reverse the series. God is to be first; others must be second; and we must come last. The Bible says, ‘Bear ye one another’s […]
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Easter Morning .. Incognito
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Personally I have no more use for a dead Christ than I have for a molten image. The Christ who once did loving deeds and does them no more, who once spoke words of comfort but has been silent for centuries, means nothing to me. It is the Christ […]
No Longer a Cat in a Hat
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “What we see today is the aftermath of denying absolute truth. As Francis Schaeffer once opined, even most Christians see the truth in bits and pieces but have largely failed to see it as a totality. Christianity is truth. Every worldview contrary to it is a lie or only […]
A Great Perspective for Life
Cartoon by Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people my accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. The good you […]
Are You Lukewarm?
Cartoon by Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “When a person takes a sip of lukewarm coffee, immediately he wants to ‘spue’ it out of his mouth. Now Jesus feels that way about some Christians. They are neither hot nor cold. They nauseate him. He wants to spue them out of his mouth (Rev. 3:14-22). “Here […]
A Few Good Men
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “There’s something to the saying, ‘If we had more preaching on hell, there would be less hell in our streets.’ Indeed, if we had stronger preaching in the pulpit, there would likely be stronger saints in the pews. Too many preachers want to be seen as scholars and erudite. […]
Stand Firm
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “There are people who are now, perhaps unlike any time in our nation’s history, which are turned off to Christianity altogether and who only think of believers with contempt, often verbalizing their scorn with vitriol. In the face of such seemingly insurmountable challenges, how is it that any Christian […]
Anger and Foolishness
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Because of current politics, there is a lot of anger out there – really a lot! You know, I once heard that bees fly thousands of miles to gather enough nectar to make only a pound of honey. Then someone comes along and steals it from them. Maybe that […]
Do Not Gaze at Wine…
by Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The Scriptures say, ‘And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit’ (Eph. 5:18). Nothing casts off restraint in life like alcohol. It’s a known fact that where alcohol runs high, morals run low. The brother of alcohol is excess. But God doesn’t […]
A More Accurate Motto Than ‘In God We Trust’?
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes: This refers to the radical individualism that marked the time of the Judges. People looked to self for their guide to morality and ethics. The people genuinely felt that what they did was right, but they measured it only by […]