Author: Pastor Lester Bentley
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Midweek Devotional: Eating Humble Pie
The Recipe for Humble Pie by Kim Larsen John 13:4 “Jesus arose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.” This action opened…
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ABC of Prayer: A Critical Spirit
A Critical Spirit It seems, we have all done it. We say we love them and are friends of theirs and then criticize them, and a short time later pray for them. Or the opposites happens when we pray for someone and then ten minutes later we point a figure at them in anger and…
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The Problem of a Slave
Without an understanding of the slave problem as it existed in the Roman empire of Paul’s day the Epistle to Philemon cannot be fully appreciated. Slaves were a recognized part of the social structure and were considered members of their master’s household. Between the years 146 BCE and 235 CE the proportion of slaves to…
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