Author: Brandon Maurer

  • Muscle and a Shovel Week 6

    Verses from Book Act 2:47 Luke 8:15 Colossians 1:18 Ephesians 5:23 Additional Verses Matthew 16:16-17 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 1:20-23 1 Peter 5:24 1 Peter 2:25 Acts 2:38

  • Muscle and a Shovel Verses – Complete List

    Week 1 Romans 8:28 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16 Matthew 24:36 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 1 Peter 3:21 Week 2 Acts 8:30 Acts 16:23 Acts 18:26 Acts 21:27 Acts 22:16 Week 3…

  • Which Church?

    It is fortunate that we live in a community in which the citizenry for the most part holds to the basic tenets of Christianity. But at the same time we…

  • The Leaven of the Kingdom

    Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to leaven in these words: “The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal,…

  • Cartoonist Misses the Point on Christians

    To the editor: The cartoon on the editorial page of the Jan. 22 edition of the Enterprise showed a preacher in the pulpit declaring to his congregation, “ and if…

  • Privilege and Responsibility

    God through the prophet Amos reminded Israel of the great privilege they enjoyed as God’s chosen people. He said, “You only have I known of all the families of the…

  • What We Know About the Birth of Jesus

    There are so things that we know about the birth of Jesus; there are also some things that we definitely do not know. All we really know for sure is…

  • God Has Spoken

    The way in which God revealed himself in the past is not the same as the way He does today. The Scriptures say: “God, who at sundry times and in…

  • Our Secular Nation

    It has become quite common to refer to America as a secular nation. And it’s true – more and more our country is becoming secular. “In God We Trust” may…

  • The Celebration of Christmas

    It’s that time of year – the time when people ask us about the celebration of Christmas. Since we do not have any special religious celebration of the birth of…