The Deacon's Bench

Malachi 1:6-7 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein haveContinue Reading

Romans 4:24-25 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offenses and was raised again for our justification. Why is this important? Jesus was delivered for our offenses. HeContinue Reading

Romans 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also the Greek. Why is the word salvation such an important one? Because it is an all inclusiveContinue Reading

I was going to write about another topic, one that I think is very important. This one however is really pressing on my conscience. I want to tell a story about something I did in the past, that hurt someone I love very deeply. I once placed 1st in aContinue Reading

I remember one year in high school, I had placed in the regional science fair. As a reward not only did I get a chance to go to the Nations Capital for the national competition, but I also was offered a trip to a well known Christian college in aContinue Reading

I decided last night to read the New Testament again. A fellow that I was reading said he decided to read 1 John again and again, until he no longer got anything new from it. He read it for months, everyday, and found he always got something new from it,Continue Reading