There Is No Such Thing as a Cursing Christian

I’ve taken several wood projects to a Lancaster County woodshop to be sanded. Their massive belt sander is cool. On the wall of the woodshop is the saying: “There is no such thing as a cursing Christian! If you do curse and call yourself a Christian, stop and think.” I assume they’re referring to obscene language. What do you think of that saying? Have you ever used obscene language? Have you ever thought obscene thoughts? Let’s consider a few angles.     As a...

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Do You Know How to Use God’s Name (HC LD 36, QA 99-100)?  

Majestic. What a word. When something is majestic, it’s grand, it’s impressive, it’s outstanding, it’s magnificent. What have you seen that is majestic? What has taken your breath away? Maybe you’ve beheld the majesty of Mount Whitney in California or of the Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies. Maybe you’ve looked up at the majesty of the nighttime sky from Cherry Springs State Park in Coudersport, PA, or from Nova Scotia, Canada. I was once fly fishing on Pine Creek...

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