Single, Saved, and Having Sex by Dan A. Thomas, Jr Right now as you’re reading someone who is single that you know, who has a relationship with Jesus Christ, sings in the choir, is an usher, is a deacon, a minister or maybe even your pastor or just someone you know in your church, is engaging in sexual intercourse with someone whom they have not entered into a covenant of marriage with. It is happening RIGHT NOW. Or maybe they just finished the act and have dropped down to their knees, sobbing uncontrollably for doing what they thought they would never do again, asking God to forgive them for what they hope will be the last time. But then again, the last time was meant to be the last time. And most likely later on today or a few days from now when...
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The Two Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask by Dan A. Thomas, Jr. Have you ever heard this statement? “There’s no such thing as a stupid question. The only stupid question is the one that isn’t asked.” I suppose that in theory that statement has validity, but it says nothing about how “stupid” one may feel for asking a particular question. ? Humor aside, the importance of asking questions cannot be understated. They are what transform static thinking into critical thinking. Questions open up doors of opportunity, reveal motives, foster fertile ground for innovation, and sometimes are asked as a result of an epiphany that has occurred in life. The Foundation for Critical Thinking in an article entitled, “The Roles of Questions in Teaching: Thinking and Learning”, asserts that, “thinking is not driven by answers, but by questions.” They contend that every single field...
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Rumination on the Apostle Paul By Dan A. Thomas, Jr. After Jesus Christ the apostle Paul is no doubt the most prolific figure in all of the Biblical writings. Most scholars believe that he is responsible for writing over two-thirds of the New Testament. That's an awesome feat within itself considering Paul was not one of the original twelve apostles. Paul considered himself an apostle, but often felt the need to defend his apostolic authority, in particular in his letters to the Corinthians. In the fifteenth chapter of his first letter to the Corinthians he felt somewhat disconnected from the original twelve disciples and expressed his feelings in his juxtaposition to the disciples relative to having the divine authority to spread the message of Jesus Christ. He said, "Last of all, I saw him, too, long after the others, as though I had been...
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