It has occurred to me that I may have an inexhaustible supply of material for Wry Bread, as pandas can wander into my mind’s kitchen anytime they wish. But as far as the things which actually happened to me are concerned, I have only limited time t [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
On the hill of Calvary stands an everlasting exchange. The Gospel proclaimed by Pastor Russ on 9/11/2011.3 minutes 49 secondsTo watch "Who's in Charge Here?," the entire sermon from which this video was extracted, click here! // To hear the enti [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
My first conversation with Tater was by phone. I can’t say for sure that there was a piece of straw in his teeth, or a wad of tobacco in his mouth, but I’m pretty sure he was in a rocker on his front porch, and there was a lazy hound dog close enoug [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This clip describes a process that is presently underway to simulate, with an IBM super-computer, the functions of a human brain. [Note: The IEEE to which Russ refers is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers] // To hear the enti [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
To take up your cross and follow Jesus means, among other things, to deny yourself. This is certainly not a popular message. We don't want to hear what we can do to serve the Lord; we want to hear what the Lord can do to serve us. The Lord Jesus [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you encountered someone who laid a trap for you, or an authority who falsely accused you? As Christians, we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
A strong lasting love demands effort and sacrifice----not the stuff of which fairy tales are made. 5 minutes 7 seconds [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In this segment of a Reformation Day sermon, Pastor Russ attempts to summarize 1500 years of church history, emphasizing how false teaching may have crept into the church over the centuries. To understand the Protestant Reformation, we must und [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The law God revealed to Moses was glorious. So much so, that when Moses descended Mt. Sinai with the tablets of the law, his face was radiant. But Paul calls that glorious law a "ministry of death," because it could only revea [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Multi-million dollar "parsonages," private jets, paid family "ministry staff," Bentleys and Rolls Royces, these are the trappings of some of America's most popular pastors and evangelists. The Scripture warns us of those who will use the gospel as a [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
