The Fleeting Glory of Man
Bo Knows Due to the popularity of American football and baseball in the good ole USA, there is...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Sep 26, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Bo Knows Due to the popularity of American football and baseball in the good ole USA, there is...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Sep 19, 2020 | Evangelism, Missions, Preaching, pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Do you know that feeling when you start to tell someone about the Lord and you realize they do not already know Him? Do you get a pit in your stomach sometimes—a warning not to go there? Our natural response to difficulty is sometimes “flight.” Telling your neighbor that God will not only judge him or her but that God is right to do so can be frightening! It is no wonder we fail so many times in our evangelism—it is truly counter to our flesh’s desires for comfort!
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Sep 4, 2020 | Theology |
Click the link and use code straighttruth to save 40% off this book. A great gift for the preacher...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Aug 29, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Jesus Reigns! Psalm 96 is like a lot of passages of the Bible—this chapter isn’t simply...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Aug 8, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Splendor and Majesty The word splendor conjures the idea of beauty and of grandeur. Our God...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jul 25, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Last week, I covered Psalm 96:5 and the idea that the idols of our world are worthless. Brother...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jul 18, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Declare For those of you who know me, Psalm 96:3 is an obvious verse that I would find refreshing....
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jul 11, 2020 | Evangelism, Missions, Preaching, pSaturday Psalms |
In part 1 of this series, I challenged anyone reading this to commit to memorizing Psalm 96. I...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jul 4, 2020 | Evangelism, Missions, Preaching, Theology |
Psalm 96 is a wonderful song written by David as part of a larger song of thanks which is...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jun 22, 2020 | Theology |
The Woman Who Loved To Give Books is a short depiction of the life of Susannah Spurgeon, wife of the prince of preachers, Charles Spurgeon. Faced with a difficult illness, Susannah wonders how she can serve God. And then she finds just the way!
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jun 15, 2020 | Theology |
The Man Who Preached Outside is a short depiction of the life of George Whitefield, the well-known itinerant preacher in the UK and USA. Your children will see George Whitefield heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ to a crowd. A good idea will be to show the child the variety of responses Mr. Whitefield is getting from the crowd. Warning, they aren’t all positive! But this should give the opportunity to prepare your child for opposition should he or she come to saving faith.
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jun 6, 2020 | Theology |
The Woman Who Helped A Reformer is a short depiction of the life of Katharina Luther, the wife of the well-known reformer, Martin Luther. The work that she did to help her husband be free to preach and teach the Word of God during a pivotal time in church history is shown with wonderful imagery. Although the book is very well-written and captures little one’s attention, it is the illustrations that put the entire story together. Thoughtful parents will take time to ask their children questions like “How many things is Mrs. Luther carrying on this page? and “What is that in her hand?” in order to engage young readers’ attention.
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Jun 3, 2020 | Theology |
Take the Dekagram quiz and see your score and how it relates to your Christian walk! (function() {...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | May 25, 2020 | Evangelism, Missions |
Last week, new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us. I wrote them a note and I...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | May 9, 2020 | Theology |
I Still Believe Jeremy Camp is a singer and songwriter who is popular in the Contemporary...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Apr 22, 2020 | Theology |
There are two main sections to this children’s book. The first section takes your child page by page and displays a picture of a rock with a little text about the rock on each page. The photos are brilliant, and the name of the rock is highlighted in the same color as the rock. The color scheme is really neat. Each set of two pages has similarly colored rocks. By the end, you’ve looked at 16 different rocks of several different hues.
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Apr 17, 2020 | Theology |
Don’t Be Charmed Alyssa Milano is an outspoken hypocrite for the Democratic party in the...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Apr 8, 2020 | Theology |
Most of the time I write, podcast, or otherwise post online, my posts are impersonal. I have a...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 27, 2020 | Theology |
2020 has been nothing short of perilous. Bloggers and preachers regularly employ hyperbole, but...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 21, 2020 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology |
Jesus, the lamb of God, became sin for His people that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Jesus was the lamb who never strayed from the pasture, yet he took on the penalty deserved by foolish and rebellious sheep. Jesus is the lost sheep when he is suffering the penalty for our sins. Jesus is the one who cries to God to be sought after in this state. And Jesus is the one who never forgot God’s commands.
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 17, 2020 | Theology |
In the heyday of Tim Tebow doing interviews after football games, there was an ever-present...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 14, 2020 | Theology |
From the desk of Alexis McGill Johnson, President, Planned Parenthood, LLC Due to coronavirus...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 9, 2020 | Theology |
Author Jared Baergen is a Bears and Cubs fan living in Wisconsin. He’s a serving member...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 5, 2020 | Theology |
Our practice at ThingsAbove.Us is to write about whatever we want always with an end goal toward...
Read MorePosted by Michael Coughlin | Mar 3, 2020 | Theology |
Pastor Meadows created something I really needed in this explanation of the Regulative Principle of Worship: clarity, conciseness, and a direct explanation of the doctrine.
Read MoreSo well put, Melinda! Thank you. I'm right there with you in how much she has helped me over the…
I'm wondering - Beth Moore and all the other "false" teachers you WARN about are interpreting the Word wrong, but…
Exactly, Anji. Well said.
Right!? Just giving a different interpretation doesn't make the other one wrong. Wow. Just fishing for something so people will…
Thank you!