by James H Boyd | Dec 17, 2022 | Misc Writings
We live in a world in which trust in the Church and religious institutions is at an all time low. While our initial reaction may be do become defensive and blame it on the “liberal media,” the fact is that much of it has been self inflicted. While the root...
by James H Boyd | Nov 21, 2022 | Misc Writings
It has been called “America’s original sin.” Racism is not only sinful, it is stupid. It really isn’t a matter of color as much as it is Melanin level. Melanin is a natural sunblocking agent that helped our ancestors adapt to the climates they...
by James H Boyd | Oct 28, 2022 | Biographical, Misc Writings
Published in The Daily Beacon, Monday, March 5, 2007 “Hey, brother!” For many years, I received this cheerful greeting every time I entered the home of my sister, Sandy Adcox. Although she was nearly eighteen years my senior, the love and closeness we shared only grew...
by James H Boyd | Aug 24, 2022 | Articles From the Vault
Updated version of an article originally published in The Daily Beacon on Friday, January 16, 2009 A problem with our modern political discourse is the tendency to rely on bumper-sticker logic as a substitute for substantive reason. Nowhere is this more evident than...
by James H Boyd | Aug 22, 2022 | Misc Writings
In the realm of Christian experience, there is one whole continent of truth still largely unexplored, and that is the Holy Spirit. In spite of much that has been written, there is dissatisfaction with many doctrines about the Spirit of God. Christians cannot remain...
by James H Boyd | Aug 22, 2022 | Misc Writings
In the Old Testament, the seventh-day Sabbath was primarily a sign of God’s covenant with Israel (see Exodus 20:8; 31:13-17; Deuteronomy 5:12-15). Prophetically speaking, it was also a type of Jesus, the coming Messiah and what He would accomplish in His...
by James H Boyd | Aug 22, 2022 | Misc Writings
In Acts 10:9-16, the Apostle Peter saw a vision of a blanket coming down from Heaven covered with animals that had been declared unclean under Jewish Law (Leviticus 11:44-47; Deuteronomy 14:2-3). To his surprise, God instructed Peter to freely kill and eat of these...
by James H Boyd | Aug 21, 2022 | Ethics and Difficult Issues
In Part 1 of our discussion, we looked at the constant calls by politicians to ban so-called “Conversion Therapy” for individuals with unwanted same-sex attraction (SSA). We also examined the fallacious nature of the accusations and how the current...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee