by James H Boyd | Jan 3, 2023 | Charismatic Theology and Practice
Originally published on James and Dave’s Bible Page Genesis 1: 28 God creates man, His highest creation, and tells him to take rule over the earth. For a home, God gives man an idyllic garden called Eden (Genesis 2:10). The name “Eden” means...
by James H Boyd | Jan 2, 2023 | Biographical, Christian Living, Jesus and the Gospel
In 2007 my wife and I experienced the unspeakable heartbreak of losing a child to Trisomy 13, which is the worst of the chromosome related defects. It generally results in stillbirth. Those who do go to term usually only survive, at best, for a few days. Still, we...
by James H Boyd | Dec 20, 2022 | Articles From the Vault
An article written by my long time friend and collaborator, David PopeOne of the most unfortunate aspects of modern society is that the most openly Christian holiday on the calendar, Christmas, is rapidly becoming the most secular holiday on the calendar. Media...
by James H Boyd | Dec 20, 2022 | Bible & Theology, Christian Living
Mention the word “doctrine” among church circles, and you will get a variety of different responses. On one hand, there are those who treat doctrine as if it were a dirty word. To them, doctrine is not “politically correct.” The basic idea they...
by James H Boyd | Dec 17, 2022 | Charismatic Theology and Practice
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 | Ethics and Difficult Issues
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
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 | Charismatic Theology and Practice
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 | Christian Living, Judaism and Biblical Contect
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...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee