by James H Boyd | Feb 20, 2019 | Articles From the Vault
Originally published on James and Dave’s Bible Page The subject of speaking in tongues has always aroused a great deal of curiosity among Bible students. Sadly, it is often seen through the eyes of negative stereotypes of people swinging from chandeliers,...
by James H Boyd | Dec 28, 2018 | Church & Culture
NOTE: This post was originally a paper I wrote for a political science class back in 2003. Nonetheless, the issues it addresses are as relevant as...
by James H Boyd | Dec 26, 2018 | Church & Culture
The sudden passing of the Rev. Jerry Falwell in May of 2007 left little room for equivocation regarding the Moral Majority founder‘s place in history. To his supporters, Falwell was a fearless visionary who helped a wayward nation chart its moral course. To his...
by James H Boyd | Dec 26, 2018 | Misc Writings
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by James H Boyd | Dec 25, 2018 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues, Judaism and Biblical Contect
Published on The Tennessee Journalist on June 8, 2009 “His blood be on us, and on our...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Church & Culture
Adolf Hitler once remarked that “Once the enemy has been identified, all proof becomes automatic.” When society looks for scapegoats, religious groups have always been an easy target. In...
by James H Boyd | Oct 20, 2018 | Articles From the Vault
Updated version of a column originally published in the Daily Beacon April 16, 2007While the other side is out bombing clinics, we’ll be electing candidates! Senator Alan Cranston (1914–2000)That quote, often repeated in discussions of abortion politics, captures a...
by James H Boyd | Jul 10, 2018 | Articles From the Vault
Originally published on James and Dave’s Bible Page How intimate with Jesus do you want to be? Consider for a moment the wonderful possibility that we can communicate with our Heavenly Father in a way that is totally unlimited by our finite minds. A...
by James H Boyd | Jul 6, 2018 | Church & Culture, Ethics and Difficult Issues
A number of years ago I was talking with an old friend who had not been to church in a while. One of the reasons he gave was that he did not feel that churches were doing enough to help people in need. While I ceded that there was always room for improvement , I also...
by James H Boyd | Feb 21, 2018 | Christian Living
A certain well-known minister once shocked his audience by stating that “…millions of people are starving to death, and most of you don’t give a —-!” He went on to rebuke them by saying that “The sad thing is, most of you are more...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee