by James H Boyd | Dec 25, 2025 | Apologetics & Worldviews, Jesus and the Gospel
Jesus and Genesis Genesis: where the universe starts, humans appear, and the great drama gets underway. But the real headline? Jesus, the eternal Word, was already on the scene, orchestrating it all! He is the director of the whole story and you, my friend, get a...
by James H Boyd | Dec 13, 2025 | Apologetics & Worldviews, Bible & Theology, Jesus and the Gospel
“God hates all workers of iniquity” (Psalm 5:5). “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” (Romans 9:13). These are strong words from a God whom we understand to be a God of love. They are not mild or gentle statements. They confront us with the sobering holiness of God. And...
by James H Boyd | Dec 13, 2025 | Bible & Theology, Church & Culture
“Wait… what?”That’s the reaction many people have when church discipline is mentioned. It sounds harsh, outdated, or even scary. After all, isn’t church supposed to be about grace, love, and second chances? Absolutely! But real love means setting boundaries,...
by James H Boyd | Nov 15, 2025 | Bible & Theology
What does it really mean to take the Bible seriously? Today, many say, “I take the Bible seriously, but not literally,” as if the two cannot coexist. Yet Jesus and the Apostles approached Scripture with deep reverence, treating its words as clear, trustworthy, and...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | 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...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Bible & Theology
One would think this would be old news by now, but a twenty year old television clip continues to make waves today. More specifically, this scene from the critically acclaimed TV show “The West Wing” is still frequently used in an attempt to discredit both the...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Misc Writings
I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.-John Wesley, Founder of the Methodist denomination ¹ My mother and I moved to Knoxville TN in spring of 1984 during my...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Misc Writings
My hometown of Rogersville, Tennessee was a classic example of a “buckle of the Bible belt” community with churches on practically every corner. The bells at First Baptist would chime at the top and bottom of each hour. Old time preachers played a key role...
by James H Boyd | Oct 11, 2025 | Christian Living
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.—Matthew 24:36 (KJV) Jesus is coming! While all Christians believe this, the logistics of how and when it will happen have been hotly debated throughout Christian history. My...
by James H Boyd | Jun 21, 2025 | Charismatic Theology and Practice
My view of church history is that for about nineteen centuries men have tried to find a system that would work without the Holy Spirit and they never have come up with one. There are plenty of people coming up with systems in our time but there is no system, no set of...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee