Or, How Not to Die Friendless and Alone Because Nobody Can Stand Getting Close to You
OK, two quick admissions; the first being that I blatantly filed the serial numbers off the title of a book I never read for the title of this chapter. Therefore for those chuckling at the sheer outrageousness of …

High Ground Electronic Newsletter
Copyright © January 2008
Highlands Reformed Church and The Institute for Christian Culture

From a Biblical perspective, all human culture, in one way or the other, represents the effects of the underlying rebellion of sinful men against the rule of a sovereign God. Pagan cultures seek to de-throne God by worshipping and serving false gods (Rms 1:20ff) incurring His righteous wrath on all their institutions (Rms 1:26ff). Cultures …

Recently a friend asked me a most provocative question: “How many kids do you actually LIKE?” Now, generally speaking, I actually like MOST children-after all, I have six of my own and there is something “magical” about watching “little people” grow, mature, and develop their own personalities, gifts and unique interests. So, my quick answer …

Slightly revised from a lecture originally delivered at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
20 November, 1998
Rev. Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
The Deplorable Condition of State Subsidized Education
We are now living with the fruit of 150 years of State supported education; a situation that …

“Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD”
PSALM 34:11
Being the brand new pastor of the most prestigious church in town, I was trying hard to watch my P’s &Q’s. I had made my mind up BEFORE taking …

As I was finishing up this edition’s humor column for the “Director’s Cut,” a discussion popped up on one of the Internet mailing lists I subscribe to that addressed seriously, some of the issues I had just been poking fun at; advanced education for Christians. The discussion list focuses …

The Rev. Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
Recently, a friend highly recommended Josh McDowell’s book “Right from Wrong - What you need to know to help youth make right choices.” To be honest, I haven’t read anything from McDowell since the seventies when I first discovered his “Evidence that Demands a Verdict.” As …