Dede LaRock

          It is a psychological fact of life that each of us is not one person, but many.  Surely, we all recognize that truth about ourselves.  There is one part of us that is gentle and kind, another part that is mean and ill-tempered.  There is one part that is open and honest, another part that is deceitful and conniving.  We could multiply the examples endlessly, because every one of us is a bundle of mixed motives and conflicting emotions.           The ancient psalmist recognized that reality.  So he decided to do […]

               Sometimes, I fear that we in Church have become embarrassed by and almost abandoned by the idea of evangelization.  This is not without reason.  Many have seen in recent years a brand of evangelism that is little more than beautifully packaged, slickly marketed religion.  It isn’t surprising that we would disassociate ourselves from religious salesmanship, but we must not make the mistake of throwing out the baby with the bath water.                We need to be reminded that Jesus called people to follow Him and then sent them […]

                Some people, many of whom are honest and sincere, have difficulty believing in the Bible.  Whenever they read it or hear it read, one question keeps coming to mind: Is this true or not?  Did this event or that event actually take place?  That reaction is certainly understandable, because the Bible says some things and tells some stories that are not easy to believe.  Perhaps it would help if we would remember that the Bible is not one book, but many books bound into one volume.  And it is not one type […]