You can’t take Jesus for a test drive.
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46
February 5, 2012
Kingdom ideals
There is no shortage of expressions these days for what an ideal America would look like.  You probably have your own ideas.  So do the presidential candidates.

I’m against not being against anything.
Matthew 13:24-30
January 29, 2012
Against
Bob: At the close of our Bible study Tuesday morning on the text we’ve just read, one of our group members referred to an interview aired on CBS with Joel Osteen, a very popular pastor, author, and TV preacher.  In that interview, Osteen was asked about [...]

All dirt is not the same.
Mark 4:1-9; 13-20
January 22, 2012
Unsuitable soil
The wrong dirt can be costly.   On August 10, 2011, I received an e-mail from our building contractor that started out like this –
Approximately two weeks ago, Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (F&R) discovered that a significant portion of the soils on the Corinth campus was [...]

We shouldn’t be surprised if Jesus breaks our rules.
Luke 7:29-35
January 15, 2012
A child becomes an eagle
Few achievements within reach of a young person in our society rival earning the Eagle Scout badge.  By the time a young man pledges for the umpteenth time to keep himself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight, he has [...]

“Why Parables”
Robert M. Thompson, Pastor
Corinth Reformed Church
150 Sixteenth Avenue NW
Hickory, North Carolina 28601

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 (© 2012 by Robert M. Thompson.  Unless otherwise indicated, Scriptures quoted are from The Holy Bible,
New International Version, Copyright 2011 by New York International Bible Society.)
“Blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear.”  (Jesus)
Matthew 13:10-17
January 8, 2012
My [...]