Churches in Decline
A number of books by denominational authors published this year paint a gloomy picture of the condition of their churches. Here are some...
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Kerry Duke
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Feeling the Tension?
It was the year 54 A.D. Rome, the most powerful nation on earth, coronated its new leader Nero, the adopted son of the previous ruler...
Kerry Duke
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Cheers to the Devil
Drinking is becoming more accepted in society and in the church. This week within a 24-hour period a deacon in one state and a preacher...
Kerry Duke
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Why Miracle Working Today Won’t Work
The Pentecostal and charismatic movement is growing rapidly. Here are some problems with the claim to do miracles today. Where is the...
Kerry Duke
- Aug 14
- 2 min
First Words Last
“He never spoke an unkind word to me.” The wife of a well-known preacher said this as she and the family knelt at his bed just after he...
Kerry Duke
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Artificial or Superficial Intelligence?
With all the talk about AI, I decided to see how it would explain these verses. Acts 2:38:“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized...
Kerry Duke
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Ten Reasons Christians Should Not Use Neopronouns
First they told us which restrooms to use. Now they're telling us the words we ought to use. Transgender people say they are offended if...
Kerry Duke
- Jul 25
- 2 min
The God of the Storm
A storm spells trouble if you work outside. But not for God. He is the Master of bringing good out of chaos. The first book of the Bible...
Kerry Duke
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Is Technology Killing Bible Study?
I was talking with a preacher about getting books for the library of a new preacher school in a third world country. As we talked about...
Kerry Duke
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Is America the GOAT?
Is the United States the greatest nation that has ever been? No. That distinction belongs to a different kind of nation: the church. God...
Kerry Duke
- Jul 10
- 2 min
An Easier Way?
The journey to the promised land was a long, hard road. I am not just talking about the forty years in the wilderness. Long before that...
Kerry Duke
- Jun 27
- 2 min
History Repeats Itself—Do We Learn?
When did this country start to go downhill? We usually point to the 1960s because everything seemed to fall apart. But the seeds of moral...
Kerry Duke
- Jun 19
- 2 min
A Clear Mind in a Digital World
How can we teach people the gospel when their minds are full of so many different ideas? Surveys say the average person spends about two...
Kerry Duke
- Jun 17
- 2 min
How Will It All End?
God already knows. He has always known. Men worry and guess and boast about how things will turn out, but God knows. God declares “the...
Kerry Duke
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Do Internet Algorithms Exist?
How do you know someone creates algorithms that determine what pops up on your screen? A person could say it’s just a matter of chance,...
Kerry Duke
- May 31
- 2 min
A Hyperlink in Scripture
When I was a young preacher, a man asked one of those fun Bible questions that puzzled me. He said, “What man in the Bible had no father...
Kerry Duke
- May 22
- 2 min
A Soldier's Memorial
He was an officer in the Roman army who is remembered to this day. Countless sermons have been preached about him. We know that he was a...
Kerry Duke
- May 15
- 2 min
Did Jesus Use Clickbait?
If you’re an avid fisherman, you may think this is about the latest trend in fishing lures. I am behind the times, so someone who is more...
Kerry Duke
- May 8
- 2 min
Timely Issues in I Timothy
Is homosexuality against the Bible? The law is made “for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if...
Kerry Duke
- May 1
- 2 min
“Father, Forgive Them, For…”
Can you quote the rest of the verse? Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Sometimes we find...
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