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The Reverend Stephen Crotts is pastor of Village Presbyterian Church in Charlotte Court House, VA. He is also the director of the Carolina Study Center, Inc., a campus ministry, located in Chapel Hill, NC. Pastor Crotts may be reached at carolinastudycenter@msn.com.

Easter

Easter

A few lines of thought on our Christian Easter celebration… To hear the Resurrection celebrated in symphony, listen to Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, especially the finale. Or try…

The Work of Dreams

The Work of Dreams

Remember James Edward Oglethorpe. Remember the founder of Georgia. Remember the Christian and the general.  Born in 1696 in London, England, Oglethorpe became a soldier at the…

What Makes You So Special?

What Makes You So Special?

The Lies: No Talent and You’re not intelligent enough. The next big lie we’ll consider is the one, “You’re not talented enough. If you were only a…

Do You Believe Satan’s Lies or God’s Truth?

Do You Believe Satan’s Lies or God’s Truth?

(Continued from last week) Fourth Lie: Friends Yet another lie, a final lie we shall consider in this, part one, is the story, “You don’t have the…

What Makes You So Special?

What Makes You So Special?

(Continued from last week) What I want us to do now is to begin to study a few of Satan’s great lies to us in our culture…

What Makes You So Special?

What Makes You So Special?

“And he did obeisance, and said, ‘What is your servant, that you should look upon a dead dog such as I?’” Mephibosheth, II Samuel 9:8 “You are…

Die Hard: The Life and Times of Samson Part 2

Die Hard: The Life and Times of Samson Part 2

A Carnal Man You may recall British archeologist Howard Carter. Early in the twentieth century he discovered King Tut’s tomb in Egypt.  Opening it, he displayed the…

Die Hard: The Life and Times of Samson

Die Hard: The Life and Times of Samson

Judges13-16 I have a confession to make. I’m addicted to monuments. I’ve stood at Jamestown and stared at the statue of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.  I’ve…

What is Greatness?

What is Greatness?

The Bible’s New Testament introduces the reader to two persons called great. The first is Herod the Great. Ruler over Roman occupied Palestine, Herod ruled with an…

Many an Opportunity

Many an Opportunity

A lady in the church did not like me. She was making it clear to anyone who’d listen. Real damage was being done to the fellowship. “What…