Category Archives: Important Questions

The Hand That Holds the Gun…

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Tom Brainerd

I guess this is kind of a ThrowBack Thursday thing. As you will understand, I don’t have pictures. I got involved in a lighthearted exchange on Facebook that brought back some memories…in one sense not the most pleasant of memories … Continue reading →

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All of human history…

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

All of human history is going to one of two places…heaven or hell. The dividing line is Jesus Christ. THB/BHS

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Important questions…

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:5-6 Is my speech seasoned with salt? … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Sunday morning…

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Pondering the Scriptures in preparation for preaching… “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” Matthew 12:25 So…if the Kingdom of God will prevail…will stand…what are the necessary … Continue reading →

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Important question…

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

An important question we need now to ask is this: Why do we encounter these and similar objections to God’s law? Why the sometimes intense reaction even to the point of screamed insults, to an insistence of the binding nature … Continue reading →

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Most important words…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

The most important words anyone could hear this week (or any week) are “Your sins are forgiven.”

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Important questions…

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

What were the most important words I heard this week? This month? This year? Ever?

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Important questions…

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

What were the most important words I heard today?

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Important questions…

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

What kind of questions are you asking your children? What kind of questions are you asking yourself about your children?

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I may be ‘squishy’…

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

I have not read the whole of Calvin’s corpus…nor even all of his Institutes (though I sure hope to some day). But there was once a time when I did a thorough reading in Book IV on the ‘marks of … Continue reading →

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