The Mad Preacher

  He who forgets the past…  by The Mad Preacher, Rod Davis   “A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it.”—Winston Churchill No one in his right mind would think that war is good or glorious. Oswald Chambers said, “War is the most damnably bad thing. Because God overrules a thing and brings good out of it does not mean that the thing itself is a good thing.” It’s understandable, then, that some do not look favorably at the war against terrorism. Any sane person would agree with Mr. Chambers. We should indeed hate war. Indeed no one hates war more than those who, like me, have been in one. However, consider these words of retired Lt. General Hal Moore, who was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film We Were Solders . “Hate war but love the warrior.” No matter how one may feel about the war against terrorism, it’s imperative that we pray for the warriors who are involved in this conflict. These brave men and women have stepped into harms way for us. They’re r...

  Men―the Great Fixer (part 2) ~The awesome power of a woman~ by the Mad Preacher, Rod Davis It’s a fact that men see themselves as fixers. If something around the house quits working, we’re bound to fix it or at least make it worse. But in a very real sense women try to fix things as well. However, where men primarily try to fix things, women are prone to try to fix people. The problem is this; fixing people is God’s territory. Often matters get worse when we butt-in and try to fix others, such as our spouse, our children and even our friends. Not all men make good handymen [ask my family about the commode I tried to fix. The results were disastrous!] but still the inherent need to fix things is deeply woven within our fabric. As I discussed in part one that this springs from the deep need that men have to be respected. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5:33 NIV) Many years ago I worked ...

                                                     Embracing Your Thorn  by Rod Davis   To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. -Paul  (2 Corinthians 12:7-9)   Arguably, the Apostle Paul was Christianity’s first theologian. God revealed to him some of the deepest truths recorded in the Bible. In fact, God divulged things to him that simply astounded the other apostles. His teachings were considered so radical that many of the Jewish “believers” joined th...