Dr. Blake's Corner
 "I'm reviewing the situation" is one of the songs sung in the musical "Oliver." A concurrence of events has me "reviewing the situation" in this edition of The Evangel. Event #1 is an article in the latest Time magazine, regarding the YouTube sensation, Jeff Bethke, whose spoken word... |
In my first sermon of the New Year, I set out what I believe to be the marks of a successful church, drawn from the opening chapters of The Acts of the Apostles, the oldest historical document of the founding of the Christian Religion. My aim was not only to give you the points, but... |
The many different forms in which God is said to have given messages to people in the Bible has always intrigued me. I have friends who talk regularly about God's having contacted them. They seem to have rather consistent revelations, because they are constantly saying that "... |
"Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts." (Acts 2:46) What is amazing about this report from the earliest account of Christianity's origin, is that this is a statement of what was considered to... |
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When Miriam Blake delivered the "Prayers of the People" at the worship service on September 25, a number of you asked if there was a way you could get a copy. On the assumption there might be a wider audience, who might appreciate it, I am submitting it as my "Corner" piece. ... |
Please forgive the absence of a message from Dr. Blake as we try to correct a glitch in our computer software! |
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Two Sundays ago Jerusha Joshua gave a beautiful sermon on “salt” as the Biblical metaphor for the Christian life. It cures, it seasons, it preserves, it gives zest. All would agree that these are badly needed qualities in our world. The minds of most regular readers of the... |
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When I was a young preacher, starting out, I was strongly impressed with all the slogans that the pioneers of our “Movement” bequeathed to us. “No creed but Christ; no name but the Divine, no book but the Bible;” “Where the Bible speaks, we speak, and where the Bible is silent, we’re silent;” “... |