Philip Dampier's Blog

The Ephesian letter is addressed to the: “Dear saints who have remained faithful.” Ask the general worded question, “Do you know any saints?” and you might get some unusual answers. This is because the English word has lost its original meaning. Not only do we use it in common speech,…

The simplest answer is to say they were the people who lived in Ephesus. That would certainly be correct but what would it tell us about them? When the great Apostle Paul visited the city for the first time, he immediately divided the citizens into three separate groups. First, there…

Last week the Dothan Eagle published an article by Jeremy Wise about Nadia Karnatova. Nadia is on a speaking tour of churches in our area. She is representing the “Operation Christmas Child”, a program sponsored by the Samaritan’s Purse organization. The organization sends shoeboxes all over the world to under-privileged…

I guess we all know someone who hoards. Some of us may be hoarders ourselves. We fill up the house, the attic, the garage and then we rent storage buildings. I once knew of a person who finally wound up with just paths through their house. We’ve seen similar things…

There is a popular premise circulating among unbelievers that from their point of view proves there is no God. This conclusion is based on logic and logic is based on a premise. If the premise is accurate then the logic may well work. But, what if the premise is false…

IThis is an interesting question and I want to take a quick look at it. I say interesting because it can be asked in at least two different ways with the same but different answers. Usually, this question comes about when we think we are being asked to imitate Job.…

Every now and then you run into someone who likes to do it all alone. “I don’t need any help,” they say. Most of the time it is a child who’s learning to tie their shoe or button their dress. “Let me do it,” is their request. But from the…

If you aren’t into making the dean’s list you might prefer taking an exam that is graded on a pass or fail scale. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Pass or fail serves to let us know if we are doing what we ought to do or not. I’ve recently…

Yesterday my wife and I celebrated our 57th year of marriage. In today’s world that is a significant amount of time together. When Paul wrote the above passage found in Ephesians chapter 5, he was giving God’s view on the subject of marriage. When two become one, separation is not…

Most of us like having an advantage whether it’s in a game of tennis or arm wrestling. I mean, who wants to be at a disadvantage in anything? So, we can agree that these are good words if spoken to us. I’m happy to report that they can very easily…