Philip Dampier's Blog

This is not about snacking, or grabbing a quick bite. Its not about getting up in the night and sneaking something out of the fridge. I think “feed” in this use carries with it the idea of a steady diet. Meal after meal, day after day, devouring the message of…

Abide is an old term and not used much in modern times. It means dwell or live. African Americans use the term stay. I think that works well with this song. Always stay in Jesus. Never leave Jesus. Take Jesus with you wherever you go. Jesus called upon his disciple to abide…

Taking time to be holy begins the song tells us with prayer. While the verse suggest the frequency of prayer, that it should be often, the first line suggested taking time. Two wonderful ideas about prayer. First, take time. When I was a teen ager my uncle Jim often led…

This is a favorite hymn of my wife’s. She says it is a sermon in a song. I agree with her and so I thought why not take a look at it. One of the things that strikes me at the onset is that the title suggests that being holy…

If you are familiar with John’s gospel you know how frequently Jesus makes reference to his Father.  It’s as if he wants to make sure no one misunderstands where his abilities come from. Jesus is the Son of God but that is true because he was born a human being.…

The Secular Humanist convinced the public that they were teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution as a theory only. That’s how it started. Then they convinced the government that religious theories had no place in a public school. That’s when evolution became not a theory but THE theory. It is THE theory…

Know what the fastest growing religious worldview is today? Not Christianity or Moslem. Not any of the world’s known religions. It is secular humanism. It has taken over our colleges both public and private including religious institutions. It is totally changing the way we view the concept of right and…

Jesus is the great physician. As God, he has always been the healer of his people. We notice Ps 103:2-5 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; 3 Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; 4 Who redeems your life from…

Today we will say goodbye to the body of a dear friend. We will not say goodbye to her memory as it will still be with us. The laughter she brought, the care she showed, the tears she shed, they are still with us. Love does not leave with the…

We live in a world filled with gloom and doom. Thirty minutes of national television watching and you will need an anti-depressant pill. This is especially true as we contemplate the far future. We call it doomsday, as if the end of life on earth or of earth itself was a…