Short Pieces of String

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 27, 2013. Psalm 19:1-14; Luke 4:14-21 The publisher Henry Luce bought Life magazine in 1936. Prior to that, it was a humor and general interest periodical. Luce...

A Lesson From a Journey with the Magi

The Judeo-Christian Scriptures invite us into the human struggle for truth. They reflect the journeys and struggles of faith communities. Therefore, we should expect to find in our Scriptures contradictions, paradoxes, conflicts and inconsistencies. When we struggle...

How End-Of-World Prediction Erred Literally

Harold Camping, the California preacher who predicted the world would begin coming to an end May 21, 2011, has offered a five-month reprieve. Now, the world will come to an end Oct. 21, 2011. Camping’s original prediction fell flat; he predicted earthquakes for...

When the Going Gets Tough

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on October 17, 2010.                             Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4: An article in the latest issue of The Christian Century is entitled “No Shows.” It seems...