by Dr Delron Shirley | Apr 30, 2018 | Meditations
When the little boy’s mom put her finger to her lips and blew out a little “shh” to remind him to be quiet in church, the lad looked quizzically back at his mother and whispered, “How come do we have to be quiet in church? Are there people trying to sleep?” Yes,...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Mar 31, 2018 | Meditations
While I was ministering in Belfast, Ireland, my host took me around the city to become acquainted a bit with its history and traditions. We, of course, made a stop at the shipyard where the ill-fated Titanic was built and made an extensive tour of sites where the...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Feb 28, 2018 | Meditations
A number years ago, my family and I excitedly set sail on a weekend cruise. It was the first cruise experience for all of us, and we all recalled scenes from the movie Titanic as we participated in the initial activity on board the ship — an emergency evacuation...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Feb 1, 2018 | Meditations
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are politically incorrect and out of vogue by today’s standards. In fact, Huck Finn is the fourth most banned books in schools today because the word “nigger” appears in it over two hundred times....
by Dr Delron Shirley | Dec 31, 2017 | Meditations
In Proverbs chapter twenty-three, we find an oft-quoted passage that I have frequently ministered and taught on — and even wrote a whole book about. Yet, I have always been rather perplexed concerning the context in which this passage appears. Verse seven...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Nov 30, 2017 | Meditations, Uncategorized
We often hear messages about faith that make us feel that having faith is the end to which we as Christians are to strive. On the contrary, the Peter admonished us to that faith should be considered as simply the starting point–the launching pad–for our...
