Articles for tag: Charles Gerber

November 15, 2017

The Past, Our Greatest Enemy

By Charles Gerber Everything changes. If you put macaroni and cheese in a refrigerator for a month, it becomes green and fuzzy. It changes into something unhealthy and nonnutritious. But, while most food items will spoil over time, our past has no expiration date! Everyone wrestles with his past. Oscar Wilde said, “No man is rich enough to buy back his past.” But regret is sometimes the reason we try. Juan Ponce de LeÃ³n was a Spanish explorer whose quest was to find the fountain of youth. Was he looking to undo his past mistakes by regaining his youth? The

February 19, 2011

Charles Gerber

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

The Time for Cross-Examination

Charles Gerber reflects on Communion as a time for honest self-examination, urging believers to examine their hearts for bitterness, unforgiveness, and the need to seek forgiveness.

February 12, 2011

Charles Gerber

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

He Demonstrated His Love

Charles Gerber reflects on God’s demonstration of love through Christ’s death, showing how Communion celebrates the sacrifice that freed believers from sin.

February 5, 2011

Christian Standard

Salvation Theology & Bible

The Highest Purchase Price

By Charles Gerber People buy and sell some outrageous items on eBay. I heard about someone who tried to sell an elastic band you put around your head to hold your mobile phone to your ear. (It sounded an awful lot like a rubber band.) No one bid on it. (What a surprise!) However, someone actually did buy a half-eaten taco! Yard sales are places you can find some great bargains, but at auctions you are more likely to pay a premium on your purchase. Perhaps the most expensive sculpture sold at auction was L”Homme qui marche, created by Alberto