Posts by Professor Damion Glisper

Matthew 3:13-17 Imagine if you had been standing on the banks of the River Jordan that day, you might have been slightly confused. You see, John is there baptizing sinners. People are coming, confessing their sins, repenting of their sins, and being baptized. You know you belong in that line. You know all the other…

Luke 2:8-11 But how can I know all this is meant for me? I can understand how God could love Mr. or Mrs. Jones. Mr. or Mrs. Jones, they’re so good, they’re so kind, they’re so gentle, they’re always so unselfish and so loving, so honest. I can understand how God can love Mr. Jones…

We have so many reasons to give thanks. I don’t know about you guys, but I can smell it. I can already smell all the delicious food that I will be eating tomorrow. I can smell the deep-fried turkey that I personally will be making tomorrow. I can smell my mom’s famous ham. I can…

So we have this wonderful relationship with God our Father, a renewed relationship where we can come to Him without fear. We know that He always has our overall good in mind. We can trust that He will be with us in good times and also in bad times. A Father who loves us unconditionally,…

Our Father in heaven is how we begin the Lord’s Prayer. So what makes for a good father? Is a good father one who provides for his wife and children? Is a good father one who protects his children from the dangers of this world? Is a good father one who disciplines his children lovingly…

Luke 14:1, 7-14 As I was studying this text, I was reminded of a couple of situations that illustrate the point that Jesus was making in this parable. I thought of an incident that occurred at PrEP earlier this year. Now, PrEP has its traditions, and one of those traditions is that the kids all…

Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Have you ever thought about what it truly means to be free? Amy and I recently had a conversation about what that truly means. We thought about people who live in foreign countries where they are not free to worship as they please without the fear of persecution. Imagine living in a…

John 19:30 Sadly, many people go through their whole lives wondering if they have done enough to earn their way into heaven. They agonize over this because maybe they have been taught a false doctrine of work righteousness. Maybe they’ve never been religious at all throughout their lives and they just figured if they were…