Bruce Green Articles

Blessed are the Mothers

RELIGION —  Janice and I are blessed with two adult daughters, one daughter-in-law and one granddaughter. We also have an adult son and four grandsons, but this piece is not about the boys — it is all about the girls. Being a woman is a blessed thing. That’s the...

Words for the Wilderness: Part Two

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  (This is part two of a two-part look at Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness.) 2. In the wilderness, Jesus was tempted to receive the right thing in the wrong way. “Just step on over to my side,” Satan told Him, “And you can have all that I...

Words for the Wilderness

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  (This is part one of a two-part look at Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness.) The backdrop for understanding the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4/Luke 4 is Israel’s time in the wilderness. The parallels aren’t difficult to see. I’ve...

Finishing Strong

RELIGION —   Moses’s mission was accomplished. Joshua had been commissioned as his successor (Deuteronomy 31:14, 23). Israel was on the brink of entering the land of Canaan. They had renewed their promise to live under the covenant first given to the nation at...
Mountains and Models

Mountains and Models

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika When most of us see a mountain range, our eyes are instinctively drawn to...

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Worthy of the Lord

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Part of Paul’s prayer for the disciples at Thessalonica is that “our God...

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The Spreading Flame

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Fire pits are enjoying quite a bit of popularity these days. They...

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A Great Place To Be

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Beverly Gaventa notes how “prayerful thanksgiving dominates 1...

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Paul, Gentleness and Gender

By Bruce Green Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika When Paul wants to talk about their gentleness among the Thessalonians he...

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Growing Off The Ground

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Paul had some special things to say about the disciples at Thessalonica in...

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The Subversive Gospel

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika SUB-VER-SIVE – adj. Intending or intended to subvert an...

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The Ever Given and the Forgiven

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Well, that was interesting, wasn’t it? On Tuesday morning, March 23, the...

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Jesus, John and Mary

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika “Here is your son” (v. 26), Jesus said to His mother. In contrast to...

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