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Looking at "Truth with Tears"

Posted by Martin Murphy on Saturday, October 15, 2011, In : Truth 

I listened to Steve Brown’s discourse titled “Truth with Tears.” He was my homiletics professor in the early 90’s and I have listened to him often since that time.  He has a heart and passion for God and has the gift to express it with winsome and persuasive words.  He has always caused me to muse over issues that other people seem to grasp without any effort. 

I listened to “Truth with Tears” yesterday afternoon.  I began my journey to discover the proximity of love to truth an...


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Theological Integrity

Posted by Martin Murphy on Thursday, September 29, 2011, In : Truth 

Since words are important, let me define theological integrity.  It refers to the truth of God’s nature and character and everything relative to the Lord, God almighty.

I have the same question for the church today that John Calvin had for the church over 400 years ago.  "Do we hope for salvation from the gospel while no man is willing to run any risk in asserting its truth?"  Calvin goes on to explain; "in so many cities and provinces the purity of Christianity is gone" (an excerpt from C...


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The Equivocation of Language

Posted by Martin Murphy on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, In : Truth 

Diction and rhetoric are words that I rarely see used by contemporary speakers.  Good diction was once considered a virtue.  Rhetoric was almost considered a sacred art.  Today diction and rhetoric are marginal aspects in the world of speech.  The principle denigrates the proper use of the language in our culture.  I would like to lay the blame for the misuse of language at the feet of the postmodern deconstructionists.  Their influence has been great in the western world, but the intentional...


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Cultural Recovery

Posted by Martin Murphy on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, In : Truth 

Urgency is the word that describes my writing agenda at the present time.  Each day is one less day I have to get my thoughts together, get them on paper, and make them available, not only for the present time, but also for some future time, D.V.  Since a culture represents a way of life, I want to say a few words about our present cultural situation and the need of cultural recovery.

Cultural recovery means a recovery of truth. When I use the word truth, I have in mind a conceptual idea tha...


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About Me


Martin Murphy My first priority in life is spending time with my wife and enjoying life together. Next on the list is writing books. After spending nearly 30 years in the class room, the pulpit, the lectern, the study, and the library, I now devote most of my time consolidating my academic and practical gains by writing books. My web site is titled "Writing My Books" because last year my wife kept insisting that I start writing before it was too late. Every day counts when most of life is in the past. I starting writing my books last summer and my wife would often ask "what are you doing?" My answer was "writing my book." When I proposed the idea of a web site about my writing project I asked my wife "what should I name it?" Without a second thought she said "writing my books." I have a B.A. in Bible from Columbia International University and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary.
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