Dr. Bascom Ratliff

Matters of Faith By Dr. Bascom Ratliff, pastor Beagle, Fontana, Parker United Methodist Churches Psalm 13: 1-3a. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death. Today's message is about our perceived silence of God. There are times when we feel our...

Photo by Elijah Pitchard / Upsplash Matters of Faith By Dr. Bascom Ratliff, pastor Beagle, Fontana, Parker United Methodist Churches Matthew 19: 16-30. Jesus answered, “if you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away sad, because he had great wealth.“ This dialogue between Jesus and the young rich man can also be found in Mark, chapter 10 and Luke, chapter 18....

Matters of Faith By Dr. Bascom Ratliff Pastor of the Beagle, Fontana, and Parker United Methodist Churches John 18:36. Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world”. Acts 5:29. But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority”. I admit upfront that today's message is a difficult one for me. My natural desire is to mingle my faith with my political beliefs. However, I sometimes find my religious or political bias interfering with my pursuit of...