R. Leslie Holmes

R. Leslie Holmes, DMin, PhD, is senior pastor of Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church in Lexington, South Carolina.

Articles by R. Leslie Holmes

The Weightiness of Worship

September 2011

Worship is one of the most important exercises any Christian can do. It is for this reason that we were born.

Thus, if worship is so important, the crucial question remains, How do I learn to do it right, to worship the

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Be sure to leave your light on!

November 1998

When Roberto Goizueta suddenly died not long ago from complications with lung cancer, Coca-Cola stock barely flinched on Wall Street.

It's hard to understand why. After all, Goizueta led the Coca-Cola Company…

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Christmas Chromosomes: A Christmas sermon

November 1999

To the average eye, they were simply peas, and no one gave them much thought as they were grown, harvested, cooked, and consumed. But Austrian monk Gregor Mendel thought he noticed discreet but definite differences between the peas that grew…

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In Spirit and in Truth: Let's talk about Worship!

January 2009

It’s often amazing—the things that separate Christians.

Many North American churches are divided in the so-called worship wars. Worship happens to be the most important thing Christians do, and it’s one thing that the devil and his…

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The "why" of Paul's preaching!

May 2003

I am captivated by the "why" of the apostle Paul's preaching. His motivation to preach was so compelling in him that twice he refers to his appointment as "a herald and an apostle," placing his call to preach or be…

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Rediscovering the heart of God on a hospital gurney

September 2007

Some lessons come hard, but their messages have consequences for life from that time forward. During the summer of 2006, God carried me on a physical journey with amazing spiritual implications. I rediscovered God’s…

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