On December 8, 1854, Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti “” known to the Roman Catholic world as Pope Pius IX, announced the doctrine known as the “Immaculate Conception.” According to this teaching Mary, the mother of Jesus, was conceived in the womb of her own mother without
The biblical word for hospitality means “lover of strangers” (cf. Hebrews 13:2 – NKJV) Sometimes people who visit the Lord’s church feel unwelcome because no one greets
Over the past 30-some odd years, my wife and I have often given advice to our son which was many times ignored. If we feel frustrated when our children do not follow our
We leave one-of-a-kind fingerprints on everything we touch — on doorknobs, on books, on walls, on keyboards. Some supermarkets are testing a technology that allows
When Abraham was 75 years old, God called him to leave the land of his father and he unhesitatingly departed for the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:1-8). He was rootless, homeless, “not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8). Such was the story of Abraham’s life of faith.
A few months ago, as my wife and I were walking to our car after finishing a hearty meal at one of our local restaurants, a man approached us asking for money. He told us that he
As a Bible class teacher, I’ve often thought how terrible it would be to stand up in front of a classroom of Bible students and have no one pay attention “” to talk and have no one
My wife usually has to remind me to take out the garbage every trash pick-up which occurs on Friday. It’s not one of my favorite jobs, but I muster up the determination to get it done and then just do it. Afterward it’s a nice feeling to have it out of the house, and I […]
There are several large theme parks in Orlando, Florida that draw thousands of vacationing families each year. However, in a “MensHealth” magazine article, it lists Orlando as the number one city in America displaying the most anger. Their findings were based on things like violent
A querist asks, In 1 Corinthians 11:2 – ESV, Paul admonishes the Corinthian brethren to “maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.” What were the “traditions”
During the past four years, we’ve spent more time than we could ever imagine watching television or listening to the radio regarding the war in Iraq. As Christians, we continue to
Marie Curie holds her place in history as a pioneer in the study of radioactivity. In 1903, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Then in 1911, she received a
A querist asks, “Would you please give us an exegesis of Psalm 127:1-KJV. What ‘house’ is the Psalmist referring to and what does the phrase, ‘keep the city’ refer to?”
In January 2004, reporter Craig Bird of the Associated Baptist Press, authored an article entitled, “Even in Churches of Christ, There’s No Sign of Ceasefire in Worship Wars.” He wrote:
The apostle Paul”™s use of the word “departure” in 2 Timothy 4:6 is a nautical term which carries great significance for the Christian. It gives us the idea of “loosing” or
A querist asks, “A preacher of the denominational persuasion was teaching on television that God does not look upon us as being righteous in and of ourselves but looks upon the
The following article by an unknown author will hopefully motivate us as Christians to think about the importance of doing the Lord’s work both individually and collectively:
A querist asks, “There are different words used in the New Testament to describe those who have the oversight of the church:
A querist asks, “Could you show me a scripture in the Bible where it talks about homeless people, and why people become homeless?”
We may not realize it, but the first sermon preached on Sunday is not by the pulpit minister, but by each member of the Lord’s church! Let’s look at and think about a few of