The AP reported a man by the name of Joseph Stack from Austin, Texas, flew his small aircraft into the IRS building in

If a yard is left unattended for several weeks, isn’t it amazing how quickly weeds spring up and take over? Somehow, weeds don’t need tending “” they seem to love to sprout up

An explanation we often hear for unanswered prayers is that the person praying did not have enough faith. But Jesus said in Luke 17:6 that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can command a mulberry tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea and it will obey us. In […]

Joshua, a precocious 2-year-old, watched his mother baking cookies. “Please, may I have one?” he asked hopefully. “Not before supper,” his mother replied. Joshua ran tearfully to his room, then reappeared with this message: “Jesus just told me it’s okay to have a cookie now.” “Jesus didn’t tell me!” his mother retorted, to which Joshua […]

We have the most amazing view from our sunroom. I love the sunrise as we begin a new day; the glow of the city lights at night and the orange and purple sunsets. The moon is amazing and I do believe I can see a man up there smiling at me! Everything outdoors seems so very much alive. […]

A doctor once told a patient, “If you do not have a sense of humor, you’ll have to take medicine.” In front of him was a Bible that was opened to Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.“

A querist asks, In Acts 26:28, was Agrippa partially convinced or was he being sarcastic? The Greek in question is “en oligos.” Some translate this as “in a short time” while others translate this as “almost.”

Have we ever thought how we honor God in our everyday living? In this short study, let’s list some biblical ways in which we may properly honor God:

In the book of Isaiah, we read of the nation of Israel badly needing a reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) so they would know which direction they were going (cf. Isaiah 1:1-15). God wanted to be their

The following poem is a reminder for each of us to be aware of “what” words we use and “how” we use them. They just might come back to haunt us (Matthew 12:34-37; cf. Psalm 32:9; Psalm 39:1; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 21:23).

When we think of malpractice, we immediately think of a physician’s dereliction of duty with regard to the practice

7) Prophecies implying establishment of the church – There are a number of prophecies concerning the Messiah, heaven’s King, which, though there is no actual

From his blog, Brother Chris McCurley, preacher for the Oldlam Lane congregation in Abilene, Texas, posted the following cowboy poem. It emphasizes our need for daily prayer (Daniel 6:10; cf. Psalm 55:17; Luke 18:1; Romans 12:12; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17) — not praying just when we get in trouble:

In 1 Samuel 18:5; 1 Samuel 18:14-15 and 1 Samuel 18:30, the writer tells us that David “behaved wisely.” In fact, he behaved “more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed” (1 Samuel 18:30).

A few years back, a major city was blanketed with posters showing a single drop of water splashing into a pool. Each poster bore the words, “This City Is Against Corruption.” The message was clear — integrity or dishonesty permeates a city one person at a time. It’s sometimes easy to compromise in little things, because they […]

The following story by an unknown author is one that illustrates our need as Christians to lean upon the Lord for strength in helping us get through the difficult times of life:

If someone were to ask us to prove the necessity of baptism using only one Scripture, could we do it? Let us see if Acts 22:16 can fill the bill.

Brother David P. Stevens, preacher for the Groveport church of Christ in Groveport, Ohio, has written an insightful article entitled, “God Is Good!” His Bible-based article emphasizes God’s caring provision for the nation of Israel during their 40 years of wilderness wanderings — an amazing feat!

The president of a large manufacturing company wanted to talk to the plant manager about an urgent matter. But the manager’s secretary

The author of Psalm 84 (one of the sons of Korah) had an undying love to worship in God’s house. Some commentators have speculated that for a time, this temple singer was unable