As I observed my birthday yesterday, March 12th, the following are some reflections on the sixty-nine years that God has granted me on this terrestrial ball called earth (Acts 17:24-26; cf. Isaiah 42:5). I’ve learned: 1) To stay out of other people’s business (1 Thessalonians 4:11).

A querist asks, “Regarding the temptation of Christ in Matthew 4:1-10, was Jesus really tempted since He is Deity? Sin is separation from God, so could Jesus have really sinned if He is God?

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is changing the way we work, travel, and play. Using the signals from multiple satellites, an inexpensive GPS receiver can compute our

An anonymous author once made this true statement, “We cannot live our lives alone, for other lives we touch, are either strengthened by our own, or weakened just as much.“

When an apple tree begins to run to wood and leaves instead of fruit, the farmer severely crops it. Almost always, the tree begins to bear fruit. It is equally true that people whose lives seem to be purposeless, may direct their energies toward more purposeful living once they have been wounded or hurt in […]

The following article by Brother Frank Chesser, is taken “From Truth,” Dallas Avenue Church of Christ, Lancaster Texas, December 3, 1995, Guardian of Truth XL: 9 p. 11, May 2, 1996:

From the 2008, volume 46, number 2 edition of The Sword and Staff Publication, pg. 2, comes the following proverbs of wisdom (appropriate Scriptures and related articles have been added):

A querist asks, In Gal. 3:24 KJV, Paul declares that “the law was our schoolmaster [tutor – Gal. 3:24 ASV] to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” Can you

In the more “progressive” churches of Christ today, there are members who think that worship to God should take on the aura of an entertainment spectacle, rather than an humble, respectful, and solemn worship to our Creator.

Living in this world will often bring hardships and difficulties. The pressures of life can sometimes seem insurmountable and cause one to be in a troubled state of mind. Problems in the workplace, problems in the home, problems in the church, and problems at school can weigh heavily on the mind. Questions of “How will […]

One day, a visitor leaned on a farmer’s fence, and observed the farmer plowing with his mule. After a while, the visitor spoke up and said, “I don’t mean to tell you how to run your business, friend, but you wouldn’t have to work so hard if you would just say, ‘Gee’ and ‘Haw’ to […]

A man once set out a honeycomb to feed some bees that had a hive a short distance away. To start the process he captured one bee in a cup, placed it over the honeycomb, and waited until the bee discovered the

In the Bee Gee’s song, “I Started A Joke” on You Tube, an individual (Ludwig1936 – see under “All Comments”) commented on the third stanza of the song (scroll down to middle of page), “Til I finally died which started the whole world laughing — I feel that way all the time. That’s when I […]

Behold what mercy, love and grace That One would die and take my place On Calvary’s hill so far away My debt for sin He died to pay. The sinless one became our sin That life anew we might begin. Now cleansed and made before Him whole We look ahead to heaven’s goal. We live […]

There are many things that we can overcome through the help of our Savior (Philippians 4:17; cf. 1 John 4:4-5), but for brevity’s sake, we’ll list the following ten:

In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God speaking to Solomon stated, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” This passage of scripture presents to […]

In Exodus 17:7 YLT, we see the children of Israel testing the Lord by asking, “Is Jehovah in our midst or not?” After Israelites left Egypt for the land of Promise, they grumble their way through the hot miserable desert. Even though God had demonstrated His watchful care for them, they still felt alone facing the threat […]

A querist asks, “Would it be unscriptural to call a gospel meeting a revival?” No, not at all. God had granted to the children of the captivity some “reviving” in their

There’s no question in this writer’s mind that age is indeed relative. In a gifted and talented classroom, a student was once asked how old he was. He replied, “Well, the latest personal survey shows my anatomical age as seven, my psychological age as twelve, my physiological age as six, and my moral age as […]

In Revelation 2:1-29 and Revelation 3:1-22, Christ “commends” some congregations and “condemns” others. A consideration of these commendations and condemnations lead us