Throughout my high school years, My father and I used to prepare and plant a garden every year. It contained all kinds of vegetables such as squash, corn, okra, carrots, potatoes, green beans, and tomatoes. After those plants were fully grown, we would gather the produce and employ the canning process, in order to have vegetables throughout the rest […]
The story is told of a cowboy who applied for an insurance policy. His agent asked, “Have you ever had any accidents?” After thinking for a moment the cowboy responded, “Nope, but a bronc did kick in two of my ribs last summer, and a couple of years ago a rattlesnake bit me on the […]
Scientists tell us that the outside of our ears catch up to 73,700 vibrations a second. If we were placed in a completely sound-proof environment, our ears are so finely tuned, that we could hear the blood coursing its way through our veins. And yet, for all the wonders of our God-given ability to hear, […]
From the Montana Street bulletin comes the following article by an unknown author. I’ve added appropriate Scriptures and links for reference purposes.
There’s an interesting sign inside a very popular car wash and coffee shop business here in El Paso that carries not only an application for us in the secular world, but in the spiritual world as well. The words of the sign read: “If I don’t go, I don’t get” The idea behind these words, […]
The opening lines of 1 Samuel 2 tell us of a man who has two wives. You can expect trouble already! One of them has several children. Her name is Peninnah. The other has no children and her name is Hannah. Her inability to conceive, causes great distress for Hannah. Not only because she feels God is punishing […]
One of the most loosely used words in modern English is the term “Christian”. It has been applied to almost everyone from the faithful member of the church, to the non-religious moral man, who holds as his greatest attributes that he provides for his family and does not mistreat his wife. In this present generation, […]
We live in a society today, where respect for authority is being either ignored or challenged. In the Bible, God has clearly established lines of authority covering every aspect of our lives. As human beings and God‘s children, it is our responsibility to have respect for God’s authority. In this short article, let us list […]
The following poem by writer Amos Wells, emphasizes our need for thorough Bible study, remembering that “every word” is important (Matthew 4:4): “I supposed I knew my Bible Reading piecemeal, hit and miss, Now a bit of John or Matthew, Now a snatch of Genesis, Certain chapters of Isaiah Certain Psalms (the twenty-third); Twelfth of […]
A querist asks, “My Baptist friends say that “born of water” means the physical birth — how would I go about correcting this ideology?” In his article entitled, “The New Birth: Its Necessity and Composition,” Brother Wayne Jackson does an excellent comparative analysis of John 3:5 and the connection of the words, Spirit, water, and […]
In this very “busy” world we live in, we are prone to neglect the most important part of life, and that is our spiritual life. This material world offers us much in the way of fulfilling our fleshly appetites but little in the way of fulfilling our spiritual “needs”. We must always remember that this […]
The story is told of a homeless woman who one night slowly shuffled into a Chicago subway. From the wrinkles on her brow, one could tell she was old, and she had only ragged clothes to protect her from the bitter Chicago winter wind. She took the nearest seat, her shoulders hunched against the cold […]
In John 6:66, after hearing great spiritual teachings from the Master teacher (John 6:28-59), the Scripture states: “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked no more with Him.” By definition, every Christian has made a pledge to follow after the Lord. Similar to the marriage commitment, Christians have pledged their lives […]
In the midst of the religious confusion that exists in our creed-bound, denominational divided world, it is possible for us to become “just a Christian.”
A querist asks, “What is the definition of salvation? What are we “saved” from? When we become saved, do we enter into a relationship with God as a child, or do we just receive
A mother once sought the pardon of her son from the Emperor Napoleon. Napoleon said that it was the boy’s second offense, and justice demanded his death.
A story in National Geographic several years ago gives us a beautiful and penetrating picture of God’s protective wings covering His children. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on […]
Have you ever read the tract, “The Four Spiritual Laws”? It was written by Dr. Bill Bright, the president of Campus Crusade for Christ. Approximately 1.5 billion copies of this tract have been printed and distributed all over the world. It was written to quickly and efficiently teach people how to be saved. Unfortunately, “The […]
A querist asks, “Using the King James Version, Isaiah 45:7-KJV says that God creates evil. Some people teach that God created evil. I know this cannot possibly be true, for
One of the most prevalent causes of misunderstanding the Bible is that the student fails to approach the Bible with the “right attitude.” In this way, God’s method of teaching him the truth is thwarted from the very beginning. This is the very problem Jesus faced as He began His