In one of his books, Charles Paul Conn recalls the beginning to an unusual phone call. Conn had seen a Yellow Pages listing for a restaurant in Atlanta called Church of God Grill.

Several years ago, there was a news story of a man who had set some kind of a record by having been married and

Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone; But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on, Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea. And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.

During our recent lectureship, a good friend of mine brought me “debate” propositions, and asked me to sign the position I would affirm, and he left me up in the air as to whom he thought would have the other side of the question. The parties are neither here nor there, since it was simply […]

The upper level Brahman class in India never stoop to do any menial labor. So, after spending time at Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram (a spiritual retreat center for Hindus), a

If ever we turn our conscience off by continually sinning and listening to sinful ideas, then it becomes more increasingly more difficult to “hear” God’s word (Romans 10:17). As a result, our walk with God is soon decimated.

It is sad but true that we live in a time when mediocrity is widely accepted. Excellence is no longer promoted in our society. For example, the employee who works hard at the plant is told by his co-workers to “slow

The Psalms are not only useful for singing praises to God, they are also useful for teaching and confirming that Jesus is the Christ or Messiah. Note the use Jesus made of them in Luke 24:44-47, cf. Psalm 22, and Peter’s use of them in his first gospel sermon (Acts 2:25-28, cf. Psalm 16:8,10-11). It […]

Without God’s instructions, Joshua would have failed at leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. The first instruction was to “be strong and of good courage” (Joshua 1:6). Next, he was to continually meditate on the Book of the Law, and finally, he was to do everything it said. As long as Joshua followed these […]

The Arctic Tern is one of the most remarkable birds in the world. It migrates farther than any other bird, traveling late in August from its nesting place within the Arctic Circle to its winter “lodgings” in Antarctica and then back to the Arctic Circle again — an annual round trip of more

If a research scientist were to discover a cure for cancer, we would expect the discovery to be shared with the world. Basic ethics requires that good news not be kept secret.

“Get Real” America is a live radio talk show hosted by Brother Ivy Conner every Saturday evening from 9-12 midnight, central time on KWRD-FM, The Word 100.7 FM in Dallas, Texas and in Southern Oklahoma, or on the Web at thewordfm.com. Various Bible topics are discussed, Bible questions are biblically answered, and the truth of God’s […]

Although there are still many good, noble, and admirable qualities regarding our country, there is much that needs to be corrected in the thinking of the American people.

Brother James E. Gibbons, editor of the Sword and Staff publication, has written the following poem, entitled, “Where Have All the Faithful Preachers Gone?”

From a cursory reading of Matthew 6:33, we understand that we as followers of Christ, must make God’s kingdom our number one priority. The question is, “When and under what circumstances should we do this?” The following are some suggestions:

Speak of crucifixion, and we immediately have our minds on the death of our Lord, and that’s as it should be. However, the New Testament speaks of some “other” crucifixions. In our obedience to the gospel, the old man of sin, now dying, is said to be “crucified” (Romans 6:6). One who turns from the […]

While taking my morning walk today, I learned something by making the four following discoveries and observations:

If we have a clock or watch available with a secondhand on it, stop and follow that hand as it ticks away one minute. Those 60 seconds are the way we measure time, and time is the very essence of our lives. By the time we reach the age of 75, the clocks and watches […]

The following barbs of wisdom come from The Sword and Staff publication, 2008, Volume 46, Number 4; pg. 13 (appropriate Scriptures and related articles have been added):

Long before the professional football season begins, team owners and managers are busy negotiating trades and contracts. They’ll pay large sums of money to get the athlete who