From Psychology Today, we read that “according to researchers at the University of Michigan, there are three adverse experiences during childhood that are particularly likely to lead to bouts of major depression in adulthood. At the top of the list is growing up in a violent home. Parental mental illness and parental divorce are close […]
While there is a sense in which Christians are not to be people pleasers (Gal. 1:10), there is no doubt that God’s people should consider the impact of their actions on others. Our Lord spoke about the fact that people would “see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
A querist asks, “What do we need most in our lives, or what is the most important thing in our lives?” Looking at Luke 10:38-42, we read the account of one of several visits that Jesus made to His beloved friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus (cf. John 11:5).
The story is told of a incarcerated man who once escaped from a state penitentiary. Twenty-four hours after his escape, his mother turned him in to the prison authorities.
From today’s Montana Street bulletin, comes the following above titled article written by Brother Vernon Curry (I have added appropriate links): As a preacher, I often sit and look around at the people who are singing. We are singing songs of praise to the awesome God of the universe. We stand in awe of His […]
The story is told of a man who had a wonderful Christian family. His wife was considered the most loving, cheerful, and active homemaker in town. His teenage daughter was one of the most popular girls in high school, and his teenage son was considered by many town folks, to be one of the finest […]
Someone has said that “Laughter is good for the soul” (some other laughter quotes), and that proverbial saying still holds true today (see article). A few days ago, while looking for a good definition for the word “expert” (there are about as many definitions as there are people), I came across the following humorous definition:
In Romans 8:35-37, the apostle Paul, who was beset by problems on every hand (2 Corinthians 4:8-18) stated: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day […]
The story is told of a country school whose principal thought it would be good to take up donations for destitute children at Christmas time. As days passed, the principal observed there was not much interest among the students.
A question we need to ask ourselves from time to time is, How do I spend the blessed currency of time “today?” “Today” is something each one living on the earth has in common and while multitudes of precious souls are being born into this world “today,” multitudes of precious souls are also hurdling into […]
Have we ever formed a negative opinion of another person based solely on what we heard others say? But then, after we met that person and got to know him (or her), we realized our previously formed opinion was not really accurate?
When life begins to tumble in, when trouble comes, when there seems to be a new crisis every day and when it appears all our dreams are being shattered, what can we do? Is there anyone we can turn to for help? Is there any word of encouragement or advice?
In order to confirm the validity of prophesyings (any kind of teaching by supernatural gifts) in the first century church, the apostle Paul instructed the Thessalonian Christians to “Test all things; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
In the last few years, an increasingly popular sentiment has arisen in the Lord’s church which maintains that the explicit citation of Bible book, chapter, and verse in pulpit proclamation (or in Bible class teaching) is somehow unsophisticated, ineffective, or inappropriate.
To be cleansed of his leprosy, the “important-in-his-own-eyes” Naaman was required to wash seven times in the river Jordan according to the directions of the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 5:10). After a display of stubbornness, he obeyed and was made clean (2 Kings 5:11-14).
John the Baptist was truly a great man in several ways: (1) He was a child of promise born to godly parents; (2) he prepared the way for the Lord and bore witness of Jesus as the Christ (Matthew 3:1-3; John 1:6-7); (3) his preaching was plain and powerful (Matthew 3:1-2; Mark 1:1-4; Luke 3:1-3); […]
Don’t be fooled by me. Don’t be fooled by the face I wear. For I wear a thousand masks, masks that I am afraid to take off and none of them are me. Pretending is an art that’s second nature with me, but don’t be fooled. For God’s sake don’t be fooled.
There are many in the religious world today who claim to have the supernatural gifts of tongues and healings. However, this cannot be true, because the purpose of the miraculous gifts in the first century was to “confirm” the word of God (Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4; cf. Acts 5:12; 1 Corinthians 2:4-5).
A woman driver was having difficulties getting her automobile started after it had stalled in traffic. The gentleman (?) in the car behind her insisted on expressing his impatience with her by blowing his horn every few seconds.
In Mark 15:1, the biblical record tells of the enemies of Christ binding Him in preparation for His trial before Pilate. Upon reading this text, our hearts are filled with sadness knowing our Lord was about to be crucified.