In Ecclesiastes 1:8, Solomon expresses the following idea, “All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing.”

In the late 1600s, Edward Teach joined the crew of a British ship that was headed to the Caribbean. Much later in his nautical career, he managed to capture a merchant vessel and turn it into a 40-gun

How do we know that there are 12 inches in one foot and three feet in one yard? It is because our society has a “standard” of measurement. Webster defines a standard as, “something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example”. The Need For Standards In every facet of life, […]

Marriage is the bond [glue] that ties two loving hearts together. As each ministers to the other, stands by the other in times of life’s many challenges, complements as well as compliments the other, the relationship is intertwined and made fast like the strands of a rope (Ecclesiastes 4:12).

A querist asks, “How would you prove that the Bible is completely finished and that adding to the Bible is no longer necessary?” Paul states in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God […]

The last time a saw a count mentioned, something near 175 was the total number of congregations adversely affected by the Crossroads/Boston movements. This represents the congregations wherein there was opposition expressed continual confrontation and sometimes an actual split. How many others have simply moved into the Crossroads/Boston camp! Many have been the articles written, […]

It’s Monday morning and you’re a Christian. If you think about it for more than a minute there’s a good chance that you feel inadequate in your prayer life. For some reason Christians don’t apply principles that work in all other areas of life to their spiritual lives. No one expects a new father to […]

Have you ever finished a good book wishing there were more to the story? Have you ever watched a movie leaving the theater unsatisfied? Perhaps after a good meal you’ve wished there were more to come. Such things clearly provide us with momentary pleasure, but our desire for more belies our unhappiness. Why are we […]

The Bible records a number of sad scenes regarding men breaking God’s heart. For example, before the flood, God saw the wickedness of man and was “grieved in his heart” (Genesis 6:6). He was heartbroken with His chosen people when, after bringing them out of Egypt, they continued to go their own way, ignoring His […]

We must give attention to this topic from time to time simply because members of the church often indicate they do not know anything about the responsibilities of local church membership. We have noted, though, that there’s usually no problem with their understanding their responsibilities regarding a union, a garden club, a civic club, etc. […]

One of the reasons why the church is not growing spiritually (or numerically) as it did forty or fifty years ago is simply because the church of today is not responsive to the goals outlined in the New Testament designed for its continued growth and development. Without goals (purpose and direction), any organization or organism […]

The following poem by an unknown author asks the question, “What is a home without a Bible?” and then answers the question.

There are times when we must “earnestly contend for the faith” (Jude 1:3 KJV). But in doing so, we must never be ungracious or antagonistic. The English Puritans were right when they said that faith can never be forced on another person. Consent must be gained by gentle persuasion.

Most of us either have had or now have a career. We are engaged in some area for which we see ourselves best suited to make a living. Usually, our career makes it possible for us to take care of our family

In Acts 17:11 KJV, we read Luke’s account of the noble Berean Jews who were more noble than those Jews in Thessalonica, because they willingly received God’s word with all readiness of mind, motivating them to search the Scriptures daily to see if the teaching they were receiving

Some very wise men in the kingdom have been known to state that we are always just one generation from apostasy. In seeing the growth of harmful trends in these last several years, we’re convinced that a full generation is not needed! But let us focus on what can occur in one generation’s time, and […]

When I visited The Fellowship Room website today, I was fascinated by the  above titled story of Charles Plumb, who was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in […]

We are an open book to God — there’s nothing about us that is hidden from Him (Hebrews 4:13 – NKJV; cf. Psalm 90:8 – NKJV; Ecclesiastes 12:14 – NKJV).

A few years ago, I was in the library of a local middle school working as a substitute. As I walked among the bookshelves, I happened to pass by a row of small cubicles set aside for

The Four Corners of the Earth “The works and travels of William and Katrece Howard.” The beginnings of a very interesting site and concept of going to especially remote parts of the earth to take the Gospel. I subscribed to the RSS feed and will read with interest.