Like many other folks, my wife and I have a garage that serves as a storage facility for items we don’t have room for in our house. There are times when we are ashamed to open the garage door because we don’t want anyone to see the clutter that has accumulated over a period of […]
“O for a faith that will not shrink Though pressed by ev’ry foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe.
The following words of wisdom are from Ralph Parlette’s book entitled, “The University of Hard Knocks.” In the Forward of the book, brother Leroy Brownlow says of Ralph Parlette, “Ralph Parlette lectured on the basic fundamental principles of living which have made a people strong and a nation great. He fortified his listeners for life’s […]
There are three things that are required in order for Christianity to make a stronger impact on our country: Christians must begin to live more like Jesus (1 John 2:5-6; cf. 1 Peter 2:19-21). The Christian faith should be presented without any adulteration (Acts 20:20; Acts 20:24-27; cf. Gal. 1:6-9; 1 Peter 4:11).
Have we ever just sat down and pondered about what immortality might be like? Just think, one day, we will put off this fleshly state and put on immortality (1 Corinthians 15:53). We will put off our corruptible body and exchange it for an incorruptible body — a body that will never know decay or […]
I received the above titled email from my brother this morning. A child was told to write a “book report” on the entire Bible. As we look at the humorous answers given, I wonder how often we take for granted that children understand what we are teaching in our Bible classes (or adults as well)? […]
On February 11, 1861, Abraham Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois, to become President of the United States. With the threat of The Civil War looming in the near future, he said goodbye to the friends and neighbors who had come to see him off. He told them,
The Shelbyville church of Christ located in Shelbyville, Illinois, has a section of their website devoted to enjoyable links, one of which is entitled: The Lord’s Clinic This unique presentation tells a story of an individual who
Many years ago, I participated in a gospel quartet. If we’ve ever heard good gospel music, we understand something of the precise harmony that’s required in that effort All four voices have to contribute just the right pitch, volume, timbre, and word sound in exactly the right balance in order to produce the quality of […]
The greatest reality of history, is the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When the two women called Mary came to the tomb on the morning after Christ rose, they were greeted by an angel of the Lord with these words:
Jesus once gave an explanation for the presence of weeds in a field of wheat in Matthew 13:25 — “while men slept.” While men slept, the enemy came and sowed weeds in the wheat. Similarly, in our country while men slept, abortion became an acceptable means of population control, homosexuality became an acceptable life style, […]
In Ezekiel 18, we see a message regarding the fairness and justice of God. That message portrays an attribute of God which is unchanged. The Israelites had a proverb which said: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge” (Jeremiah 31:29).
The apostle Paul’s passion in life was largely driven by concern for the eternal destiny of others. In 2 Corinthians 5, he names three things that fueled this passion: He recognized that he was accountable to Christ for his service and thus desired to give a good accounting at the judgment seat of Christ (2 […]
When the apostle Paul arrived in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-7 ), he encountered certain disciples who had been instructed by Apollos (Acts 18:24-25). Paul asked these disciples whether they had received the Holy Spirit. The disciples were puzzled because they had never been told about any Holy Spirit.
In Scripture, the word “hallow” is a synonym for the word “sanctify.” When we hallow or sanctify something, we set it apart as being holy. Paul urged Timothy to be a vessel sanctified [“hallowed”] and useful to our Master by pursuing “righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace with those who call on the
More like Jesus would I be, Let my Savior dwell in me; Fill my soul with peace and love, Make me gentle as a dove; More like Jesus, while I go, Pilgrim in this world below; Poor in spirit would I be; Let my Savior dwell in me.
1) A Body to keep clean and healthy as a temple of life for mind and soul for the earthly journey. 2) A Pair Of Feet to do errands of love, kindness, charity, and business, but not to loiter in places of mischief and sin. 3) A Pair Of Hands to use for oneself and […]
In John Christopher’s 1956 novel, “No Blade Of Grass,” a destructive virus attacks the grasses of the world. In a matter of months, the world is plunged into famine along with its brutal companion, violence. People begin by fighting, then killing for food.
Near the island of Guam is the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth. On January 23, 1960, Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh climbed into a submersible vessel and were lowered into the cold, lonely darkness of the Pacific ocean (see video). Their descent set a world record and has never been repeated.
When the amazing Crystal Palace Exhibition opened in 1851 (see article), people flocked to London’s Hyde Park to behold the marvels, one of which was the use of steam. The exhibition contained steam plows, steam locomotives, steam looms, steam organs – even a steam cannon.