Unless You Are Converted
Conversion is a process of change. Jesus talks about a very real change in our hearts, minds and souls (Matthew 18:1-6). In order for this to happen, we must change the one we are trying to please.
Conversion is a process of change. Jesus talks about a very real change in our hearts, minds and souls (Matthew 18:1-6). In order for this to happen, we must change the one we are trying to please.
How do you spend the blessed currency of time? Do you have a “pocketful” of day or have you “spent” your day already? “Today” is the most important time for each one of
There’s no doubt in my mind that I’m a Christian today because of the godly influence of my parents and grandparents in my early childhood. They taught me not only by example, but from the Bible as well. Just as Timothy was reminded by Paul of the faith of his mother and
The following poem by an unknown author, is from today’s Montana Street bulletin. It asks some very personal questions that only each individual member of the Lord’s church can answer. Hopefully, the content will make us think and cause to examine ourselves from time to time (2 Corinthians 13:5):
There’s a principle of law in our world that should be printed indelibly on our minds, and that is: Disuse brings decay. This principle is written upon every facet of life, whether animate or inanimate. Everything is marked with the verdict “use it or lose it.”
Who is not inspired by the competitor who makes a comeback after being down and seemingly out of the running! The runner who stumbles while coming off the starting
Reuters staff writer, Ian Simpson, wrote the following preface to his article entitled, “No Facebook Fatigue For Longtime Users”:
The story is told of a teenage girl who one day walked into the kitchen and asked her mother, “Can I go to an adult movie with my friends tonight?” She pleaded by saying, “Their parents let them go, and if they can go, why can’t I go?”
A few days ago, while rushing about getting things ready to record a favorite television movie, I reached for a cassette tape to record the movie. As I opened the tape case, I discovered the case
In his book entitled, Know Your Bible, Pulaski, TN: Sain Publications, 1997, pp. viii, ix, Brother Frank J. Dunn lists the following seven reasons why we should all seek to know the Bible:
For many years, we’ve been told through various media that the American dream is to live the “good life.” That “good life” usually consists of having a good job, owning a nice home, driving a new car, and providing our children with the best secular education possible. In later years, the “good life” is a […]
A querist asks, “Can you explain Mark 9:38-39 and Luke 9:49-50? How could someone have performed miracles in Jesus’ name, and not followed Him? What application do these verses have for us today?”
From today’s Montana Street bulletin, comes the following above titled article by Brother Roy Smalling, preacher for the Morningside Drive church of Christ in Alice, Texas:
The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:1-37) is known by most Bible students, but not practiced by many.
In the 2011, volume 49, number 2 edition of The Sword and Staff publication, pg. 2, comes the following proverbs of wisdom (appropriate Scriptures and related articles have been added):
As Jesus approached Jerusalem for the last time, He sent two disciples into the city to bring Him a donkey and told them, “If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it’” (Luke 19:28-31).
The demise of man very quickly began Soon after he was placed in the garden, For, Adam’s wife Eve, Satan did deceive, And, for them, there was found no pardon. Satan told her a lie to get her to try The fruit God forbade them to eat. She was tempted and then she ate and […]
A querist asks, “What do you consider a hindrance to spiritual growth?” One hindrance to spiritual growth would have to be the problem of neglect (see Hebrews 2:3). It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and there’s more truth to that saying than we might realize. Because of the […]
Most of us know that good communication skills are essential in order to experience a happy marriage relationship, or any other kind of personal relationship. There’s a formula that the famous poet Ogden Nash once wrote that hopefully will help us remember how to communicate more effectively.
If a tree puts on a lot of top growth and few roots, it is liable to be weak-wooded and short-lived. If a tree puts down a great deal of roots and adds shoots more slowly,