We travel life’s way but once, thus it is imperative that we prepare for the time when we shall change worlds (1 Corinthians 15:42-53). A mistake relative to the security of our soul is too costly. Hence, we ask, “Was our conversion according to the Scriptures?” How may one know? It is not enough to […]

Henry David Thoreau once stated, “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” Imagine the difference it would make in our world if that theme were heard as often as those catchy advertising jingles produced by Coca-Cola or McDonald’s.

One of the greatest novels ever written is Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (see amazon.com). After this long novel was finished, Tolstoy continued to write other novels — sometimes to the point of exhaustion, unable to sleep.

Brother Trey Morgan, preacher for the Childress church of Christ in Childress, Texas, has written an article with some good advice for husbands entitled, “10 Gifts Your Wife Would Love This Christmas” (see article for wives).

Human interest stories have always been fascinating and interesting to me, because in reading some of these stories which tell of an ungodly and sinful life, I’m motivated to look inside myself and think, “There but for the grace of God, go I.” These stories also motivate me to ask myself the question, “What causes […]

The story is told of a man who once went inside a telephone booth and dialed the number of a friend. When the connection was made, the friend kept saying, “I can’t hear you; speak louder.” All his friend could hear was the sound of the roar of the traffic in the background. He then […]

God’s love is like an island In life’s ocean vast and wide A peaceful, quiet shelter

King David once asked this question: “Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?” (Psalm 15:1). There are two words ancient Jews had for expressing the question “who?” One is similar to our usage. But David used another word here that asks, “What kind of person dwells close to God?” The answer comes in a series […]

We were in a discussion last evening about Jesus being God. I told my husband that Jesus and God were the same person. That Jesus was the three in one…….God, Son and Holy Spirit. He told me that Jesus was God’s son (which I know) and how could he be three in one. I told […]

I have a question. As members of the Church of Christ, the Bible is our only standard of authority. But, by what authority do you use multiple cups for communion, when the Bible plainly shows that Jesus used one cup in communion? Paul reiterated this in 1 Cor 11. The cup is representative of the […]

If you have a couple who divorced (both), and then married each other before either heard the Gospel, say 20 or 25 years ago. Then they hear the Gospel and want to be saved–do they have to separate and either go back to their first spouse or remain apart? Thank you for submitting this question. […]

There are at least two major religious bodies today who claim apostleship or apostolic like authority for individuals in their religion. The Mormons plainly state that they have living apostles in The Quorum of the Twelve. These, they claim, have apostolic authority just as the apostles of the New Testament. The Catholic church doesn’t claim […]

I heard a story this week about a little boy in Texas who is currently residing in a children’s home. When I inquired about why he was in the home, I was told that his Father placed him there on account of a new wife who didn’t want to be bothered by the boy. When […]

While serving in the U.S. Air Force on Okinawa back in the late 1960s, I and my fellow airmen experienced an unusual phenomenon — a boss who was not afraid to get his hands dirty! Whenever freight trucks would back up to the warehouse unloading ramp to deliver their goods, this Lieutenant Colonel would help […]

Please open your Bibles to Matthew 3:7-12 Vs. 7 – The Pharisees were the dominant religious party among the Jewish people. Their views of scripture were often distorted by the fact that they allowed religious tradition to dominate their thinking as opposed to the actual scriptures themselves (see Mark 7:3-13). They were hypocrites because they […]

Over the centuries, many men have tried to destroy the Bible. In A.D 303, the Roman Emperor Diocletian issued an edict to destroy Christians and their Bibles. The persecution that followed was brutal. Over a burned Bible, he built a monument on which he wrote these words, “Extineto nomine Christianorum” (meaning the name Christian is […]

Those who dwell in heaven for eternity will be spiritually perfect. In this life on earth, God’s people long for holiness. Yet, sin is all around us. Christians strive against sin and yet succumb to it at times. The most devout Christians are keenly conscious of their shortcomings. In heaven, where sin is altogether excluded […]

There’s a proverb and curse often attributed to the ancient Chinese, although the saying is actually of Western origin and relatively recent (dating back to 1950). The saying is: “May you live in interesting times.” The implication of the curse is that “interesting times” are certain to be trouble-ridden and disturbing.

Back in the 1940’s when this writer was growing up, we would sing an old sacred song entitled, “Watching You.” The first verse says: “All along on to the road to the soul’s true abode, there’s an Eye watching you; Every step that you take this great Eye is awake, there’s an Eye watching you.“

When a member of the Lord’s body is overcome by a fault, he may be heading toward an impossible situation, unless he is