The story is told of a prominent salesman who had come to the time of his retirement. He was asked to sum up his success in three simple words. He answered, “And Then Some”. He was asked what that meant? He gave this answer. “I discovered at an early age that most of the real […]

While recently driving home from the office, I saw the rear end of an automobile displaying a bumper sticker that read: “Money Talks: Mine Says Goodbye.” There’s a bunch of folks who can relate to that sentiment, including myself.

Last week we discussed the work of the church that deals with reaching out to those who have never been saved. This is the work of evangelism. However, the church has an equal responsibility to minister to the saved. There are those among the saved who may be tempted to leave the church and return […]

Suppose that you were dying in the desert and you came upon a tent. Inside the tent were two people. One of those people appeared friendly, warm, and inviting. The other person appeared ugly, cold and repulsive. In front of both people were large baskets and inside one of those baskets was life giving water, […]

Like a lot of people who have become financially strapped because of medical and other unforeseen expenses, my wife and I are having to cut unnecessary costs from our monthly budget. Unfortunately, our Internet provider service is one of those

When a Roman soldier once asked Jesus to cure his palsied servant who was in great pain, Jesus said He would come and heal him. (Matthew 8:5-7).

I have maintained for years that all gospel preachers are, necessarily, apologists as well. Since I taught apologetics for several years to aspiring preachers, and since I have been trained in that particular discipline myself, I thought that it might be useful to start a thread on the subject of apologetics itself. Just what is […]

There was once a man who fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Subjective person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.”

What about our worship to God on this Lord’s Day? Has it been offered with the right attitude of heart? (John 4:23-24-NKJV).

While writing books is a lofty profession for any writer, we can all “be” a book to someone. The question is, “What kind of book will we be?” The inspired penman Paul wrote to the brethren at Corinth and told them:

Prayer is certainly a great blessing from God and should be a powerful part of the Christian’s life. We know prayer is important to God, because the words pray, prayer,

There are times in life when we find things in our way that we cannot move. Even after persistent and fervent prayer, the cup of suffering is brought to quivering lips and we must drink of it — right down to the bitter dregs (2 Corinthians 12:7-10).

Although prayer is simply our conversing with God, there are perhaps times we could use a “method” to freshen up our prayer life. Recently, I discovered a five-finger prayer method we might consider using as a

The latest “nudge” from The Fellowship Room this morning was: “Name three words that best describe or summarize the focus of your life in Christ and service to God.”

Life is not easy at times. We’ve all been in situations that are difficult, in places we’d not rather be, but we “hang in there” because of strong motives which involve love and loyalty. We’ve all been there — we’re

In 1990, the Orlando Sentinel reported that William Curry, a Boston resident, died just a few weeks after winning the state lottery worth 3.6 million dollars (see article). Mr. Curry had worked most of his life as a cafeteria cook for the Merit Food Company on a modest income by which he managed to provide […]

When people first become Christians, they usually are very excited about being saved. They want to go out and teach the whole world. They are burning with zeal. They love the Lord and want to share Him with everyone (cf. Acts 9:17-22). A true disciple has given himself to the Lord, to be taught and […]

I suppose if there were ever an oxymoron to be considered, the title of this article would be within the top ten. It would be there along with apathetic concern, charitable covetousness, and slothful industriousness. We generally use oxymorons when, in our language, we fail to find the appropriate description for something in terms of […]

One of my boyhood heroes was Davy Crockett, the “King of the Wild Frontier” (see video). I looked up to him, admiring his courage and exploits as portrayed on the television series many years ago. However, the real Davy Crockett made mistakes and had serious

A querist asks, “Were there any animals in the garden of Eden besides the serpent? If so, did Adam and Eve eat any kind of meat from animals?”