Look Forward to the Lord’s Day
When you think about it, it really is a long way from one Sunday to the next. As busy as we are, a week seems to go by rather quickly — but spiritually there are so many temptations and difficulties and discouragements in a week’s time, we ought to be glad there are not any […]
Alienated by Technology
Ten years ago, we were all given a big promise of community, civics, and convenience — through the magic of technology (phones, tablets, etc.). Ten years on, we’re dislocated, distrustful, and disengaged. We, regrettably, have been alienated by technology. Perhaps the ones who will pay the highest price will be the youngest in society: the […]
It Has Always Been Around
A lot of Christians are caught up in the idea that the present time is the only time filled with strife, division, and false teaching. Churches of Christ have always had strife (Philippians 1:15-16), division (3 John 9-10), false teachers (2 Peter 2:1-3), false gospels (Galatians 1:6-9), perverse members (Acts 20:29-30; Jude 4), and servants […]
A Prayer for Peace
Jabez does not stand astride the Old Testament like a Moses or a David or light up the book of Acts like those early Christians. But one thing is sure: the little difference in his life made all the difference. He is a man remembered not for what he did, but for what he prayed […]
Milk and Meat
We’ve all experienced it in our lives where we need to learn more on a subject, be it how to work a new remote control, a new recipe, there are times when we need to start with the basics and work up from there. Being a Christian is similar in that we can’t just take […]
How Am I to be Around?
There is an old story about the wife who asks her husband, “Why don’t you play golf with George anymore?” “Would you play golf with a man who puts down the wrong score and moves his ball when you aren’t watching?” “No, of course not.” “Neither will George.” What kind of person am I to […]
“While I was Busy, Here and There”
How clearly we can see what’s right — so long as personal interests and actions are not there to clutter things up! Two incidents, one from the life of David (2 Samuel 11:1-12:15) and the other from the life of Ahab (1 Kings 20), well illustrate this point. This time in David’s life was the […]
The Jews’ Religion
Isaiah declared that sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2). Therefore, in order to get back to God, we have religion. The word “religion” basically means to “tie or bind back to God again.” This fundamental belief in sin and redemption has fueled the development of many varied religions in the world. It would probably […]
Missed Summit Attempt
A story a couple of weeks ago made me think of evangelism. An Israeli, Nadav Ben-Yehuda, rescued a distressed climber, Aydin Irmak, who also was his best friend, on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit. Ben-Yehuda was climbing with a Sherpa guide when he came across Irmak near the summit. During a […]
“The Temple of God”
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God …” (1 Corinthians 3:16). Every so often, it is beneficial for us to look deeper into the text of the Bible. Although it is not necessary for one to be a student of the languages of the Bible in order to understand it, a cursory […]