By Dick Blackford (This letter was written in November, 1981. Names and places have been changed to protect the family. This is the second in a series of three.) Dear Joe and Jeanette, Whichever one of you receives this letter first, I hope you will wait and both of you sit down and read it together. …
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By Hoyt H. Houchen Question: I have always celebrated Christmas by having a tree and gifts with my family but not as a religious day, not as the birthday of Christ. A brother in the local church says a tree in a Christian’s yard offends him. Is my practice wrong? Reply: There are some things which …
By Steve Wolfgang Some time ago I was approached by certain brethren affiliated with institutional churches, asking if I would explore possibilities (and make arrangements, if possible) for a meeting with institutional and non-institutional brethren (“antis” and “liberals,” – please pardon the “shorthand,” but precisely defining, describing, and explaining in detail all that is involved in …
By Mike Willis The Great Commission instructed the apostles to take the gospel into all the world – to preach the gospel to every creature of every nation of the world (Matt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15-16). The apostles and early church did not quickly and easily learn that the gospel was given for all of mankind. The …
