“We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident . .

By Dick Blackford In school we studied axioms. In math and logic an axiom is “a statement that needs no proof because its truth is obvious” (Websters New World Dictionary. 98). Euclids famous axiom was “things equal to the same thing are equal to each other” (Webster, 98). An axiom is a self-evident truth. We observed …

Children Are Cute, Aren’t They?

By Tom M. Roberts And then they grow up to be parents! Photographers make a lot of money recording on film the cuteness of children. Without being facetious, children can be beautiful, even to others than their mothers. Boys and girls can be nearly angelic, wearing cherubic smiles, eyes twinkling, with expressions of laughter and happiness …

Preaching the Cross: A Reply to Bob Setliff

By Jeff Asher In the June 20, 1993 bulletin of the church of Christ in Gruver, Texas brother Bob Setliff has an article titled “When Are We Going to Hear Some Sound Gospel Preaching?” For the benefit of our readers we reprint it below. Following the article will be our views on the subject that brother …

Road to Hell

By Louis Sharp C.S. Lewis wrote: “The safest road to hell is the gradual one  the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.” Another has said, “The road to hell is paved with good …