By Tom M. Roberts When Luke, the inspired historian, penned the chronicles of some of the apostles in the spread of the gospel throughout “Jerusalem, and in all Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8), he provided much more than what many believe to be a simplistic telling of early church …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Give Me That Prime-Time Religion
By Frank Jarnerson A book by the above title was written in 1979 by Jerry Sholes, who had been an associate of Oral Roberts for three and a half years. The sub-title is “an insider’s report on the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association.” Mr. Sholes worked with Oral Roberts from 1975 until 1979 and said that Oral’s …
Almost Persuaded
By Dennis Abernathy The night of December 29, 1876, marks one of the most tragic wrecks in the history of American railroading. On that bitter cold night a west bound express train crashed through a trestle over a swollen stream near Ashtabula, Ohio, caught fire, and carried a hundred passengers to a burning death. On board …
An Open Letter to Furman Kearley, Gospel Advocate Editor
By Dick Blackford Dear Brother Kearley, I was perplexed at your November, 1991 editorial in which you praised and thanked the 4000 congregations which participated in the “One Nation Under God” Campaign. First, you said it was a success because it has stirred our minds to remember the Great Commission. I suppose one should say the …
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