By Ron Halbrook We are reprinting an excellent article entitled “The Third Epistle of Paul to Timothy” by Steve Gibson (1001 E. Adams Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74003). In the mid-1970s Steve came out of institutionalism but eventually fell back into it. I have loved him much, and love him still. He is a young man with …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Admirable Blend
By Bill Hall True greatness results from a blend of admirable traits. This truth is stated well by Dr. Andrew Thomson, as quoted in Pulpit Commentary: “There are persons to be met with in social life who, while possessing the more solid qualities of moral excellence, are singularly deficient in the more graceful. They have …
A Church of Christ Liberal And Christian Church Unity
By James Bond The June edition of Contending For The Faith, edited by brother Ira Y. Rice, Jr., discussed the unity meeting conducted in Joplin, Missouri in 1984. 1 am not a regular reader of this magazine edited by brother Rice, and know little about his convictions in regard to these unity meetings. A concerned brother …
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I Was Just Thinkin’: Divorces Declining
By Lewis Willis For the first time in many, many years, researchers are reporting a decline in the number of divorces in this country. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the number of divorces being granted shocked the consciences of those who are spiritually-minded. A professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, Andrew Scherlin, said, “The climbing …