By Larry Ray Hafley Question: From Kentucky: “I know that we are to put the Lord first in our giving, but does all our giving have to be put in the collection plate on Sunday morning? I ask this question because my parents are aged, and they do not have enough income to live on, and …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Luke 15: All were Lost
By Larry Ray Hafley Luke 15 (please read it before you read this essay) is Jesus’ reply to the Pharisees and scribes. They attempted to smear Christ’s character by insinuating that the reason “This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them” was because He Himself was a sinner. In other words, “Birds of a feather flock …
Religious Pie Throwing
By Lewis Willis An absolutely captivating article was published in the Amarillo Daily News, Jan. 6, 1977. The potential challenges the imagination. The preacher for the First Christian Church in West Salem, Illinois, is terribly concerned over the lack of involvement in religious activities by young people. So, he has decided he will activate these teenagers. …
Faith to Remove Mountains
By Grant B. Caldwell With the coming of the “Pentecostal age” in today’s society, there has been an influx in the number of people claiming to do the miraculous. Of course, with this increase, there has also been an increase in the number of people who fail to do miracles. This is simple to explain in …