By Ron Halbrook After getting out of our car at a shopping center recently, we noticed two items on the seat in the car next to ours. One was a beer bottle. The other a baby doll. This sad sight symbolizes the home training many children are getting in our country these days. Such is expected …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Prayer in the Twentieth Century
By Mike Willis The disciples of Jesus were very much impressed by His practice and preaching regarding prayer. Frequently, Jesus resorted to some quiet place to pray (Mk. 1:35; Lk. 5:16). One of the most pointed passages in all of the New Testament pertained to the subject of prayer. Jesus related the parable of the unjust …
Departure from Faith is Gradual
By Luther Blackmon In the individual Christian, as in the church, departure from the faith is gradual. It is a psychological impossibility for a faithful Christian to suddenly make up his mind he will no longer serve the Lord. I realize that there are many counterfeit Christians who “joined the church” for some selfish reason; these …
That’s A Good Question
By Larry Ray Hafley “Send all questions to the writer of this column.” Question: Departure from Illinois: “How can it be proved that Jesus was raised from the dead on Sunday, the first day of the week?” Reply: No teaching of Scripture is more fully and clearly taught than the fact that Jesus was raised from …