By Dennis C. Abernathy More than one time we have been treated to the time worn bromide of the devil: “You can prove anything by the Bible.” I’m confident that the one making such a shallow statement never notices the import of what he is saying. Usually the one who says it cannot prove anything by …
Yearly Archives: 2012
A Lesson on Pornography From Someone Who Knows
By Steve Klein One of the saddest lives ever lived by a human being came to a close recently when Ted Bundy was executed in Florida’s electric chair. According to an Associated Press news story that appeared in the Gadsden Times (January 15, 1989), Bundy confessed to detectives that “he had murdered 23 young women since …
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A Man of Strife and A Man of Contention
By Patrick T. Donahue Sometimes we emphasize the Bible’s warnings against strife (Gal. 5:20), debate (Rom. 1:29), contention (Prov. 17:14), etc., to the point that listeners get the idea that a Christian should not be described by these characteristics in any sense. Of course, the Bible teaches a rightful place for these practices. The difference is …
Straight Answers, to Tough Questions
By David Moyer As the father of a teenager, it is my responsibility and privilege to make sure that I teach him what is right and wrong (Eph. 6:4). This is especially true when it comes to the temptations of the flesh he will be encountering as he reaches maturity and adulthood. This is my son’s …