By Bill Reeves This is the proper name, abbreviated to SBH, given by educators to a certain problem some students are having in school. Being interpreted, it actually means: “having big trouble with authority,” and the reason for this is that said students never had any authority over them in the home; they were never …
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Some Brethren Say “Yes” Some Baptists Say “No”
By Larry Ray Hafley The Baptists: “There is an old saying that ‘Birds of a feather flock together.’ Well, Bob Sumner worked for years side by side with Dr. John R. Rice. . . . Dr. Rice loved Billy Graham and supported him far longer than many thought he should. Only when Brother Billy began …
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The City of Babylon
By Mark Mayberry Introduction Babylon, an ancient city-state famous for its magnificence and culture, was located on the banks of the Euphrates River in the region of Shinar. Babylon is mentioned over 250 times in the Bible. Biblical writers often portray this ancient capital of Babylonia as archetypal of pagan idolatry. The city of Babylon …
In the Beginning God
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Gen. 1:1). So opens the most popular book in the world. The first verse also opens the book of Genesis, the record of man’s beginnings. One might think that such a book would open with a reasoned defense of why man should believe in God. …