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. …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Turnaround at Thayer Street
People familiar with the Thayer Street congregation in Akron, Ohio, have known of the church’s decline in number for the last several years. As with other situations of this kind, their concern about this matter has caused them to wonder what could be done to stay the decline and to reverse the situation. The factors …
The Danger of Filthy Speech
By Marc W. Gibson “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers” (Eph. 4:29). This command from the apostle Paul is one of several that he gives concerning the activity of a Christian who is “renewed in the spirit …
A Fire Shut up in My Bones
By Connie W. Adams Jeremiah was a reluctant prophet from the start. When the Lord told him that he had ordained him a prophet before he came forth from the womb, Jeremiah said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold I cannot speak, for I am a youth” (Jer. 1:6). The Lord reassured him, “Do not say, ‘I …