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 …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
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 …
The Need For a New Heart
By Johnie Edwards According to the November 1999 issue of Look Magazine 50,000 Americans are in the need of a new heart. As I read this article, I got to thinking about the number of people who need a new heart spiritually. Thus we study: The Bible Heart: The Bible heart is not the blood …