By Eugene Britnell It has been said that if the South is the Bible belt, Lime- stone County is the buckle. There may be some truth in that, but the buckle is becoming a bit tarnished. There are more than fifty churches of Christ in this county. Some of them have attendance from three to …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
A Brother in Christ Is Executed
By W.R. Jones There are three mistakes Ricky made when he was a young man: He decided to leave God out of his life. He decided he would not listen to his parents. He chose to run with the wild crowd. (Houston Post, 8-2-99) — Ricky Blackmon, set to die Wednesday for the robbery-slaying of …
Captious Critics
By Irvin Himmel The prophets of old severely denounced wickedness. They pointed out the shortcomings and iniquities of corrupt priests, covetous leaders, false prophets, and people who strayed from God’s statutes. Their exposure of immorality, idolatry, rebellion, and other sins made them unpopular. Their censure often was sharp and stinging. There is a sense in …
Eulogy for Dad
By Lewis W. Willis Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to conclude our celebration of Dad’s life with these words . . . There is no human experience so traumatic, so unforgiving, so immutable, so universal, so burdensome, so bathed in finality as DEATH! Of those things which apprehend us in life, we have a God-given …