By Jeff Smelser Standing in a store, another customer and I exchange polite greetings. Comments concerning the weather, the high costs of merchandise, etc., may follow. If circumstances permit, the conversation eventually becomes more personal, my southern accent is noted and my fellow shopper asks, “What are you doing up here in Ohio?” “Preaching.” “Hallelujah!” he …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Greatest Institution
By Loren N. Raines The church of the New Testament is a prominent factor in God’s eternal purpose (Eph. 3:10-11). Without the church that great purpose could not have been consummated. It is evident that God wanted man to be in His presence. Adam and Eve were in His presence in Eden until Satan entered upon …
Ephraim’s Idols
By Ron Halbrook Goodpasture Gave The Brethren A Shellacking For Putting The Church Into Entertainment Benton Cordell Goodpasture (9 April 1895 – 18 Feb. 1977) edited the Gospel Advocate from 1939 until his death. Always something of a moderate in temper and style, he became the epitome of the “preacher-manager-institutional promoter,” as Ed Harrell noted (They …
Have I Preached Overtime?
By Daniel H. King A source of irritation for some brethren is the preacher who tends to hold his audience in the auditorium “overtime,” that is, beyond the time scheduled for worship to end. Likewise, the preacher who commits this offense may become downright hostile at the suggestion that he has preached “overtime.” What is overtime …