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 …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
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 …
Thinkin’ Out Loud
By Lewis Willis The Advantages of Fellowship With Other Christians Perhaps you need to be, as my son told me recently, “only six years away from half a century old,” to identify with what I am about to tell you. But, in East Texas when I was a boy, we had no idea what central heat …