By Pat Higgins Freeloader. We all know what a freeloader is. He is a person who partakes of the good things provided by others and never gives anything in return-a parasite. Society has a distaste for such people: the neighbor who is long on borrowing and short on returning; the relative who comes to visit and …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Another Prison Epistle
By Steve Willis The Apostle Paul is believed to have written several of his epistles and letters from prison. Among the Pauline prison epistles and letters are: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon. The fact that these may have been penned in the “pen” makes them no more (or less) inspired, but …
The Jewel of Consistency
By Bob Waldron In an article by George Cornell, AP religion writer, we learn that a Presbyterian scholar, Dr. Arthur F. Glasser, has discovered that religious tolerance indicates a spiritual vacuum. Sounds good! Let me quote. “We’ve become so mushy-headed and tolerant in America that people say any religion is okay, but the fact is that …
Talk To Yourself
By Hoyt H. Houchen Some who are discovered talking to themselves may be seized by men in white jackets and taken to, a mental hospital. But a proper talking to oneself is healthy. In Lk. 8:43-48, we have an account of a woman who touched Jesus. This woman was ailing with an issue of blood which …