By Norman P. Smith On the nights of March 7, 8, 10, and 11, 1977, Brethren J. T. Smith and Bob Melear engaged in a debate on the divorce-remarriage question. The following is my personal opinion of what transpired and is based upon personal observation. The debate was held in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana, California …
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Practical Christianity (X): Be Ye Angry and Sin Not
By Jeffery Kingry Anger, like other emotions, is God given. Anger is not sinful or damaging. It is a motivating emotion that God has given us for good. God is angry continually with the wicked (Psa. 7:11; 79:5). God is recorded to have been angry with Moses (Deut. 1:37, 4:21), Aaron (9:20), Solomon (1 Kings 11:19), …
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Episcopals to Ordain Women Priests
By Larry Ray Hafley Comes now the news that the Episcopal Church has authorized the ordination of women priests (priestesses?). Someone hand me a stick so I can dust off the seat of their clerical robes-better make it a gospel cudgel. Actually, though, I might as well warn a parking meter that I am going to …
What Are We Doing to Our Wives?
By Grant Caldwell About 7:45 A.M., Sunday morning, October 27, 1976, I was getting ready for morning worship. We were to the last day of our meeting and things had been going very well. Just about that time, my wife came into the bedroom from the kitchen, looked at me and totally collapsed in my arms. …