By Luther Blackmon Sometimes I have suspicioned that we call names out of spite and vindictiveness. Whoever does that advertises his littleness. But the person who says that we should never call names advertises his -ignorance of the true spirit of the New Testament writers. Of course, Luke could have said, “There were a couple in …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Female Elders???
By Donald P. Ames Sometime ago, in the Newport Daily Independent, the announcement appeared that the Newport Presbyterian Church had appointed two women to the position of “ruling elders.” In view of the fact elders are to rule over the congregation (Heb. 13:7, I Tim. 5:17, 1 Pet. 5:2-3) and women are not to “exercise authority …
“Soft Preaching”
By Daniel H. King In his Editorial comments respecting “Herald of Truth’s New Film Series” in the May 21, 1974 issue of the Firm Foundation, editor Reuel Lemmons joined the ever-increasing ranks of those critical of “hard,” “caustic,” and “negative” preaching. The wind is blowing across the brotherhood in just the right direction to disallow his …
A Worthy Endeavor
By Brent Hunter A few months ago members of the church of Christ in Pekin, Indiana, were somewhat bewildered when the phrase, “Brent is coming, ” began to appear in their bulletin. It was not until several weeks after it appeared that a full explanation was given that the elders had hired a student to work …