By Robert Jackson “Eye has not seen, or ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Cor. 2:9) These words from the pen of the beloved Paul are often spoken at funerals . This is due to the fact that many think …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Kill the Messenger
By Tom M. Roberts If by character assassination, ignoring the truth, condemning as factional, or in some other way, the message of faithful men is silenced, it doesn’t change the truth of the gospel. In ancient Oriental kingdoms, messengers who brought a monarch bad news sometimes suffered the penalty of death. Woe to the messenger who …
Don’t Kid Yourself
By Carl McMurray Sunday School Adult Quarterly took a national survey and compiled the following statistics. Although the survey was not taken specifically among our brotherhood, it nonetheless provides some interesting information since attitudes that are common in the world are often shared (to some extent) by New Testament Christians. It was found that among church …
Reading, Writing, and Reflecting
By Steve Willis Roman Pope OKs Darwin This may be “old news,” to you, but it is the first time I’ve had a chance to remark on it. Our Medicine Hat News (Oct. 24, 1996) had the headline: “Pope OKs Darwin’s theory after 137 years.” The article from Reuters news service continued: “Pope John Paul has …