By Dick Blackford No fireworks! No Elvis impersonators! No antique car shows! No gimmicks! All of these have been sponsored by churches in our area, but the church of Christ at 516 Rocky Point Road just wants to be a church after the New Testament order. All we offer is the gospel, without addition or subtraction. …
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Fifty Happy Years for O.C. and Frances Birdwell
By Johnny and Nanette Stringer On October 19, 1946, a teenaged couple were united in marriage at the Limestone County Courthouse, Athens, Alabama. O.C. and Frances had kept their intentions secret from all family members except O.C.’s brother Phares and Frances’ sister Connie, who were the only witnesses of the wedding. Thus, this couple began to …
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Some Brethren Agree with Jimmy Swaggart
By Bill Crews One morning in April of this year I listened to an interesting radio program. It was on one of the stations with an all-religious format. It was also a regular daily broad-cast by Jimmy Swaggart. A panel of three, Jimmy Swaggart, his wife, and one of Mr. Swaggart’s staff ministers, were discussing the …
Murder: A Matter of Inches?
By Andy Alexander The Child Unborn God cares for all the children who never see the light, Who never experience sadness or feel the dark of night, Who never smell the flowers or climb trees great and small, Who never see the sun set or gaze at towers tall, Who never feel the chilly wind or …