By Ken McDaniel During a recent gospel meeting that I preached, the lo-cal evangelist and I went calling on a few individuals in hopes of motivating some to faithfulness and setting up Bible studies with others who have not yet been saved. As is often the case, we struck out several times due to no one …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Reading, Writing, and Reflecting
By Steve Willis Israel’s King Hoshea’s Name Found on an Ancient Seal Remember your memorized Old Testament dates? 722 B.C. come to mind? The … Captivity . . . of . . . Israel by the . . . Assyrians? OK who was Northern Israel’s last king? Hoshea! He reigned circa 731 to 722 B.C. when his …
Ignoring Sermons
By Mike Willis Sometimes the preaching is boring. Even Babe Ruth did not hit a home run every time he batted! Sometimes a person is tired and fights sleep I’ve been there too! Consequently, everyone is not totally edified by every sermon that is preached and some sermons are not as beneficial to a person …
Differences Among Brethren
By Johnny Stringer Introduction “Behold, how good and how pleas-ant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Ps. 133:1). Unity is surely to be desired, but differences arise and interfere with unity among brethren. This article will discuss the various categories of differences and the scriptural ways of handling them. Differences in Matters Pertaining …