By Lewis Willis I read a Japanese proverb in the Reader’s Digest (6-92). It says, “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” I like that, and I think there is a good message for Christians in it. To “fall” is a biblical idea. In fact, we will notice in this article several references to it. Before we …
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Who Is God
By Samuel Csonka A few weeks ago a co-worker asked me, “Exactly who is God?” He said he wanted to put God in his life, but needed some more information about him. So I thought about his question and after a few weeks of study, presented him with the following. (Note: for simplicity, I did not …
Some Things Young Preachers Should Be
By Johnie Paul Edwards While all those who preach the gospel of Christ are charged with the same responsibility of preaching the word, there are some things young preachers, especially, need to be. We try to stress these things to our young men in the Preacher Training Program. Perhaps, these things can also be of benefit …
Appreciating the Elders
By Andy Alexander The local church of Christ is to be overseen by men who meet all of the qualifications given in the New Testament (Acts 14:23; 1 Tim. 3:1-7). These men are to rule in the congregation as taught by the Scriptures (Heb. 13:17; Acts 20:28-30). They are to, “Feed the flock of God which …