By Harry R. Osborne When we see a house, we do not ask what explosion brought it into being. We ask about its builder. When we see a car, we do not wonder what accident caused it to fall into its present style and color. We look to see who made it. When we contemplate our …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Man Not The Plan
By Jim Ward Many years ago, numerous less conservative brethren began to urge that we preach the Man, not the plan. This plea implied that many gospel preachers were preaching the plan of salvation, but were not preaching Christ. Today, that cry and accusation are even stronger. They have echoed recently from such books as The …
Elam B. Kuykendall: Friend of God
By Ron Halbrook Just as Abraham “was called the friend of God,” Elam Kuykendall was by his faith and godly character a friend of God. Elam Brents Kuykendall was born 10 June 1908 in Cookeville, Tennessee and died 3 April1993 in the Decatur General Hospital at the age of 84 years. He had lived in Athens, …
Making Choices
By Frank Jamerson Man has no choice but to choose! We are by nature creatures of choice and there is no way to live in this world without making choices. Joshua challenged the Israelites to “fear the Lord, serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the …