By Wayne S. Walker My family and I, along with the church where I labor, recently encountered a rather strange situation that was, to say the least, a bit unnerving. The brethren decided to sell the preachers’ house that the church had owned, because of its age, condition and location, and allow us to purchase our …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
What Religion Can Do To Change America
By Lewis Willis I have before me an article by Cal Thomas, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, printed in the Akron Beacon Journal (11-16-92). Thomas advised the “religious right” to leave politics. He reported that Jerry Falwell was being inundated with requests to crank up the Moral Majority again. Thomas’ opinion is this: …
Is Your Fruit Ripe or Rotten?
By Joe R. Price Nobody I know likes rotten fruit. There is nothing appealing about it. It stinks and is slimy, and it attracts flies and other unsightly insects and molds. The scavengers will eat it if they can get to it, and maybe the hogs. But have you ever wondered how rotten spiritual fruit must …
Love Is A Two-Way Street
By Donald P. Ames Recently I ran across the above quote, and think it deserves our consideration. Love has often been described as a “two-way street,” as well it should be. We have two different individuals coming from two different backgrounds, and meeting on the same territory. This is true in friendships, as well as marriage. …