By Randy Sexton In Ezra 7:10 we find an interesting comment given concerning Ezra. It is said that he “had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Ezra was instrumental in bringing a remnant back from Babylonian captivity to the city …
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By Vestal Chaffin Someone has said that the sweetest words in all the English language is: Mother, Home and Heaven. The word of God gives us some instruction in relation to all three of these, and we would be interested in all that God has revealed concerning them. But I would like for us to focus …
By Clinton D. Hamilton This column deals with a question about the Lord’s supper. In the words of the querist, the issues are set forth below: Question: “In communion, breaking bread, Matthew 26:26 states that Jesus took bread, blessed it and brake it. Mark gives (14:22) the same account. Luke 22:19, ‘And he took bread, gave …
By Louis J. Sharp On an unusual August morning in Little Rock, partly cloudy and cool, I turned into the local barber shop for a hair-cut. Luckily, the barber was not busy, and jovially said: “Come in reverend!” Being in a cheerful frame of mind myself, I replied: “I’m not ‘reverend,’ but I will come in.” …
