By Larry Ray Hafley Our title is taken from Acts 20:13. While his brethren sailed to their next destination and a rendezvous with him, Paul determined “himself to go afoot.” We may feel guilty for wondering why he did so, for his wearied, wounded, worried heart evidently desired the solace that, at times, only solitude can …
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Attendance to the Church
By Dennis Abernathy There is an old American saying, “Let’s get down to brass tacks.” It dates from the nineteenth century before the day of the department store. In the dry goods stores of that day, the measurement of cloth was done my means of brass tacks set at the edge of the counter and spaced …
The Influence of Bad Movies and Literature
By William C. Sexton Many things are capable of influencing us in the wrong direction. Some of them in our day are movies that show and glorify corrupt behavior, things that are sinful, disgraceful, contain profane and vulgar language. Literature, too, has the same downward pull on us if we read the wrong kind – that …
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The Church: Organism or Organization?
By Larry Ray Hafley In order to promote a greater sense of spirituality, some ask us the question of our title. Is the church an organism, or is it an organization? Dutifully, we are supposed to respond that the church is an organism. That being true, we are then told and taught that we ought not …