By Stan Cox In our last article, we discussed the first of three questions concerning the office and authority of elder. The question answered was, “Who are elders?” Remember that Charles Holt and other writers for The Examiner magazine believe that the term signifies any older Christian. They deny that the office of an elder exists. …
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Saints in Sturgis, Mississippi Suffer for Christ: Update for Winter 1991-92
By Bobby Holmes and Ron Halbrook The plight of the saints meeting in Sturgis, Mississippi has been described in two articles published during the summer of 1991. The deed for this small church’s building and property had been kept in the name of the larger Lee Blvd. church in nearby Starkville, a liberal church. The Sturgis church …
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Indecent Dress
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Since the fall of man in the garden, men and women have needed to be adequately and decently clothed. When Adam and Eve sinned they became conscious of their nakedness and were ashamed – a consciousness and sense of shame needed in a world invaded by sin. They tried to cloth …
Minding Himself to Go Afoot
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 …