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 …
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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 …
Have You Forgotten?
By Lewis Willis The history of the ancient nation of Israel was long and turbulent. Almost every Bible student is aware of the time they spent in slavery in Egypt. We remember the difficult years of the Exodus under Moses, the years of battle under Joshua as the people were settled in the Promised Land, and …