By Tol Burk The 20th of September marks one year that we have been here and so much has happened that it seems like it must be several years, not just one. It was the 23rd of last September that 12 of us met in Alford Benjamin’s living room for worship services. Then we met in …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Why We Sin
By Gary Patton God’s word is filled with statements of encouragement. Words that are meant to help us feel good about serving him and living as he would have us live. He promises to be with and help us. He also promises grand and marvelous rewards to those who are faithful to the end. But just …
Exaggerated Reports of Dead Churches
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Mark Twain once sent a telegram stating that “the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Occasionally I hear that a certain church is dead. Knowing that churches do die, this concerns me because I love God’s people. Sardis was a dead church with a general reputation of being alive …
Striving After Sinners
By Irvin Himmel Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off (Prov. 23:17,18). This text from Proverbs teaches some valuable lessons. Let us take a few moments to think on what …