By Frank Jarnerson Several years ago, a preacher in the Christian church made the argument to me that if we cannot play an instrument in worship, we cannot play one anywhere, because everything we do is worship. In the May, 1990 issue of The Examiner, one of the anonymous writers said: “Is it wrong to play …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Who Can Understand God?
By Robert F. Turner It seems my brethren need to reread Job 38, as Jehovah upbraids those who speak and write as though they could explain God. And while it is handy, read also Job’s penitent confession: “Therefore have I uttered that which I understand not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not . …
Iraq in Prophecy
By Weldon E. Warnock The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq has set off a barrage of speculations and predictions by our purblind seers and self-inspired prophets. Pat Robertson told the viewers of his “700 Club” television show that the confrontation with Iraq, coupled with recriminations against Israel over the shooting at the Temple Mount, point to …
Translated, Transformed, Transported
By Larry Ray Hafley The terms of our topic and title are scriptural ones (Col. 1:13; Rom. 12:2; Lk. 16:22). Unfortunately, they do not occupy the minds and hearts of men and women as they ought to. Very few people give much thought to biblical translation, transformation and transportation. However, these words and the importance of …