By Leslie Diestelkamp Problems, problems, they are everywhere among the people of God who, ideally, should be free from such. But it has always been so. Paul warned again and again that such would be true (see Acts 20:29; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 2 Tim. 4:1-5). What are some problems for which we must watch and try …
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The Impact of the School System
By O.C. Birdwell, Jr. Jesus prayed for his disciples as follows: I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. As …
An Interview with Onan J. and Wilhelmina Elizabeth Willis
By Donald Willis Onan J. Willis (June 20, 1908) and Wilhelmina Elizabeth Thompson (February 25, 1916) were united in marriage February 28, 1931. All of their life has been spent in Texas, most of it in Trinity County, about 100 miles north of Houston. To this blessed union, seven children were born: Cecil (1932), Donald (1934), …
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Materialism in Children
By Bill Cavender “When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; When our garners are full, affording all manner of store. And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; When our oxen are well laden; Where …