By David Halter In our small, rural congregation we all take turns cleaning the church building. My turn came to clean the building and I began the task of vacuuming the auditorium. I had just begun to clean one pew and noticed an extremely large amount of dirt on the floor. It seems that some members …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Indifference And Pride
By Frank Jamerson The little book of Obadiah is the most “minor” of the Minor Prophets, but it contains two major lessons that are never outdated. Those lessons which we wish to discuss are the hatred expressed in indifference and the sin of pride. The Edomites were relatives of Israel, being descendants of Esau. The struggle …
I Disagree, But . . .
By Mike Willis Reproduced on the opposite page is an article by Roy H. Lanier, Jr. entitled “The ‘Para-Church’: Is It God’s?” The article is a well-written article, emphasizing the need for the church not to become a fund-raising organization for human institutions. The article appeared in the March 1989 issue of the Gospel Advocate. I …
The Downfall Of A Young Man (2)
By Tommy L. McClure The Person Doing the Tempting 1. She was not a common prostitute, but a married wife (vv. 19,20). She was “out on the prowl” while the goodman (her husband) was away on a long journey. It is evident that she was well-off financially from the manner in which she had decked and …