By Bill Dodd Luther Blackmon was an interesting, colorful, and in some ways a unique man. He grew up on a farm in Texas, migrating to Houston while still a very young man. Even though he quit school in the ninth grade, he could quote line after line of Shakespeare and possessed a massive English vocabulary; …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
John Doe’s Funeral
By Jack Rooper Sword of the Lord (3 February 1989) Did you ever wonder what was going on in the mind of a minister just before he begins his message to a church full of bereaved relatives? They have finally gotten John Doe in church. Yes, they have been trying in vain for a long time …
Being Right (1)
By Jady W. Copeland When Simon tried to buy the power of God with money, the apostle told him that his heart was not right with God. “Right” according to W.E. Vine means “straight, hence, metaphorically, right, is so rendered in Acts 8:21, of the heart.” According to the same scholar “righteousness” means “the character or …
What Is Not Obedience
By Ronny Milliner In the closing part of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus shows the importance of obedience. He declares that the one who enters the kingdom of heaven will be “he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matt. 7:21b). While we can learn about obedience in this section, we can also …