By Larry Ray Hafley The article below appeared in the “Commercial Appeal,” Memphis, TN, August 5, 1985. A sheriff was bitten by a poisonous snake yesterday as he tried to break up a religious service in which a preacher’s son held up 10 snakes as a display of his faith, authorities said. Sheriff Jack Arrington was …
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My Erring Brother (3)
By Dusty Owens Read Matthew 18:15-20. Here, Jesus tells what my obligation is toward one who has sinned against me, in word or action. He may have brought injury to my character, person or property; matters not, I must not allow this to fester inside of me, but must go to him to resolve the problem. …
“I Don’t Know What I Can Do”
By Lewis Willis Most who read this have been exposed to enough truth to know that the focus of our attention should be on spiritual things first, with material considerations taking a subordinate role. The Apostle Paul told us to “seek those things which are above,” setting our affection on heavenly things and not on things …
Majorities And Manners
By James R. Cope, reprinted from The Preceptor (Introductory Note: I am indebted to my friend and brother Robert F. Turner for pointing out to me the article on “Majorities and Manners” by James R. Cope, which appeared in his column “Preceptor Perceptions” in The Preceptor, Feb. 1952, p. 4. In the “Dunne-Pickup Debate,” published in …