By Bruce James It is in John 15:1-16 that we find the picture of Jesus as the Vine. John records Jesus’ words to be: “I am the true vine . . . I am the vine, ye are the branches” (vs. 1, 5). If there is any people that should recognize this figure it is the …
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True Progress
By J. W. McGarvey There is a progress upward, and a progress downward; a progress forward, and a progress backward; a progress away from the truth, and a progress in the truth. Whether we are in favor of progress or not, depends upon its direction. It is common to speak of two classes in the church, …
Opinion
By Alexander Campell Under this head we have just read an article in the Christian Messenger for January last. The charitable Editor seems to use this term “opinion “, in such a latitude as to cover almost all the laws, ordinances and worship of the Christian institution. This would not be a matter so much to …
One Thing Have I Desired
By Mike Willis Dr. A. Dudley Dennison wrote, in his book Windows, Ladders, and Bridges pp. 101-102), the following comments about one’s priorities in life: Not long ago, a survey was taken of men who had survived heart attacks in their forties. Most reported that these coronary episodes had made them confront, as never before, the …