By Dennis L. Shaver What is the national pastime? You think it’s baseball, football, basketball, golf? Would you believe it is none of these? As a matter of fact the national pastime is no longer a sport, unless you consider complaining a sport. That is right; we are a nation of complainers, and it has become …
Category Archives: Archive Contents
Where Did They Come From?
By Keith Pruitt In 1886, Edward Smith Ufford was looking at the waves pound an old hulk of a ship. He began to think of those who possibly drowned when the ship sank. He changed it into a spiritual message and titled it, “Throw Out The Life Line.” The song tells how Christ has thrown all …
Excuses For Not Obeying the Gospel
By Roland Worth, Jr. When people finally realize that baptism is essential to salvation, they often react with excuses to avoid acting on their new knowledge. The excuses are invalid but it is always useful to consider in detail what is wrong with them. 1. “If I accept that, then my parents went to hell when …
We Took That on Too!
By Jeffery Kingry Ira Y. Rice does not have me on his mailing list since I wrote him a letter a few years back, but he certainly has the church’s address where I preach, so I still get his newsletter. It is characteristic of Brother Rice’s paper his name is always set in the largest type; …