By Bobby L. GrahamNear the end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, during the reign of good King Hezekiah (ca. 724-695 B.C.), an effort to restore the ancient for order of religious practices was successfully undertaken with the full backing and leadership of this righteous ruler. The restoration had … [Read more...]

By Wayne GoforthIt has been argued by our institutional friends that "no one believed the things presently taught by the anti movement prior to the 1950's." Thomas B. Warren states this in his "Lectures on Church Cooperation" as well as did Bill Jackson in his lecture on "The Challenge of Anti-ism." … [Read more...]

By Irvin HimmelWearing Out Our WelcomeWithdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee (Prov. 25:17).My first acquaintance with this proverb was during my freshman year in college. Some of the boys whose dormitory room was down the hall from mine had posted … [Read more...]

By Tom M. RobertsIntroduction: Many states are now investigating gambling as a source of revenue. (Texas defeated part-mutual betting May 6, 1978 but it is back as an issue at this time. The Speaker of the House in Texas is a member of the church but on record as favoring gambling.) Many people look … [Read more...]

By S. Leonard TylerThe story of Jesus' healing the blind man of John 9 offers us a great illustration of one who knows Jesus as the Son of God. After the healing, the miracle was so recognized that no one, who accepted the man as the one who was blind, could doubt for a minute the greatness of the … [Read more...]