From the beginning with Adam and Eve, great men and women have strayed from God’s direction and had to pick themselves up afterwards. Abraham lied, Moses murdered, David committed adultery, and Paul persecuted early Christians. The list goes on and on, but when most students of the Bible think of someone making mistakes, they think of the apostle Peter.

    Peter is constantly in the gospel writers’ spotlight. He’s mentioned first in all lists of the apostles, likely because he was the oldest and therefore the group’s leader and spokesman. Mt 10:2 even says Peter was “first,” not because he…

Have you ever wondered how diamonds are made? I remember as if it was yesterday going to Diamonds Direct and selecting the ring I would offer Kailey, in exchange for putting up with me for the rest of time. And like most men who have been in the same situation, I saw the sticker price on some of those diamonds offered by the jeweler and wondered to myself, “What in the world did these things go through to be this expensive?” (If my wife is reading this article, I would like it to be noted for the record, that she…

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Recently Apple released the iPhone 11 Pro, the latest in a series of what are called “smart phones.” Amazon has developed a product that they term “smart glasses,” a pair of glasses that look nearly identical to a normal pair but allow the wearer to speak to and hear a virtual assistant from anywhere. A few years ago, Coca-Cola bought the rights to a brand of bottled water called “Smart Water.” If you put all of that together – a guy with a smart phone, wearing smart glasses, and drinking smart…

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    The eighth chapter of Acts begins with the persecution of the church in Jerusalem forcing all but the apostles to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria. I think it’s important to note that those who had been forced to scatter did so while still proclaiming the good news of the word (Acts 8:4). This led Philip to the main city of Samaria where he began proclaiming Christ to the local citizens. The preaching of Philip was well received as we read that the crowds were paying attention with one mind as they heard and saw the miraculous…

Here at the Cedar Park church of Christ, we have written articles through The Exhorter for many years! Over the years, numerous writers have written articles pertaining to everything from salvation to personal growth, as well as ways to study your Bible more effectively, sometimes using light humorous stories, poetry, biographies, or a sense of urgency. While these are all very beneficial things, they still leave the obvious question: what does it mean to exhort, or to be an exhorter? A quick Google search says the word “exhort” these days means: “to strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.”…

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I grew up on a farm in the Panhandle of Texas. In the recesses of my heart, it will always be "home." I loved wheat harvest. Golden heads of ripened wheat are one of God's inspiring portraits in this world. Mom would bring lunch to the field. I remember drinking sweet tea out of a quart ma- son jar complete with the two-part brass lid, the ice causing the glass to sweat in the hot June sun. I loved it all. Driving with dad down the "turnrow" in the morning…