"And they all with one consent began to make excuse . . ." (Luke 14:18)

An excuse is just another attempt to justify oneself, which we as humans are inclined to do on occasion. Many times it would be much easier, and simpler, to just say that we don't want to do something, and we aren't going to do it. Or, actually, just admit that we have failed to do something that should have been done. But that would mean acknowledgement that we are wrong, and possibly repentance. So maybe it really isn’t easier or simpler, when you factor that…

Calm in the Storm Jesus’ first-century disciples endured a number of life-threatening storms at sea. In the first one that we have a record of, once Jesus calmed the “great tempest” that had suddenly arisen and threatened to send both … Read More →

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A Lazy Man’s Burden Growing up, some of us were taught about the “lazy man’s burden.” For those who have never heard the phrase, the idea is quite simple: the lazy man, trying to avoid work, ends up making more … Read More →

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Do not feel insulted when someone tells you that your religion is narrow. Maybe he is right. If he is right, you should feel complimented. Your critic may be confusing narrowness with bigotry, in which case he is the one out of step, not you. Bigotry the Lord condemned; narrowness (in the scriptural use of the term) he commended: "...narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be which find it."

The Narrowness of Truth

Design Demands a Designer Dear friend, For months now you have referred to Christians as illogical. You condemn the belief in God because you say it’s irrational and unscientific to believe in something you cannot see. Yet, in making this … Read More →

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¿DONDÉ ESTABA DIOS CUANDO LLEGÓ EL DESASTRE?             La respuesta a esa pregunta es tan simple. Dios estaba en el mismo lugar de siempre, sentado en su trono siendo el soberano del universo. Hace algún tiempo algunos hermanos resultaron un tanto … Read More →

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Loneliness Well, another separated, segregated, socially-distanced and ‘virtually realized’ Lord’s Day has now come and gone. Although many of us enjoyed the sacred privilege of spirit and truth worship on Sunday, we still continue to experience a certain level of … Read More →

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The Blessing of Jacob The ancient practice of an elderly father pronouncing a blessing upon his children is vividly seen when Jacob’s children assembled before him in Genesis 49. He called his sons together to “….tell them what shall befall … Read More →

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Because there is much conversation and debate about “scriptural marriage, divorce, and remarriage”, I thought it appropriate to write about it.  However, I soon discovered that if I write about what the Bible says on this subject, I would not need much room.  Matthew 19: 8-9 and Romans 7:3 cover this topic adequately.

Matthew 19: 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away…