Abortion is not the only problem Christians should be speaking out against when it concerns the womb. There is another epidemic increasing rapidly across our nation, that most Christians rarely encounter. It is not as severe as abortion in numbers or consequences, but our faith should demand us speak to this issue of pre-natal development …
August 2017 archive
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Aug 23
You; a Pharisee? Surely Not!
Most Bible students are familiar with Jesus’ famous parable about the Pharisee and the tax collector who went up to the temple to pray (Luke 18:9-13). We have read it and heard it preached many times. Jesus gave the parable to those who “trusted in themselves” and “treated others with contempt” (Luke 18:9). The Pharisee …
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Aug 21
The End of Total Solar Eclipses!
Today is the day of first Total Eclipse to travel the length of the United States since 1918. Eclipses where you live are rare events. Researches who have studied the orbits of the earth and moon believe the moon is moving 3.8 centimeters away from the earth each year. The effect of such movement means …
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Aug 16
How We Can Eclipse the Son!
The so-called Great American Total Solar Eclipse will darken the skies across the continent on August 21st. This is the first time in 99 years a solar eclipse has covered the continent of America. Here in Western Kentucky we are blessed to be in the “path of totality” that will travel across the U.S. A …
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Aug 15
Our Trip Back to Roan’s Creek
It had been five years. Yet, when we returned it seemed like we had never left. I held a Gospel Meeting with the Roan’s Creek Church of Christ in Clarksburg, Tennessee. My whole family got to attend the meeting. It was a wonderful week for us. The Roan’s Creek church traces its history back to …
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Aug 03
School Supply Reminders!
It is back-to-school time in our area. The many activities and loose schedules of summer are replaced with the rhythm and schedule of school. Many parents have been purchasing school supplies for their kids. The kids are excited about new items. As kids return to school, I would like to give them some reminders of …
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Aug 02
Small-Thing Faithfulness!
We admire the big-thing faithfulness. We laud it in decade anniversary celebrations, 40-year retirement parties, and in funeral eulogies about the person’s lifelong faithfulness to Christ. Big-thing faithfulness is what all of us want and desire. Christians want to be faithful until death (Rev. 2:10). People get married intending to celebrate a 50th anniversary one …
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