February 2019 archive

Is Not Praying a Sin?

When was the last time you prayed? Have you ever considered that not praying is a sin? Are you taken back by such a question? You may say, “I know I should pray, but I don’t see how not praying is a sin?” Aren’t sins things that we do that are wrong, you know evil …

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Don’t Tell Me I’m Going to Hell

She was new to town. My wife struck up a personal conversation with her welcoming her to town. Soon into the conversation my wife invited her to worship with us. Her invitation was quickly rebuffed, as the kind mother of young children said something like, “I don’t like the Bible Belt culture and I’m not …

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The Change In What Draws People to a Church

We in churches of Christ have a rich history of love for the truth and dedication to New Testament Christianity. Our history demonstrates our emphasis upon active involvement and commitment to the local church. We believe there are no “Lone Ranger” Christians, but each Christian must be connected with a local church for worship and …

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A Many Colored Coat and Love

Who is the favorite in your family? Did you give an answer? Favoritism in families didn’t end years ago, it is a problem today. In fact, all parents have to struggle with trying to not show favoritism. Kids often feel like the parents have favorites. Favoritism is shown to kids based on gender, temperament, birth-order, …

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Questioning How You Are Using Facebook

Facebook was launched in February 2004 making this its 15th anniversary. Mark Zurkerberg started it as a way of connecting his Harvard classmates. It originally spread as a social network platform for college students. Currently the website generates more than $55 billion in revenue. It connects 2.2 billion monthly users and employs more than 30,000 …

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