Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with a friend about religion, and she said, “ I believe in everything.” I was a little taken back with this response, and did not reply to her immediately, but decided … Read More
J. W. McGarvey said, “Among all the conditions of pardon and eternal life, [repentance] is the most difficult to bring about” (Chapel Talks 71). Amending that thought, I offer that confession is the most difficult to sustain. In that vein … Read More
We are all familiar with the idea of a standard. Perhaps the most common standard is the ruler, a flat stick of wood on which is inscribed twelve numbers sequentially, evenly spaced at regular intervals. The entire ruler is known … Read More
Should We Have and Rear More Children? Since the creation of man, children have been part of God’s plan. God’s first command to Adam and Eve concerned procreation. He said, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue … Read More
The Centrality of the Lord’s Supper In Acts 20, the apostle Paul is in the midst of making his way through the Gentile churches to collect money for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem (Rom. 15:26). He passes through … Read More