What does it mean to be forgiven?
A poet defined forgiveness as “the fragrance a flower gives the foot that crushes it.” Webster has “pardon, acquittal, to cancel, remit, or give up resentment against.”
Forgiveness is found only seven times in the...
Wealthy People Who Pay No Taxes
Politicians talk of raising our taxes again. While they search for ways to raise revenue, citizens search for loopholes and exemptions to keep it. We are all interested in things that are tax-free.
Jesus knew...
The Finest New Testament Christian You Never Heard Of
It is important to build a good reputation; it is more important to maintain it. A good reputation takes time to build, but it can be destroyed in just a minute.
Ten Steps to Increase Your Spiritual Passion
Passion often separates success and failure. French Military Strategist Ferdinand Foch said, “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a daring adventure...
Lessons from an Old Warrior
The average age of men in the Civil War was 25.8 years; World War I was 24; World War II was 26; Vietnam was 22; and the average age in the US military today...
Why Churches of Christ Take the Lord’s Supper Each Sunday
Jesus instituted a memorial feast on the eve of His death (Matthew 26:17-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:7-20). To His followers, the bread represents His sacrificed body and the cup His saving blood (1 Corinthians...
5 Views of Mark 16:16
Jesus pointed a nail-pierced hand at a world for which He had just died and commanded, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized...
Who is at the Controls?
If life is a flight through time, who is in the cockpit?
If life is a joyride, who is behind the wheel?
If life is a voyage, who is at the helm?
Decisions determine direction (Joshua 24:15). Direction determines destiny...
On Hidden Treasure and Found Pearls
Jesus gave twin parables to teach the same lesson: salvation is worth giving up everything to possess. The first is of a man who stumbles upon hidden treasure in a field. He gladly and...