Zara Lachlan was 21 years old when she announced her plan to row across the Atlantic Ocean. That announcement came on July 2, 2024, and on October 27 she put into sea at Lagos, Portugal. She completed her quest in 97 days, spending an average of 17 hours a day rowing, eventually landing at Cayenne, […]
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If ever the free institutions of America are destroyed, that event will arise from the unlimited tyranny of the majority
I originally penned some of these thoughts more than 20 years ago. Not much has changed since then. We still celebrate our Nation’s birthday each year, right on schedule and with much fanfare and holiday spirit. The 1700’s witnessed the birth of a new nation, a nation born with the concept that the minority should […]
Celebrating Independence Day
Scores of people from virtually every nation on earth make the journey by land, sea, and air to come to the United States, “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The day in American history, marked by the signing of the Declaration of Independence during the Revolutionary War with Britain, is […]
True Source of Energy
Let the power go out during a storm, and we quickly realize how much we depend on electricity. First appearing in homes in America a little over a hundred years ago, it has become the source of almost all our energy. We dam up rivers to generate it, dig out coal to produce it, use […]
The Only Ones Going To Heaven “I’ve heard that you ‘Church of Christ’ people think that you are the only ones going to heaven. Is that really true?”
We are often asked this question, and we appreciate the opportunity to explain what we believe. Would you please give careful consideration to these simple points from the Bible? 1) It is important to remember that God is the judge of eternal things. Our personal opinions do not matter. What you think, what we think, […]
Changing the Mission of the Church
Charles Paul Conn tells of living in Atlanta several years ago. He’d noticed a listing in the Yellow Pages for a restaurant called Church of God Grill. Out of curiosity he dialed the number. Conn recalls the phone conversation as follows: A man answered with a cheery, “Hello! Church of God Grill!” I asked how […]
‘What Have You Done For Me Lately?’
First, let us acknowledge that we have important, essential duties to one another as fellow Christians. We are to help, encourage, edify, strengthen, support, and care for one another. This includes both physical necessities and spiritual imperatives. No one denies these realities. However, it seems that some Christians are looking to be on the receiving […]
Worship and the Lord’s Supper
The first day of the week is a special day for Christians. Within that day a special event occurs — the Lord’s Supper. This feast does not fit into “worship” that is geared toward spectators or television audiences. It is just ten minutes of “dead time” in this kind of “worship.” To true worshipers, however, […]
THE HAPPINESS FROM GOD
Happiness is certainly something we all desire, but what happens when it eludes us? What happens if weariness and discouragement prevail instead? I think about the points in David’s life when he hit rock bottom. He felt far away from Jehovah, and his heart was weary. He cried to God: “Create in me a pure […]
Sin and the Holiness of God
The greatest blessing one can have in this life and in the next life is for God to accept us into His fellowship! I doubt if we can even image what it will be like to be in the presence of God! The barrier to having fellowship with God is our sin and yet we […]