Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Gary “Stitch” Guillory stood before TV cameras on July 9, 2024 and spoke of “The Miracle Baby”. It’s hard to argue with his assessment. The child’s 4-year-old brother’s body had been found a day earlier in a pond of an Interstate highway rest stop. It was quickly determined that a 1-year-old […]
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Jesus Teaches Us How to Love 1 John 4:8
How do you define love? I’m no prophet, but I say with a high degree of certainty, no one reading this article answered in their mind: Love is a box of chocolates and teddy bear holding a red heart. Much of what commercial enterprises present as love are not really love at all. God is […]
In Troubling Times
Most folks stay quite concerned by developments in the news. With nations fighting nations, and terrorists fighting everyone (it seems), there is good cause for alarm. Even in our own country there are serious signs of unrest and strife. The Bible addresses these things, and tells us how we ought to react as the people […]
Where Do You Want To Go?
One of the major thoroughfares in our city is named Broad Street. It is a very popular place to be during rush hour. Not only does it take people to the places they desire to go, but also gives them plenty of room in which to travel. A narrow one-lane path would never do. The […]
The Importance of Thoughts
If you are concerned about your character, your conduct, your life and your destiny, then be concerned about your thoughts. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Prov. 4:23). The heart is the mind, and the mind is the center of thoughts. “For as he thinketh in […]
A Slow But Sure Unveiling 2 Peter 3
The name “Noah” is mentioned 46 times in the OT. In Isaiah 54:9, God mentions Noah by telling Israel that His promise not to destroy Israel entirely was just like God’s promise to Noah that He would not destroy the world with water again. Noah is also mentioned by the prophet Ezekiel twice in the […]
“Strength in You” Psalm 84
In 1995, Greg Maddox, the pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, won the Cy Young award for an unprecedented 4th time. The Cy Young award is given to the outstanding pitcher in each league. When he received his 3rd Cy Young award, Maddux reflected and said, “It’s very exciting! You always set goals, but to win […]
The Cure for Fighting
A common complaint of parents is the frequent fussing and fighting that occurs between their children. The scenario typically develops like this: one starts it all with an unkind word or deed, the other responds in kind, and the fight is on. Before it is over, the words have become meaner, the blows have become […]
President James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, resigned as an elder of the church of Christ in 1881 to take office. It is reported on that occasion he said, “I resign the highest office in the land to become President of the United States.” Thirty years earlier at age 19, he was planning […]
In The Midst Of A Crooked And Perverse Generation
“Do all things without murmurings and questions; that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world” (Phil. 2:14, 15). The Philippian Christians had to serve God in the midst of a crooked and […]