January 1998

Being Involved

Have you ever watched small children during worship service? As a general rule, they fidget and squirm, they turn around to see what's going on behind them, they whisper and giggle and draw and do just about anything else they can get away with. All this, during the singing, the announcements and the preaching. more...

Peacemakers

Are you familiar with the name Benjamin Rush? Although not so well known in modern times, in his day he was quite famous. A Philadelphia doctor, Rush pioneered "shock treatments" and other ways of dealing with the mentally ill, and he was among the first to recognize them as diseased, taking their treatment out of the hospital cellars known as "snakepits." more...

Jimmy Carter's Jesus

I share little political ground with former President Jimmy Carter. He ran as a Democrat, and embodied the ideals of this party in his presidency. Unfortunately, many of the key "planks" in that party's platform are anti-God and unscriptural. Abortion on demand, radical feminism, and homosexual rights are just a few of the problems that I have with Mr. Carter's politics. However, as a Bible believer I always wondered how Mr. Carter (a Southern Baptist) could act and support the programs and policies he did. Didn't he see the contradiction between Christ and his politics that I did? more...

A Simple Story About Simple Trust - Heb. 11:8ff

[Note: this month we are pleased to present two articles from an electronic journal, Expository Files. Warren Berkley and Jonn Quinn co-edit this wonderful effort which is available only via the Internet. If you have Internet access check out their "paper" (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4051/). You'll be glad you did! Enjoy these fine articles.--MR] more...

Speaking the Truth in Love - Ephesians 4:15

Some of the most challenging questions Christians must answer are these: "How can I present God's Word in a way that will accomplish the most good? Is my disposition regarding truth and my attitude toward others such that the cause of Christ is helped, not hindered?" more...

Baptism's Necessity

One of the things which most sets apart members of the church of Christ from others in the religious world has been our stance on baptism. It has been the source of debates and disputes since the beginning of the Restoration movement. It is not, however, just some party position. This fundamental part of man's salvation has been a staple of our teaching because it is just that, fundamental to man's being saved. more...