I can honestly say my views on Father’s Day changed markedly when we started to research educating our children at home. A speaker at our first homeschool convention talked about things that I knew were important but was not hearing from any other source. Things such as fathers stepping up and taking responsibility for overseeing…
As we were studying Job I ran across the mention of the constellations in Job 38: 31 {the Pleiades and Orion mentioned specifically). I began to consider the origin of the names for the constellations and who set the specific stars to be included. If we assume Job to be a contemporary of Abraham he…
Johnie Edwards Many blessings are found in things which we do not enjoy. There is a passage in the Old Testament which declares a principle that men need to remember. “It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all…
Donald Willis Worship is “courtesy or reverence paid to worth; hence, honor; respect.” (Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, pg. 988). There is in man an innate quality, which causes him to recognize and pay homage to Deity. There are varying degrees of homage paid, but basically man is a worshipper. Worship is accomplished in more than…
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4 One of the most important words in the Bible may be this little four letter word Hope. The Scriptures are God’s gift to us for the purpose of establishing…
By Connie W. Adams In spite of the claim of some that “the days of gospel meetings are over”, congregations continue to have them. Reports in bulletins and other periodicals indicate that some meetings are productive of much good while others seem to have little good effect. It seems that in the last few years there…
J. Wiley Adams The family meal is an occasion that can help to unify the family. Memories of pleasant times around the table for me are very pronounced. This is true whether I look back to my own boyhood days or whether I consider the matter in terms of my own family, children and grandchildren….
By Robert Farrish It is 9:30 p.m., July 4, 1986. The Washington fireworks are about over, while the New York Statue of Liberty fireworks celebration is soon to begin. The words, “freedom” and “liberty,” have been spoken and heard often today. It would be interesting to know how many times the words have been used…
Where have all the godly families gone? They are disappearing rapidly. They are disappearing from society due to the high rate of divorce, “dead-beat” dads, child abuse (emotional, physical and sexual), and juvenile delinquency. Godly families are also disappearing from local churches of Christ. I see more and more parents attending by themselves without one…
Eugene Britnell 1. Realize that the Bible must be studied and rightly divided. (2 Tim. 2:15.) 2. Realize that the Bible contains the mind and will of God. (2 Peter 1 :2 1.) 3. Approach the Bible reverently and humbly. (I Thess. 2:13.) 4. Have profound faith in ALL it says. One cannot accept only…