Take Up Thy Sword By Grant Phillips “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;” (Ephesians 6:17) In January 2020 the American Bible Society and the Barna Group conducted a survey related to Bible reading. According to their survey, only…
Are We Hedging Our Bets? By Jack Kelley It was the clearest message the Lord has given me in a long time. I was in bed and half asleep when it came to me. Fearful of forgetting it, I got up and made a bunch of random notes and then…
Facing the Future By Hal Lindsey 2021 is not a year for wringing hands. It is a year for joyful expectation. Bad things are happening in the world, but so are good things. For everyone in Christ, a great day will shortly dawn. Knowledge of the soon coming of Christ…
Division or Unity? Choose Wisely! By Col. Tim Moore As 2020 gave way to 2021, the symptoms of infection continued to linger throughout the body. I’m not talking about Covid-19 and its impact on individuals or our society. The ramifications of the economic shutdown, quarantining, and social distancing will be…
Trying to Beat the Curse By Bud Hancock “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth” (Ephesians 4:28 KJV). Introduction I have known people who seem to…
Examine Yourself By Chris Corlett Forbes reported last year that some sixty-five (65%) percent of adult Americans— 164 million people—have made New Year’s resolutions. The top five categories for New Year’s Resolutions in America are as follows: 1. Health 2. Self-Improvement 3. Money 4. Love 5. Career In 2017, Twitter…
Happy New Year By Jack Kelley Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. "And the…
Mediocrity: Not How You Want to Live By Dr. Joe McKeever “...you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold...” (Revelation 3:16) Mediocrity is a warm blanket. Mediocrity is remaining with the bunch that finishes neither early nor late, that turns in work much like everyone else’s, that is satisfied with pretty…
The Shepherds and the Shepherd By Tim Wildmon Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos. Man, I love that song. Nobody does it like Nat King Cole. I’ve only had a couple…
Is Church “High Risk, Low Reward”? By Dr. Jerry Newcombe Some leftist government officials, in the name of trying to fight the spread of COVID-19, have come down hard on churches. For example, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared (5/7/20), “We’re looking at the science, epidemiology, looking again at frequency, duration,…