We hear the word integrity used frequently and we value those who have it. Above all other people on this earth Christians should have this quality. It is the basis of trust and hope and positive interaction with those around us. Webster defines the word as “having a firm adherence to a code especially moral or artistic values.”  We live in a…

Multiple times in the New Testament, Christians are commanded to love one another.  In fact, children of God are charged to “increase and abound in love to one another” (1 Thess. 3:12) and to “love one another fervently with a pure heart” (1 Pet. 1:22).  How can we properly and effectively develop this attitude and express it “in deed and in truth”…

As I start this article, the national debt is $14,357,186,187,653.88, but by the time I finish it, the debt will be much higher. With the population of the United States at 310,998,322, this means that each citizen owes $46,164.83.  So, if you thought your finances were struggling, make sure you add this number to bills you need to pay. It is obvious…

The proper and acceptable role for women in the church is a question that is dividing the church today.  The teaching of the New Testament (and the practice thereof) is not popular in modern America.  The basic principles found in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:11-12, while they may not be “trendy” today, are nevertheless straightforward and compulsory.  “…It is shameful…

Mistakes.  We all make them.  Interestingly, we all react differently to them.  Some seem to not even notice or perhaps to not even care—mistakes do not bother them.  Others, on the opposite extreme, dwell upon every miniscule mistake they make and torture themselves for their errors—mistakes grab hold of them and trouble them deeply.  And, between those two extremes there are a…

When the Bible discusses the death of Abel it uses the phrase, “He being dead still speaks” (Heb. 11:4).  Those righteous ones who have departed leave behind many treasures, and through them they speak to us.  Perhaps no one in my lifetime has had the impact of Marshall Keeble.  His parents had been slaves, and our dear brother grew up in deep…

After hearing the congregation sing heartily and excitedly every verse of “No Tears in Heaven,” a little girl leaned over to her mother and said, “Boy, mama, there’s gonna be a whole bunch of nothin’ in heaven, isn’t there!”  Well, maybe she missed it just a bit, but from one perspective, she didn’t miss it at all. Consider what the Bible says…

This article has nothing to do with the guilt of Casey Anthony, who, in the view of most Americans, got away with murdering her daughter, Caylee. When the “Not Guilty” verdict was read last week, there was an overwhelming reaction of disdain and a resounding cry for justice for Caylee. The rage came from the evidence presented by the prosecutors of a…