When Jesus said, “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest” (John 4:35), His disciples really had trouble understanding what was being said. They were in Samaria and the apostles, because of their Jewish background, had never seen that Samaritans had souls. Jews avoided, as much as they could, any contact with this mixed…

You have heard someone say that “Knowledge is power.” I can see where that would be the case. One could also make the argument that knowledge is peace. In true knowledge or the full discernment of a subject certain things can come into focus. There is no more doubt about that subject. If that subject is a vital part of life, then…

On January 7, 2022, a newborn baby was found still alive in a dumpster behind a shopping center in Hobbs, New Mexico.  The baby was wrapped in a dirty towel and was inside two plastic bags with trash.  The newborn baby boy (although it’s not clear if the baby had yet self-identified as a male) had been thrown in the dumpster six…

I remember as a young missionary the words of another missionary in New Zealand. We were discussing how to better find individuals to teach and how to lead them to Christ. It was hard to find those interested in the Bible in New Zealand as we tried to do our work. He then said something I will never forget. “Dan, are you…

It is important to remember, to keep in one’s mind the lessons learned and memories of things gone by. Precedence is set and examples are given for us to guide us in a better way and better practices. In that same way, the writer of Psalm seventy-eight would have us remember and teach future generations. “I will open my mouth in a…

Have you heard?  Apparently God is a “male chauvinist.”  Or maybe it’s that “the Bible is an archaic, out-of-date book.”  Or perhaps the report that you’ve heard is that “the church of Christ is stuck in the past” and is only interested in “blind traditions.”  Have you heard any accusations like these when the subject of the role of women in the…

Sometimes we struggle to find the greatest benefit from reading the Bible and understanding what is being said. It may be because we are reading it too fast and not noticing the impact of individual words being used. An illustration can be found in slowing down and asking why the words “wherefore” and “therefore” are found and why they are there. The…

So Covid-19 hit the U.S. and things started closing down. The response was, “Two weeks to flatten the curve.” I don’t have to remind you how that went. What was supposed to be just two weeks turned out to be much longer. That’s how things go sometimes. What we convinced ourselves would be “Just this once” can turn into a life-changing event.…