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2023 Bulletin Articles (Page 17)

What Is Your Heart Open to Receive?

If you walk into a crowded restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and shout, “Roll Tide,” what kind of reaction do you suppose that you would receive?  Now, take that same, simple message and declare it with just as much passion in a crowded restaurant in Auburn, Alabama.  Do you suppose that you will receive the same response in the Auburn restaurant as you…

To Eulogize Our Lord

You have probably heard or read one. A eulogy is reserved for the dead to speak of their deeds in life. Those admirable traits and praiseworthy moments, if there are any, help us to remember the person for who they were. Some have said that life might be a little sweeter if we daily said the things that we typically reserve for…

Our Tongue Can Keep Us from God’s Presence

David asked a very necessary question of God in Psalm 15—“Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?  Who may dwell in Your holy hill?”  Who may dwell with God—in this life and in the next?  There are eleven virtues listed in response to that question.  Consider just three of them in verse 3. “Does not backbite with his tongue.”  The word “backbite”…

The Conditions of God

There are those who would preach and praise God for His boundless love and grace. For both of those I am eternally thankful. However, some use words like “reckless” and “unconditional” to describe these attributes of God. These words go beyond the scope of what the Bible says. God is certainly not reckless with anything He does, and there are conditions in…

The Psalms in Prayer

The Book of Psalms is a source of songs in which we can offer praise and thanksgiving to God. It also has much to offer in regard to our approaching God in prayer. Many of the psalms are written in the style of prayer or petition and are thereby suitable in helping us learn how to pray and how to express those…