In 1947, Brother Harvey Scott who, at the time was preaching for the Walnut Street Church of Christ in Texarkana, authored a booklet titled The Sermon On The Mount – “The Constitution of Christianity.” I would like to share some of what he wrote. The...
“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the...
From prison, John the baptizer sends disciples to Jesus to ask him the above question. Typically, whenever this passage is discussed in Bible classes there are a variety of possibilities suggested about why such a question would be asked. Was John losing...
At the end of each year people often focus on New Year’s resolutions. Some sort of analysis is made of the past year and new plans, goals, and objectives are made in areas of life that either need a change or a bit of redirection. For the child of God who...
It was April of 1889, and an estimated 50,000 people gathered at the border of the “Unassigned Lands” of the Oklahoma Territory. At noon, sounds of pistols, bugles, and even a cannon at Ft. Reno sounded the official time when would-be homesteaders could cross the line...
“What will everyone think?” is a question often asked before things are said and/or done. Being “accepted” and/or gaining “approval” ends up as the benchmark from which both self-worth as well as success is often determined. When Paul writes to the Christians in Rome...
