A man is caught gathering wood on the Sabbath day. Within moments he is brought before Moses and Aaron who wait for God to make clear what should be done. The Lord responds that the man must be killed–stoned by the entire community. So, the man is put to death for picking up sticks.David orders [...]
When Lance Berkman steps to the plate, he bares more than the weight of winning on his broad shoulders. He also carries the challenge of balancing his career, his family and his duty to share the gospel with those around him.
By Chad Bonham
It’s a little less than two hours before game time and Minute Maid [...]
I was reading about a lady in her 70s who had been blind all of her life. She had just undergone a delicate surgery that enabled her to see for the first time. For the first time ever she saw her husband and three grown children and a whole world of new things. She said that sometimes [...]
Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s — just make sure you get a receipt.
A change in the federal income tax laws that went into effect Jan. 1 requires taxpayers to produce proof of any charitable donations — including tithes and offerings at houses of worship — for all donations, [...]
“So they continued in the teaching, fellowship, and in the breaking of bread…”
There are a lot of translations and interpretations regarding the breaking of bread, but let us consider the view in David H. Stern’s Jewish New Testament Commentary.
“Many Christians assume that this refers to ‘taking communion’ and have an image of the early believers [...]
Each week we choose to share in a living memorial set in order by Jesus. Its intense meaning has lived and been expressed in the lives of believers for nineteen centuries. In it we honor Him who died in our place to set us free. Its physical elements of bread and wine are renewed constantly. [...]
Read a few excerpts from Buff Scott’s new book, “Mad Church Disease.”
A few years ago a new malady surfaced among cattle that was labeled by medical professionals as “Mad Cow Disease.” The disease subverts the brain and nervous system and throws the afflicted animal into a quivering plight, from which there is no known recovery. [...]
A note from Leroy Garrett:
Recently in our part of Texas the weather was frightful. Ouida and I watched the bylines on TV early Sunday a.m. announcing “church closings” in the Dallas area. Church after church — “No services,” and many of them were Churches of Christ. I thought this odd. As I’ve always seen it [...]
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