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 [...]
It has always been somewhat disconcerting to me to know that there are those within Christendom who seemingly rely upon perfection of perception and practice for their justification and salvation. If we can all just “get it right” in our journey to heaven, we shall be found worthy to enter that eternal realm. Fail to [...]
I think what we find within the early church, and especially in the teachings of the apostles and their representatives, was a primary focus upon JESUS (i.e., who He was and what He did for us). Today, on the other hand, as Charles Hodge once said, we assume people already know about Jesus, so our [...]
Reflections is a continuing series of weekly articles sent out at no cost to a private email list. At present there are several thousand readers worldwide. These Reflections are not for everybody, however. They are designed for those disciples who have a Berean spirit — who are willing to examine afresh their convictions and practices [...]
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