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The question that immediately comes to mind is, “Did the parents involved totally lack moral principles?” Had they somehow not picked up on the basic role of parents in a child’s life? As if it were not bad enough to allow a teenage son or daughter to drink alcoholic beverages, these parents were also encouraging […]

The appointment of our nation’s judges for the purpose of not only dispensing justice, but in fact identifying justice, is an immensely important matter in the life of our United States or any other country. The laws which a nation adopts and the manner in which those laws are applied constitute the very heart and […]

Doing anything successfully requires planning. This principle is as true in learning the Bible as in any other area. Before the Bible student applies himself to learn a particular scripture, he ought to understand the kind of learning he must aim for. And he ought to realize that there are several levels at which learning […]

The Apostle Paul declares in 1 Corinthians 11:1, “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” Paul’s success as an apostle and an evangelist can no doubt be attributed to his practice of following the example of Jesus Christ. In doing so, Paul became the most influential Christian the world has ever known. He established […]

– by Jon Quinn  (preacher and elder at the Bradley, IL Church of Christ; Ed’s brother-in-law and our website guru) Of course, the answer is “YES!” Lots of people were born on December 25th and Christmas day is their birthday. But you know who I am talking about. The following is “The Christmas Story.” The underlined parts […]

Do you live your life by certain principles?  If so, what are they?  Where did they come from?  I might ask, “How important are your principles to you?”. That would be a redundant question, however, because by definition principles are  supremely  important.  If a principle is not more important than even life itself, it is […]

Paul’s remarks on marriage in 1 Corinthians chapter seven address one of the major problems that plagued the Corinthian church.  Previously Paul  had  dealt with the problems of party divisions, gross immorality and lawsuits among brethren. First Corinthians chapter seven and verse one marks the beginning of the second section of the book in which […]

The New Testament contains numerous references to the blessings of Christ. Most of these blessings are obvious and are stated in language that is easy to understand. There are other blessings that are not so obvious and represent what is called a paradox. By definition, a paradox is a seemingly contradictory statement that is nonetheless […]

The Apostle Paul established more churches than any other apostle or first century evangelist. He was chosen to write more New Testament books than any other inspired writer. More about Paul’s life is revealed on the pages of holy writ than any person other than our Lord. He is known even today as the all […]

REMEMBER NOW YOUR CREATOR in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them.” The context of Eccl. 12:1 indicates that those being addressed as “youth” includeS anyone who is still healthy enough to take pleasure in life. This certainly includes […]