Church of CHRIST

Most of us know better than we do.  And most of us intend better than we perform.  But we feel as if time is on our side.  We’ll get to it eventually.  We’ll begin tomorrow. Sadly, many of us never “get to it” and tomorrow never comes. Procrastination is still the thief of time. The… Read More »

Have you ever wondered just why it is That people act as they do; Why otherwise kindly, benevolent souls Will act as if meant for the zoo? You’ve seen it, I’m sure – you’ve witnessed the shame The stomping, the snorting, the brays, When a Christian who usually acts as he should Discovers he can’t… Read More »

“God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.”  (Psalm 89:7.) Our God is not a myth.  He is not a work of fiction.  The God of heaven is not dead as some cynics have mockingly taunted.  He is not even… Read More »

The Bible is a marvelous book, characterized by brevity and clarity.  One of the many proofs of the Bible’s inspiration is the unusual terseness with which events are reported.  A mere man, without divine guidance, would no doubt have penned chapters upon chapters concerning the account of creation, yet Moses, by the inspiration of God,… Read More »

What is your definition of religious faith?  And perhaps of even greater importance – what is your attitude concerning faith? An anonymous English schoolboy once defined faith as “the power of believing what you know ain’t so.”  H. L. Mencken described it as “an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.”  Ambrose Bierce opined,… Read More »

The inspired apostle Paul, in writing to the Galatian brethren, issues this warning:  “Be not deceived; God is not mocked:  for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.  For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap… Read More »

We must do more than merely read the Bible; we must allow the Bible to read us.  Most any fool can mechanically read the bare words of scripture – the average word in the Bible contains fewer than five letters – but of what use are these words to us if we are not changed… Read More »

Sometime back I was given a business card which had a picture of a hearse on one side.  The caption read, “You may tie your shoestrings in the morning, but the undertaker may untie them before night.” I know.  You don’t have to say it.  You don’t like to think about death.  Especially the prospect… Read More »

Phillips Brooks, the famous nineteenth century preacher, once received a letter comprised of but one word, “Fool!”  The following Sunday morning Brooks carried the letter into the pulpit, held it up for all to seem and announced, “I have received many letters from people who wrote the letter but forgot to sign their name.  However,… Read More »

It seems some people can see nothing but life’s dark side; they look at life through mud covered glasses. One pessimist whined, “I feel good today, but I always feel my worst when I feel my best, for I get to thinking how bad I’m going to feel, when I really get to feeling bad… Read More »