Church of CHRIST

When Jesus affirmed, “And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free,” He provided the much-needed answer to many questions of biblical interpretation troubling us today.  (John 8:32.)  These few words from the lips of our Lord make clear, first, that truth – absolute truth – exists, and second, that this… Read More »

Our age seems determined to dethrone God and enthrone self.   While we are encouraged by a self-centered society to “be all we want to be” and “say ‘yes’ to ourselves,” we are at the same time warned against becoming too religious or coming to rely too heavily upon God as an “emotional crutch.” Positive thinking… Read More »

The Bereans were not a gullible folk.  They listened with care and discernment as Paul preached to them, measuring his message alongside the infallible yardstick of God’s word.  According to Luke, the inspired historian of the first century church, the Bereans “were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with… Read More »

Are the stresses and strains of today’s pressure-cooker world beginning to take their toll?  Do you long for a return to “the good ol’ days”? Perhaps you can identify with the frustration of one disillusioned observer:  “The world is too big for us.  Too much going on, too many crimes, too much violence and excitement. … Read More »

We continue to count it a blessing  to serve this congregation throughout the year. What a year of changes we have had at 10th & Rockford . Thank you for your support!   May our God continue to bless This congregation in 2022!

I read a few words from the pen of Henry Weiman some time ago which are hauntingly applicable to many of us.  In describing a college roommate who desired to increase his capacity for learning, Weiman wrote, “He procured a large, comfortable chair that was thought to be good for study.  He got slippers and… Read More »

Christianity, in essence, compacted down to a succinct, defining phrase, is a life in which we strive to become more like Christ.  “He that says he abides in Him ought himself so to walk, even as He walked.”  (1 John 2:5.)  Walking “even as He walked” lies at the very heart of our life in… Read More »

Dyslexia seems to be troubling many of today’s Bible students as evidenced by the following perversions of familiar passages: “And the man said: Let us make God in our own image, after our likeness . . .”  (Genesis 1:26.) “You shall love yourself with all your heart, and with all your  soul, and with all your… Read More »

    Fanny Crosby serves as a wonderful example of gratitude.  This most unusually talented lady, blind from the age of six, spent a lifetime writing the words to a good many of the songs in our hymnal.  As a child, she penned the following lines:             Oh, what a happy child I am,… Read More »

I’m just someone to pity, Lord A poor, one-talent soul; My fears and doubts took hold of me, And so I dug a hole.   The talent that you gave to me, I hid beneath the earth; You know I’ve not what others have, I’ve not but dirt and dirth.   Those with more should… Read More »