Church of CHRIST

As the old saying goes, “The young may die; the old must die.” Upon honest and serious reflection we are forced by facts to agree. A quick glance at the daily obituary column, a short stroll through a cemetery, or a casual look through an old family photo album will remind us all too graphically… Read More »

By Dalton Key Newsflash for the church of the 21st century:  massive, cathedral-like church buildings coupled with the latest, cutting-edge accoutrements do not in any way guarantee that pure and meaningful worship is actually taking place. There seems to be no limit to what churches today are willing to spend on steeples, signs and billboard-sized song-screens;… Read More »

Many New Testament truths are stated in paradoxical form.  A paradox has been loosely defined as “truth standing on its head,” and more exactly explained by Webster as “a statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable, or absurd but that may actually be true in fact.”  When Jesus speaks of the last being first, and the first… Read More »

The prayer we have come to call the “Lord’s Prayer” contains this thought-provoking phrase:  “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.”  (Matthew 6:12, McCord.) Asking God to forgive us as we forgive others is a sobering proposition! God knows more about us than we know about ourselves.  He understands that… Read More »

I would be happy, or so oft I say If trouble could leave me somehow; If life started suddenly going my way, And not as it’s going right now. Oh!  What a joy and blessing I’d be; I’d be a true servant, you know; If only my burdens weren’t bothering me, And life hadn’t brought… Read More »

We’re hearing renewed rumblings from many of our brethren concerning the need for freedom within the Lord’s church.  If the ones suggesting this freedom use the term as the Bible does, we enthusiastically join their ranks.  Certainly the church should maintain freedom from the Old Covenant, from sin, and from the creeds and doctrines of… Read More »

According to Hebrews 11:1, faith is the “assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen” (ASV).  A healthy understanding of faith comes from digging into the entirety of the book of Hebrews as a whole, and especially the eleventh chapter.  This chapter is often referred to by Bible scholars and students alike… Read More »