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Black People in the Bible
The Bible does not usually specify skin color. Instead, it speaks of people’s relationship to God. Of Noah, we are told, “Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). Of Job, we are … Continue reading
Posted in envy, evangelism, Race
Tagged 1 Kings 10, Acts 8, cush, cushite, ebed-melech, envy, ethiopia, ethiopian eunuch, great commission, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 38, job blameless and upright, josephus, libya, lucius of cyrene, miriam and aaron, moses, Moses' wife, noah walked with God, Numbers 12, partiality, passover, paul, prejudism, proselytes, queen of sheba, racism, rufus, simon of cyrene, skin pigmentation, Solomon, sudan, wayne jackson, zipporah
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Be Objective
Sometimes people are not close enough to a situation to make an informed decision. A crowd in Jerusalem was stirred up by the false testimony of certain Jews from Asia against Paul (Acts 21:27-ff). Paul was accused of bringing gentiles … Continue reading
Posted in History, Judgment
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1937, 1938, Acts 17:11, Acts 21:27-ff, adolf hitler, book taking to stranders, britain, canada, deceiving charm, discernment, double handshake, duff cooper, FDR, franklin roosevelt, germany, getting to know der fuhrer, he a good ol boy, hermann goring, history, joan of arc, joseph goebbels, joseph stalin, Jude 16, judging, judgment, lord halifax, malcolm gladwell, nevile henderson, neville chamberlain, objective, Proverbs 18:17, sudetenland, that is how it has always been done, that just how she is, too close, too far away, usa, war, william lyon mackenzie king, winston churchill, ww2
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Kitchens and Eating in the Building
In the 1960’s and 1970’s , it became common for new church buildings to include a kitchen and “multi-purpose room” or “fellowship hall” (note – I am not enthusiastic about this last designation because it tends to reduce the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, Fellowship, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:22, 1 Corinthians 11:34, 1960s, 1970s, 2 Peter 2:13, agape feasts, anti-ism, benevolence, book early christians speak, church controversy, church issues, clement of alexander, Corinthians 11, do you not have houses to eat in?, eating in building, edification, evangelism, everett ferguson, fellowship, fellowship halls, issues in the church, Jude 12, kitchens, let him eat at home, liberalism, love feasts, multipurpose rooms, Romans 14:17, Romans 14:19, sarcasm, scruples, the work of the church, unity
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For The Team
Jolien Boumkwo is a Belgian track and field athlete. She competes in the shot put and the hammer throw. She holds Belgian national records in both.She recently epitomized the idea of team spirit. She competed in the 2023 European Athletic … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, stewardship
Tagged 1 Peter 4:10, 100 meter hurdles, 2023, 2023 european athletic team championship, be committed to team, be willing, belgium, chorzow poland, commitment to team, David, Ephesians 4:16, excuses, foxsports.com, hammer throw, I'll give it a shot, in the news, isaiah, Jesus, jolien boumko, Mark 14:8, nehemiah, poland, she has done what she could, shot put, sports, team spirit, track and field, volunteers
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Children’s Homes
Homes for children (sometimes called orphans’ homes) began to appear among our brethren in the early twentieth century. The first was Tennessee Orphan Home in Columbia, Tennessee which opened on September 5, 1910. By 1940, there were seven such homes … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, church, Church Organization, Family, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Kings 3:25, 1 Samuel 1-2, 1 Timothy 5, 1910, 1940, 1957, 1967, 2 Samuel 9, Acts 6, Alan Highers, anti-ism, aram and jechobed, arndt gingrich, benevolence, bibletruth.net, book church cooperation and orphan homes, burbankgardens church of christ, church controversy, church issues, church-of-christ.org, columbia tennessee, component parts, constituent elements, contending for the faith lectures, corinth mississippi, david brown, ecclesiasticism, eural bingham, Exodus 2, fellowsip, foster homes, Galatians 4:1-2, grand prairie texas, guardian, highers bingham debate, in loco parentis, in place of parents, institutional brethren, joseph and mary, mephibosheth, mid 1950s, missionary society, noninstitutional brethren, orphan homes, orphanos, para church organization, randy mabe, saints only benevolence, school master, substitute homes, tennessee orphan home, thomas warren, three institutions, tutor, unique homes, widows and orphans
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Personal Responsibility
On an evangelistic trip to Jamaica some years ago, I heard a song which has stuck with me. I do not remember all the words. However, the song said, “If I should die and be lost in the end, it … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Family, God's Sovereignty, Judgment, Textual study
Tagged consequences v. guilt of sin, dont blame others, Ezekiel 18, Galatians 6:8, God is soverign, Jamaica, Matthew 7:22-23, personal responsibility, Repentance, righteous deeds not remembered, righteous man has wicked son, song if i should die and be lost in the end, song Nobody's fault but mine, the apostate one, the repentant one, the righteous man, the righteous son, the wicked son, wick man has righteous son
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Father and Son’s Fishing Trip
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807-1886) was an important man. He was a politician like his father, John Quincy Adams, and his grandfather, John Adams. He served in the Massachusetts legislature, then, in the U.S. Congress, and finally as the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Parenting, Time, youth
Tagged 1807, 1838, 1881, 1886, 1918, 1959, 2014, a day spent with your child is far from a wasted day, abigail brooks adams, charles francis adams, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, edgar guest, Ephesians 6:4, father and son fishing trip, father's day, fishing trip, glorious day, henry brooks adams, john adams, john quincy adams, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:6, poem a boy and his dad, the wheeling intelligencer, time, wasted day
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Glory in This
In what do you glory? So much of that in which we glory does not last. In 1985, Bruce Springsteen released, “Glory Days.” (Wow! It has been 38 years!). The song is about the passing of time. He sings, “I … Continue reading
Posted in life, pride, Priorities, Wealth
Tagged 1985, bruce springsteen, glory, in what does God delight, Jeremiah 9:23-24, judgment, justice, loving kindness, might, mighty man, military might, rich man, riches, righteousness, song glory days, strength, trust in God, wayne jackson, wealth, Wisdom, wise man
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Hezekiah and Prayer
“Thus says the LORD: ‘set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live’” (2 Kings 20:1; Isaiah 38:1). Hezekiah was about 39 years old (2 Kings 20:6 cf. 2 Kings 18:1-2). He had accomplished many good things … Continue reading
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In The News: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is a wise man. I enjoy his weekly Fireside Chats. Rarely do I miss viewing this weekly program. His Rational Bible Commentary series on the Torah contains some good thoughts. However, no one should be blindly followed. All … Continue reading →