By Mike Willis James Burton Coffman has begun the task of writing a series of commentaries on the New Testament. Already he has written single volumes on all of the gospels and on the book of Hebrews. These commentaries are written with the average Christian in mind; they are not limited to the scholar, although it …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Beatitudes Messed are the Meek
By Keith Sharp One of the pleasant memories of my childhood is of an old, brown, jack mule that Roy Payne, a close friend of my family, used to harness to the plow. The mule’s name was “Old Nigger” (no offense intended, that was simply his name). “Old Nigger” died a few years ago at the …
Leprosy!
By Paul K. Williams The repulsive disease of leprosy has a strange fascination. God’s law for Israel described its symptoms in detail and gave minute instructions to the priest for its diagnosis. This law also said, “As for the leper who has the infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall …
Supporting Gospel Preachers
By Connie W. Adams (Editorial Note: This article appeared in Searching the Scriptures (April, 1976), a magazine edited by Brother Connie Adams. We feel that the article would be of interest to a much larger audience than those who receive his magazine, so we reproduce it here for your edification.) No subject is more sensitive with …