By Luther Blackmon I listened the other night to the president’s “State of the Union Message.” As a citizen I am understandably concerned about the state of the Union. But I am more concerned about the state of the church. Earthly governments come and go. No matter how. long it may stand, this .nation of ours …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Need For Repetition
By Larry Ray Hafley In The World Evangelist, December, 1973, William Goodpasture wrote an article entitled, “Benevolence-A Modern Day Stepchild.” In this treatise Brother Goodpasture sought to show (1) that “benevolence is one of the neglected areas” and (2) that “until we can restore a proper benevolent attitude we cannot be truly the New Testament church.” …
Victory at Jericho, Defeat at Ai
By Joe Neil Clayton All of the amazing experiences of the children of Israel in the wilderness were crowned by the fantastic conquest of Jericho. Joshua went through all the preliminary motions of normal military procedure by sending in the spies, but God intended to overthrow Jericho by extra-military means. We are told that “By faith …
Look Before You Leap!
By Al Diestelkamp Christians throughout the ages have moved about from place to place for one reason or another. This is good, because it enables the gospel to be spread to places where it would otherwise not go, and increase in areas where workers are few and far between. Early Christians, faced with severe persecution, after …