By Richard Boone More people typically worship on “Easter” Sunday and the Sunday(s) before/after Christmas than at any other times during a normal year. While no one would say that these two Sundays are more important than others, their actions state otherwise. One fails to see the numerous benefits of regular attendance and participation in the …
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An Open Letter to Rubel Shelly, Max Lucado, Mike Cope, et al.
By Roger Hillis I may not be very bright, but I don’t understand why you don’t just leave the churches of Christ. You no longer believe most of the things that make the Lord’s church distinctive, so why do you stick around and, under the guise of unity, try to convince others to stop believing …
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Decency Unconstitutional
By Larry Ray Hafley On November 5, 1996, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a 1990 law linking standards of decency to federal arts funding was unconstitutional. The earlier law had been passed when a furor arose over federal funding of erotic, homosexual “art.” Now, it has been decided that the government’s funding …
The All-Sufficiency of the Church
By Mark Mayberry As revealed on the pages of the New Testament, the church of our Lord Jesus Christ is all-sufficient. It is excellent or complete beyond all practical or theoretical improvement. It is positively suited to the spiritual needs of mankind. It is entirely without flaw, defect or shortcoming. In short, God’s pattern for the …