“Then Paul Stood Up, And Beckoning With His Hand”

By Johnie Edwards  Most effective speakers gesture. A gesture is defined by The American Heritage College Dictionary as “a motion of the limbs or body made to express thought or to empha- size speech.” Surely every gospel preacher should want to emphasize his sermon. Let’s take a look to see what the Bible teaches about …

“The Rumors of My Demise’’

By Connie W. Adams Mark Twain, upon hearing that news was circulating about his death, wrote a notice which said, “The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.” Every now and then someone connected with the institutional folks pronounces the death of what they call “the anti movement.” The most recent announcement of this appeared …

Why I Believe In God

By Mike Willis Modern writers are stating that we live in a post-Christian world, thus indicating that the Christian view of life has been replaced by another moral standard, generally that of humanism. Many Americans who reject atheism are nevertheless accepting the atheist’s moral standards. Perhaps, we might be profited to remember why we believe …

Priorities and Our Children

By Berry Kercheville I was 15. The classroom was filled with kids from their Freshmen to Senior year. This was a meeting of all the agriculture students to see who would be interested in joining the FFA (Future Farmers of America). I sat timidly as the teacher wrote down the names of students who volunteered. …