By Robert F. Turner Once in northern Arizona, a huge Indian woman visited our Bible class. She gave no indication she could understand a word of English and apparently came only because several of her children were enrolled there. But my wife wanted to welcome her, and so she sat beside her and talked with her …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
Why Many Fail as Christians
By Lewis Willis One of the great disappointments in the Lord’s work is the number of members who decide they will no longer serve God. They just “drop out.” They probably did not intend to, but they did. At one time they likely looked with wonderment on the departure of someone else. Now they are victims …
Was Jesus Jeremiah?
By Larry Ray Hafley Some thought so (Matt. 16:14). Why? Jeremiah taught the people of Judah, Jerusalem and Josiah that external reforms were worthless without internal repentance. Josiah’s reformation led to a transformation of national life, but Jehovah sent Jeremiah to say, “Trust not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of …
What My Absence Did
It made some question the reality of religion. It made some think I was a pretender. It made some think that I regarded my spiritual welfare as a matter of small concern. It weakened the effect of our worship service. It made it harder for the preacher to deliver his message. It discouraged the …