By Dick Blackford The president has taken a lot of ribbing over his use of this phrase. It is designed to convince people that he identifies with them. It was used frequently during his campaign for office. It is the politically correct way to get people on your side. Likewise, some of our brethren seek to …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Church is More Than Just The People
By John R. Hurt Perhaps you’ve been there. It was a discussion with one of our brothers of the new or different emphasis. The same kind of discussion we are hearing so much these days. He was saying essentially “we need to be preaching more about Jesus and not so much on the church and doctrine.” …
Goals
By Dennis Abernathy The word “goal” is defined by Webster as “the end to which a design tends; objectives, aim; an object or end that one strives to attain.” In 2 Corinthians 5:9, we read: “So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it” …
What Is Safe Sex?
By Randy Blackaby From the classroom and television screen today come a barrage of messages to both teenagers and adults advocating “safe sex” in the midst of an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. The message is powerful and powerfully needed. Sadly, the message is distorted by euphemisms and failure to fully understand and teach what real …