By Roger Hillis “Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, ‘The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say “See here!” or “see there!” For indeed the kingdom of God is within you’ (Luke 17:20-21). The first century Pharisees …
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Calling Black Black and White White
By RichieThetford Children of God, true disciples of Christ, know what things are black and what things are white. Let us all be determined to walk in the ways of light and turn aside from all darkness. May we always strive to do as Solomon wrote in Proverbs 4:23 “Keep your heart with all diligence, …
Paul Filled the Empty Shoes of Stephen
By Marvin Taylor What faith! What courage! Even the mention of Stephen’s name elicits our admiration of this first martyr (excluding Jesus himself) for the cause of Christianity. The conflict started in the heated anger of public debate and continued in a scene of mob violence. Stephen’s clear presentation of truth evoked the worst actions from …
The Foolishness of Preaching
By Chad R. Wadlington “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe” (1 Cor. 1:21, KJV). There are times in our reading of the Bible we come upon a verse or phrase that gives us some …