Brother Phillips’ Testament and Tie

By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. While talking with sister Polly Phillips recently, she related an incident that happened during one of her beloved husband, H.E. Phillips’ hospitalizations shortly prior to his death. It was a Sunday morning and brother Phillips was alert enough to realize that it was the Lord’s Day, so he decided that he needed …

Bobby Knight on Cheerleading

By Mark Mayberry Bobby Knight, long-time Indiana basketball coach, is known for speaking his mind. According to a recent report in the Houston Chronicle, if Knight were coaching in the pros, the first thing he would do would be to fire the cheerleaders. Referring to them as “bump-and-grind girls,” he said they are an unnecessary …

Unity-in-Diversity, Not the Days of Creation, Is at the Core

By Jere E. Frost We gave attention earlier this year to the sad reports we were hearing about Florida College’s lectures (April issue of Gospel Truths). President C.G. “Colly” Caldwell wrote a brief statement (May issue of Gospel Truths) assuring us of what he and those closely associated with him and the school believed, including a …

Four Ways to Establish Bible Authority:

By Mike Willis The restoration hermeneutic has been to find a “thus saith the Lord” for all of one’s practices. Those things that cannot be found authorized by Scriptures are to be discarded. Throughout the years, brethren have demonstrated that things are either “from heaven” or “from men” as Jesus directed us to search with …