THINGS WRITTEN AFORETIME : The Blessing and the Curse

By Joe Neil Clayton The children of Israel were poised on the order of the Promised Land. Years of pain, moderated by miracles, were behind them in the wilderness. They had witnessed the destruction a whole generation of their brethren who had rebelled against God. But, Moses could not be content that they had learned the …

EDITORIAL – Preacher Retirement Plan

By Cecil Willis Much headway has been made in the past generation or so in regard to the financial support of gospel preachers. There was one nine month period in the life of W. W. Otey when, while be devoted full-time to evangelistic work, the brethren paid him the grand total of $30. Brother Otey said …

Are the Righteous Sinners?

By Lindy McDaniel It is becoming vogue among some preachers and teachers to speak of the children of God as “righteous sinners.” Preachers have even been known to address the assembly as “my fellow sinners”. I assume such expressions are in tended to denote genuine awareness and abasement, but do they not rather indicate misconceptions of …