The Scriptures Aren’t Complicated

By Robert Wayne LaCoste Our God in Heaven hasn’t given laws that are complicated. To complicate is to “make or become intricate; difficult” (Webster’s New World Dictionary, p. 154). This is not to say that all things in the scriptures are easily understood, for Peter said that some of Paul’s writings were “hard to be understood” …

Church Sponsored Recreation

By Mike Willis During recent years, a large number of local congregations have accepted a part of the social gospel. At first, this acceptance of the social gospel manifested itself in church support of orphan’s homes. Then, as the acceptance of the social gospel became more widespread, the local congregations started sending contributions to colleges. Now, …

Destructive Complexes

By Don Martin We shall be using the term “complex” rather loosely in this article. A simple definition of complex is, “The term for a psychological cause, hidden or repressed, having a strong influence on one’s character; an obsession (Webster’s National Dictionary). In our examination of some destructive complexes we shall not use the term altogether …