By Fred A. Shewmaker Many members of the church seem to accept, without question, the claims often made that prohibition was unenforceable, spawned crime and was a failure. Gospel preachers, who have some knowledge of the d evidence, have labeled the propaganda against prohibition “The Big Lie.” However, there has been a hesitancy to press the …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 32
Lesson Relearned In The Hospital
By Larry R. DeVore Hospital! It is a word that brings apprehension even to the most macho individual. Until the late 19th century, those seriously ill were treated at home. It was considered a one-way trip to go to the hospital. Only the indigent and terminally ill went there. With the advent of modem drugs, surgery …
Lessons We Can Learn As A Patient
By William C. Sexton I have lived nearly 60 years, and in the last 24 hours I have learned a lesson that I never did grasp before: sick people cause others to worry, be anxious, be troubled more than the sick. Yesterday I was told that I have a tumor on my intestine, and tomorrow I …
“The Preaching That I Bid Thee”
By Larry Ray Hafley Jonah was told by Jehovah to “arise, go unto Nineveh, . . . and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee” (Jon. 3:2). From this brief book and our terse text we can learn a few facts regarding the nature and character of true preaching. First, Jonah was sent and …