By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. Since the fall of man in the garden, men and women have needed to be adequately and decently clothed. When Adam and Eve sinned they became conscious of their nakedness and were ashamed – a consciousness and sense of shame needed in a world invaded by sin. They tried to cloth …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 36
Minding Himself to Go Afoot
By Larry Ray Hafley Our title is taken from Acts 20:13. While his brethren sailed to their next destination and a rendezvous with him, Paul determined “himself to go afoot.” We may feel guilty for wondering why he did so, for his wearied, wounded, worried heart evidently desired the solace that, at times, only solitude can …
Attendance to the Church
By Dennis Abernathy There is an old American saying, “Let’s get down to brass tacks.” It dates from the nineteenth century before the day of the department store. In the dry goods stores of that day, the measurement of cloth was done my means of brass tacks set at the edge of the counter and spaced …
The Influence of Bad Movies and Literature
By William C. Sexton Many things are capable of influencing us in the wrong direction. Some of them in our day are movies that show and glorify corrupt behavior, things that are sinful, disgraceful, contain profane and vulgar language. Literature, too, has the same downward pull on us if we read the wrong kind – that …
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