By Tom Kelton Criticism is often a gift from someone who knows what you have done wrong and is kind enough to tell you about it. When this is the case the critic is your best friend. At other times critics are wrong and the latest critic is not necessarily the truest prophet. Such was the …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 40 1996
Respect of Persons
By H.E. Phillips Every time I see or hear of this I think of the scene the Lord gave of the judgment in Matthew 25. He said the treatment one gives to “one of the least of these my brethren” is the treatment given to the Lord. You just remember this: what you do (or do …
The Church in the Book of Acts
By Paul J. Casebolt When I began to preach in the late 1940s, I soon en-countered a colloquial expression voiced by both those in churches of Christ, and those not in the church. I think that the expression may have been made in derision by those not in the church, but some in the church seemed …
Peach Ice Cream
By Robert F. Turner Over-eating becomes an occupational hazard for preachers, especially for those in meeting work, so when our hostess asked if she might serve a late-night snack, I replied with emphasis, “I couldn’t eat a thing!” “We have some rolls,” she coaxed. “Not a thing not a thing,” I said with a firmness …