By W.R. Jones There are three mistakes Ricky made when he was a young man: He decided to leave God out of his life. He decided he would not listen to his parents. He chose to run with the wild crowd. (Houston Post, 8-2-99) — Ricky Blackmon, set to die Wednesday for the robbery-slaying of …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 43 1999
Captious Critics
By Irvin Himmel The prophets of old severely denounced wickedness. They pointed out the shortcomings and iniquities of corrupt priests, covetous leaders, false prophets, and people who strayed from God’s statutes. Their exposure of immorality, idolatry, rebellion, and other sins made them unpopular. Their censure often was sharp and stinging. There is a sense in …
Eulogy for Dad
By Lewis W. Willis Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to conclude our celebration of Dad’s life with these words . . . There is no human experience so traumatic, so unforgiving, so immutable, so universal, so burdensome, so bathed in finality as DEATH! Of those things which apprehend us in life, we have a God-given …
“Ewe Lamb” Preachers
By James Hahn After David had taken Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, for his own, and had arranged for the death of Uriah, God sent Nathan the prophet to David. Upon his arrival, Nathan spoke the following parable to David: There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The …