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According to a Superbowl advertisement last Sunday evening, "Jesus didn't teach hate. He washed feet." Is that the truth? One might respond initially, "If He just washed feet, why did they crucify Him?" One would think, from the commercial, that Jesus spent much of
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Since those two articles discussed previously, appearing fifteen years apart in Spiritual Perspectives (February 4, 2024), there have been other issues of the Christian Chronicle containing erroneous emphases. Your congenial editor wrote two articles concerning the Chronicle’s favorable reporting of those who believe in the direct influence of the
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No, this brief article does not directly pertain to the Doobie Brothers’ number one hit from 1979, except that the thought processes may be similar. Proverbs 18:2 tells us: “A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart.” Joe Gilmore wrote: “The ‘fool’ is not
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No, this is not an endorsement. Amongst the churches of Christ, many papers have come and gone. The Millennial Harbinger was published for four decades (1830-1870); The Firm Foundation lasted from 1884 to 2010. The Gospel Advocate began in 1855 but suspended publication in 1861 due to the Civil
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According to the Internet, The Dark Ages “is a categorization commonly used to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Italian Renaissance and the Age of Exploration. Roughly speaking, the Dark Ages corresponds to the Middle Ages, or from 500 to 1500
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One of our members came across an interesting, if not confusing, document on the Internet in which the author attempts to explain why he quit being a “preacher” for the Church of God in Christ and is now serving as “the International Chief Elder and Spiritual Teacher of The Afrikan
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So, it may seem odd to read an article about returning for another visit when this is, perhaps, your first time here. But there is a valid reason for making this request, which is that, although you might see the general “lay of the land,” there are things you probably
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A few years ago, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster achieved a certain notoriety in various locales, and they claim to be in several countries around the world. They refer to themselves as Pastafarians and claim to enjoy all the things that the Bible condemns. Truly, they have their
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Division in the church for which Christ died (Acts 20:28) has always been wrong—ever since the Corinthians tried it in their congregation (1 Cor. 1:10-15; 3:1-4). Jesus prayed for unity amongst His followers (John 17:20-21); how then can anyone dare be content
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Probably there have been several acronyms for Happy New Year over the past few decades, but below is one more suggestion. H – Heaven is our goal. Many things are happening here on earth—both in and out of the church. Some of them are frightening—especially when they threaten world
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What is it that people look for in worship? Some may seek an atmosphere similar to what they grew up in; others may desire something entirely different from that with which they are familiar. Some may look for a lively experience with people jumping and shouting; others prefer a little
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Many people today claim to preach the gospel, but the sad fact is that what most are setting forth in word and in print is not the truth but “another gospel,” which is not another, as Paul wrote to the Galatians (1:6-9). Recently, a friend (actually, the one