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Many people have been receiving letters from Jehovah's Witnesses in the area. While some are addressed to "occupant," others are more personal and use the homeowner's correct name. Most of the one's I have seen have proven to be innocuous on the
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[Editor's Note: The September (2022) issue of Seeking the Old Paths contains an article I wrote a while back on "Worshiping 'In Spirit and In Truth.'" Shortly after it appeared, I received a letter from someone (who shall remain anonymous) asking me to consider
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Of the Top 101 theological questions asked of Google recently, this one ranked 73rd, which is surprising, since most people seem to be unfamiliar with the word, period. Many passages in the King James and the American Standard translate the Greek word porneia (from which we get the English word
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Nearly 3,000,000 people inquired, “Who is Jesus?” on the theological questions asked of Google recently. Only “What is Love?” rated higher. Some would assert that Jesus was a good man; others will go so far as to say, “He is a prophet.” Although Jesus is mentioned in historical
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The 10th most popular theological question asked by more than one million people of Google was “What is Psalm 91”? Most people probably think, “What gives? Why are so many people asking about a psalm for?” The answer is that this psalm is often quoted and applied to today’s
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The fourth most asked theological question of Google (about 2 ¼ million requests) happened to be “What is the Church?” When taking a look around at the number of churches in a community, everyone ought to be able to understand why confusion exists. In addition to the denominations that most people
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In late 1995, I attended a debate that a brother in Christ had with a Pentecostal. John T. Lewis, a graduate of Brown Trail, was currently living in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, where the two-night debate was held. Jason Weatherly from Beebe, Arkansas argued that Holy Spirit baptism and miraculous
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The Top 101 Theological Questions that people ask proves to be an interesting list of inquiries, as noted on page one of last week’s Spiritual Perspectives (8-21-22). The fifth most-asked question was, “What is the Salvation Army?” Just about everyone sees them and has some idea
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Being circulated today are six-column flow charts with the huge title like the one below: SO YOU STILL THINK HOMOSEXUALITY IS SINFUL? AND THEREFORE GAYS SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MARRY? The word sinful is in red. If you answer, "No, "the arrow leads to a
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“And they lived happily ever after.” You know that’s a fairy tale—because in real life marriages, although happy, also come with problems. They might involve money, in-laws, friends, or even each other. For some unfortunate souls, after the honeymoon ends, so does the marriage. At least, not
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The Eurovision competition in Europe began in 1956. One group that won went on to worldwide fame. That would be Abba with their song, “Waterloo” in 1974. The year previous the song that took second place was the entry from Spain, “Eres Tu,” by Mocedades, a group from Bilbao, Spain.
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In the second volume of his commentary on The Majesty of Jesus, Tom Wacaster includes articles that relate to the main text he is analyzing. The text is Matthew 21:23-27, and the accompanying article is titled, “How Does That Make You Feel?” The main topic is authority; a