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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a number of lawsuits against local police and fire departments. Believe it or not, they are claiming that it is racist to require these public servants to know basic math. Just when most people thought the Department of Justice could not get politicized
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Members of the church once heard these words from those in denominations—and sometimes from liberals within the body of Christ. Usually, the charge was leveled because someone did not want to obey the truth (whether it related to the qualifications for elders, unscriptural marriages, worship innovations, or other matters
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But all my words come back to me In shades of mediocrity. Like emptiness in harmony, I need someone to comfort me. These words were written by Paul Simon as part of the song, "Homeward Bound," a Top Five hit from 1966. The phrase, shades of mediocrity, would
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On the last day of September, 2024, Peter Rose died. As a Pirates' fan back in the 1970s, a feeling of dread arose whenever "Charlie Hustle" (as he was nicknamed) entered the batter's box. Everyone knew he would give everything he had to win the
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The first thing that comes to mind when someone says, “I used to be church of Christ,” is that they think of the Lord’s church as a denomination—because they’re using the phrase in a denominational sense. Did they always regard the church as a denomination, or did
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The state of Florida has two moral issues on the ballot this fall, which Christians would surely like to weigh in on. On television, commercials supporting amendments 3 and 4 are misleading at best and lying at worst. These two issues involve recreational marijuana and abortion. The short version of
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Occasionally, this writer glances at the Fox News @ Night program with Trace Gallagher. Most of it is political, and it often presents vital information that the Mainstream Media ignores. It was surprising, therefore, to see about five minutes dedicated to something that was introduced with these words: “Well, religious revival’
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Jude had wanted to write to brethren about the common salvation—that is, the salvation all Christians share in common. But at the moment it was more needful for him to write and warn them about certain men who had crept into the church who were turning the grace of
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David Barton wrote the 59-page booklet with the above title. He is convinced that God had a hand in keeping George Washington safe from his enemies during battle; in fact the subtitle is: "An Account of God's Providential Care." The material he presents is well
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The September, 2024, issue of The Christian Chronicle (or so it alleges) contains an article titled: "Is This Church Plant Innovative or Unscriptural?" Faithful brethren could answer that question without reading a word of the article, since the picture accompanying it shows three individuals (two women and one
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Not once in the entire Bible do the words good luck appear. In fact, neither does luck by itself appear. The phrase good fortune appears in some translations; it is the meaning of the name Gad (Gen. 30:11). Why didn't people wish others good luck in the
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Paul was speaking from a personal perspective when he wrote: "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution" (2 Tim. 3:12). He echoes what Jesus said: "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for great is your