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Vincent Harding, a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in an interview with Krista Tippett that “what I found out over the years was that love trumps doctrine every time.” The context of the statement was as he was explaining why he felt it necessary to leave a
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Just about every moral taboo that those who are now on social security grew up with has been broken down and destroyed—except one, and it may be on the verge of extinction. Fifty years ago, men and women did not live together outside of marriage, homosexuality was rarely mentioned,
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Our Gospel Meeting begins next Sunday, and Dub McClish will be preaching. Not only has he conducted numerous gospel meetings in the United States and done local work for 33 years, he has also done mission work in several foreign nations including China and Russia. For 21 years he directed
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). Recently, a letter arrived at the office accompanied by a document once published in the Worldwide News on August 25, 1986. The above title was handwritten by the letter-writer; the original title was "
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The apostolic church enjoyed common meals in their places of worship, and these meals were formally designated by the term, "love feasts" (or agapais in the Greek language). Jude 12 and 2 Peter 2:13 refer to these feasts. In describing them, one church historian has given to
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Recently I read in a church bulletin two paragraphs about losing our young people; the statement was made that various religious denominations were the first "to use recreation, banquets, and games to try to retain their young people." Probably that statement is true; one might as well add
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We are the scientists We are "logic" guys Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Apologies are in order to T. S. Eliot, who wrote the outstanding poem, "The Hollow Men," which begins similarly. Atheists and evolutionary scientists are not logical; furthermore they have no soul,
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The Lamentation All the wailing concerns the fact that she would go to her grave being a virgin. She was an only child (11:34). Jephthah’s vow left him without any possibility of grandchildren. Notice that she asked permission to bewail her virginity—not her death. Wacaster says that
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). It’s a now-famous line from the movie, A Few Good Men. In that instance the truth had to do with a “Code Red” order that took the life of a marine, ostensibly for the greater
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To be succinct, Jesus established His church in the first century, but men have been establishing their own churches in the last few hundred years. The oldest false religion claiming to be “Christian” is the Roman Catholic Church. The church that Jesus established, over a period of 500 years, departed
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Do actions have consequences? In truth, they do. Before God, they do. As for society, people seem to be all too willing to forget the past—not just the distant past, but the recent past. Particularly is
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Okay, we know that the world is nuts, but do those who claim to be Christians need to follow in their footsteps? A local radio program (FM105.9) broadcasts a daily feature called, “News of the Weird.