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Decades ago, members of the church could travel to various locations and find churches of Christ that were very similar, if not identical, to their home congregation. Then came the rise of liberalism; now one finds various shades of difference between sound congregations and those who bear little resemblance to
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As members here know, their congenial editor and his wife were gone recently for eleven days. We visited with three different congregations on the two Wednesday evenings and one Sunday we were away. While this statement is accurate, it is misleading. The first motel where we stayed was less than
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I worship my Lord, At day and at night. One day He'll come, And shine a great light. And this world we now know Will be set up in flames, And Jesus will end All of life's horrible games. The power He holds Is much greater
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On May 11, 2024, Harrison Butker (field goal kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs who won this year's Superbowl) gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College, a Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas, and some have been incensed ever since. He spoke boldly and forthrightly to the students, who
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Who hasn't thought he had firm plans to do something—but none of it came to pass? Occasionally, something like that happens. Perhaps a family thought they were going to enjoy some tourist attractions, but three days of rain canceled most of the activities. Or maybe a Bible
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After looking into the situation with Brian Cox, some Proverbs came to mind, such as: The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness (15:2) A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness (12:23). A fool vents
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A few additional thoughts about Dianetics will conclude the information on this subject. More than 22 million copies of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard have been sold worldwide in 50 different languages. Another book that he wrote is titled, Self Analysis; its purpose is
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The New Testament defines Jesus as the head of the church (Eph. 1:22-23), and it proclaims that “the church is subject to Christ” (Eph. 5:24), Who has all authority in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18). We know that our mission is to proclaim the gospel
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We began looking at Scientology last week in light of the fact that they have been distributing brochures in the Orlando area. Be sure to read the comments about their “Oxford” personality test. This article resumes where last week’s left off—with their promises to raise your IQ, etc.
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Myra Kahn Adams writes a column designed for “those who don We do not mWe do not mean to be gratuitously unkind, but the truth is that she does not know the Bible very well herself, as seen in many of her columns. Today, we want to point out some
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Many brochures have been distributed around the Orlando area recently which offer a free personality test. On the front is asked the question: "Curious about yourself?" Well, maybe, but I'm more curious about the test, and the answer is that it turns out to be quite
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Most translations of Proverbs 1:32 say something akin to what the New King James has: "For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them." The context involves what happens to those who have turned away from God—those