Lessons From Micaiah, the Unheralded Prophet

Views: 14[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Just as there are several men named “James” in the New Testament, there are several Old Testament characters named “Micaiah.” Although at least eight persons (including one woman) have this name,…

Why One Should Be a Christian

Views: 86[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Some people are not Christians because they’re not willing to count the cost and pay the price. Some have too much pride to humbly obey the Word of Christ. Some…

Hell is a Reality!

Views: 96[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Introduction Several years ago, a major radio station in Dallas, Texas, sent a reporter into the streets with the question, “Who’s going to hell?” Ninety-eight percent of the five hundred…

The Tragedy of One Lost Soul

Views: 72[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] One of the striking things about Jesus’ teachings is the way He gets to the heart of every issue in a few simple words. There is no better illustration than the…

The Older I Get

Views: 71[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] Growing older has its disadvantages. Someone has quipped that it’s better than the alternative, even so. Now, I don’t consider myself to be elderly yet, by a long shot. In…

Is Anybody Going to Hell?

Views: 100[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Anybody who thinks we are not living in an age of super tolerance just hasn’t been keeping up. The philosophies and reasonings of men have convinced most of the world…

What If I Am Lost?

Views: 99[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.]             It should be a sobering and solemn thought to all that the physical life of everyone ends in an open grave. While physical life will cease for all, each…

What Happened to Hell?

Views: 104[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Hell is not a popular or pleasant subject. The “don’t-offend-anyone” crowd doesn’t want to hear about it. Few preachers consider preaching on it, and more and more of them deny its…

Annihilationism—A Spiritually Fatal Innovation

Views: 108[Note:This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Hell has fallen on hard times. The most frequent reference to it nowadays is as a term of cursing, swearing, or intensification of expression. Others use it in a weak attempt at…

What Are They Teaching Our Children?—Andy McClish

Views: 126[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] The July 2000 issue of this publication carried my article titled “What Are We Teaching Our Children?” The thrust of that piece was that Christians (parents, teachers, and others) need to…