Is the Apple Likely to Fall Far From the Tree? — Andy McClish

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Responsible parents are naturally concerned about how their children are measuring up in the competitive environment of school. They will make sure that their children view school as a high priority…

Life Begins at Conception—So Abortion Is Murder

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] January 22, 2022 marks the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. In that span more than 61,670,000 totally innocent, helpless human beings have been slain in the womb,…

Parental Abdication

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]             Without a doubt parents can be too stern and severe with their children. Paul referred to this possibility when he warned, “Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not…

Morals in an Immoral Age

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction It is no secret to those of us who have lived a few decades that our nation has suffered a catastrophic decline in moral principle and behavior over this span. Those who…

On Civil Disobedience

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Only two spheres/sources of authority exist—human and Divine: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s” (Mat. 22:21; cf. 21:25). Divine authority is…

Fellowship and Family Members

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Perhaps no Christian family has escaped seeing a family member depart from the faith, either in doctrine or behavior (or in both). When a husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, or sister falls away…

Fornication and Adultery

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page Fornication and adultery were once, without hesitation, deemed “sinful”—forbidden by God and sources of shame and disgrace to the vast majority of U.S. citizens. Lamentably, such behavior has become commonplace, promoted relentlessly by…

The Infallible Manual for Marriage and Family

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles  page.] While not exhaustive, the following fairly represents inspired teaching on this subject: And he answered and said, have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male…

Joseph’s Brothers—A Brief History

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The title of this manuscript implies Joseph’s ascendency, his importance, his place of leadership, and his moral superiority among all of the sons of Jacob. Otherwise, the subject of this study might…

Jesus, or a “JINO”?

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The only credible source of information regarding Jesus of Nazareth is the Bible. The Old Testament foretells Him approximately 300 times. The four Gospel accounts record His brief earthly life of…