A 20th Century Parable

Views: 62[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Behold, three prominent denominations of a certain city determined to conduct “union” services for three weeks during the summer months on Sunday evenings. Now a “union” service is ”a service…

“My Kind of ‘Summit’”

Views: 78[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In August, 1984 a meeting styled “The Restoration Summit” was held in Joplin, Missouri. It was attended by about 50 each from the Independent Christian Church and the churches of…

Is Religious Unity Possible? 

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Most men say, “No.” The New Testament says, “Yes.” God’s Word not only teaches the possibility of religious unity among those who have faith in Christ, it teaches the necessity of unity….

Jerusalem, the Model Church

Views: 124[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Jerusalem is where the church began. It was no accident that the first Gospel sermon was preached there, resulting in its establishment (Isa. 2:2–4; Luke 24:47). The early chapters of…

Did We Understand Mr. Money?

Views: 103[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Dr. Royce Money, President of Abilene Christian University, delivered a speech at the annual ACU Lectureship, February 21,1993. Numerous reviews of and responses to it have since appeared. Reportedly, all of…

The Blessings of Unity

Views: 68[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psa. 133: 1). If God’s people in any community are to accomplish anything worthwhile, unity…

Follow the Pattern

Views: 80[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Are those who claim to serve Christ bound to observe any sort of pattern in their service? The overwhelming answer of millions of sincere people is “NO.” Most of those…

Are They Really So Nice?

Views: 57[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] It is common knowledge that a serious new thrust is being made to create unity between the churches of Christ and the Independent Christian Church. It has been distinctly implied…

What Is True Christian Unity Worth?

Views: 76[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] To speak of true Christian unity implies that a unity may exist that is less than truly Christian. There may indeed be a true unity in religious matters without its…

Reflections on the “Restoration Summit”

Views: 91 [Note:  This MS is available in  larger font on our Manuscripts page.]   On August 7-9, 1984, a meeting billed as a “Restoration Summit” was conducted at Joplin, Missouri. The “Summit” was first conceived and suggested by brother Alan Cloyd of Nashville, Tennessee, in…