2019 Is . . .

Views: 128[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] …A brand new candle, barely lit, that will burn itself out in twelve fleet months, another volume in our own book of life, full of blank pages upon which we shall write with…

Faithfulness and the Sermon on the Mount

Views: 137[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Christ does not require us to be rich, good-looking, multi-talented, socially prominent, or formally educated. There is one thing he requires of every one of his servants: faithfulness. The faith has…

“God Is No Respecter…”

Views: 103[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] We Are Made in God’s Image (Gen. 1:26–27). This fact is true of every human being, regardless of how low he may have sunk. God has not only given us physical life…

Christ Ascends and the Disciples Wait—Acts 1:1–26

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The book of Acts is a transitional book between the Gospel accounts and the remainder of the New Testament. The first chapter of Acts is likewise a transitional chapter in several…

Jesus—Why He Came

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Despite the plainness of the singularity of Jesus’ purpose in coming to earth, men still misunderstand it. They have variously set forth such purposes as political revolution and healing the…

Preachers in Prison

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.]   God’s preachers are in prison yet,         But unlike Paul of old; The bars and chains God’s preachers get         Today, are manifold. Paul’s habitat was likely…

Avoiding New Fads

Views: 5[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction The worldly, fashion-mad nature of humankind has changed little through the centuries. Luke provides an interesting description of the philosophers whom Paul encountered at Mars Hill in ancient Athens: “Now all…

My Aims as a Gospel Preacher

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]             It is always helpful to have a roadmap when traveling, whether on literal roadways or on the journey of life. With this in mind, I present the following as…

Ingredients of Evangelism

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] No subject is more vital to sincere saints than evangelism. Jesus made it our first responsibility when He issued the Great Commission (Mat. 28:18–19; Mark 16:15–16; Luke 24:47). It is…

The Church in Jerusalem

Views: 3[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page. Introduction On the Pentecost following our Lord’s resurrection and ascension “there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven,” plus numerous proselytes (Acts 2:5, 10).1 One historian estimates…