Contributions You Can Make

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Some members of the church are far too modest in their assessment of what they can do to help the Lord’s cause. Many have convinced themselves that they cannot do anything,…

All He Asks Is All We Have

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Why do so many people fail in living the Christian life? While many answers have been offered, I believe there is one overriding reason that fits every case. People have failed…

Implied Principles for Making Moral Decisions

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page Every time we encounter temptation to do that which would violate our moral scruples, we must make a decision to resist or yield. When thus tempted (whether by money, pride, sex,…

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…

2019 Is . . .

[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 our…

Faithfulness and the Sermon on the Mount

[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 been…

Man’s Ultimate Quest

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] All men are seeking something; this is what keeps us going. Various ones seek fame, riches, pleasure, peace, power, and other things. There is only one quest that towers over all…

Marriages—Simple Reasons Why They Fail

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] We are being bombarded with propaganda that would have us believe that marriage and the husband-wife relationship have failed the tests of time and experience. True, divorce is rampant, but I…

Worship—A Serious Matter

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] The worship of Almighty God is both an exalted privilege and an awesome duty. Failing this realization has cost many much (e.g., Cain, Nadab, Abihu, King Saul, et al.). Jesus rejected the…

“Enemies of the Cross”

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In the mildest of his epistles (in terms of rebuke and correction), the apostle Paul nonetheless warned the Philippian saints of “enemies of the cross of Christ” (3:18–19), which he at…