Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 4 (The Book of Numbers)

Views: 95[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             The Old Testament book of Numbers is named after the four important censuses of the Israelites which it records. It could also appropriately be called “The Book of Wanderings” since…

The Quest for Excellence

Views: 91[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–2 page.]             Any person or organization that provides a service and is interested in enlarging its service to others must strive for excellence. The striving for quality and dependability in the service…

What Shall I Do Unto Jesus?

Views: 91 [Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] There is no more dramatic scene in all of history than the trial of Jesus in the court of Pontius Pilate. On one hand was a heathen governor who…

Scriptural Youth Directors

Views: 101[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             What about the practice of churches that have a “youth director”? Is the practice authorized by Scripture? I suppose the answer would be affected by what his duties and…

Lessons From Micaiah, the Unheralded Prophet

Views: 17[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,…

Jesus Describes the Christian Life

Views: 102[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Jesus is the great pattern for every man’s life, according to scripture: “And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his…

What is a Saint?

Views: 84[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] A “saint” to most people implies someone who has attained moral excellence, if not perfection. In the Roman Catholic frame of reference, a “Saint” is someone who lived long ago and…

How Do You Say, “I Love You”?

Views: 88[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Surely, the case does not need to be argued that the New Testament teaches Christians to be a loving people to all men. This includes not only our fleshly kin,…