Righteousness Exalts A Nation

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] [Author’s Note: I wrote this article in advance of the 2012 Presidential election.] Our nation is in manifold difficulties that threaten to destroy the America the Founders envisioned and of which…

Preparing for Persecution

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] I excerpted the quoted material below from my MS for the 17th Annual Denton Lectures (1998), conducted by the old Pearl St. church here in Denton. Please keep this date in…

Unshakeable Entities

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles–3 page.]             Our world is one of perpetual flux and uncertainty. Nations rise and fall. Our nation is under siege by hedonistic, God-hating Humanism, disguised as “secularism”—causing cataclysmic cultural and moral rot. Much…

If Darwin Was Right…

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]             Charles Darwin was born 2 centuries ago (1809). Even those who reject his premises cannot deny the impact of them on mankind. Along with the “sea change” Darwinian evolution has…

The Doctrine of Divorce—Ancient and Modern

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Carl Rowan, syndicated newspaper columnist, wrote an article appearing in the San Angelo [TX] Standard-Times edition of February 18, 1970, titled, “Divorce Increase Cause of Troubles.” In his article Rowan discussed…

A Response to Fellowship Compromises in the Church of Christ1

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction Satan and all of his minions outside the church have always opposed it. He did his best to prevent the Lord from establishing the church in the first place. Although he was…

“Prophesy Ye Not…”—Micah 1:6

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction             The first verse of Micah’s book is ripe with several important details. The name Micah means “Who is like Jehovah?” and is an abbreviated form of Michaiah, the name of the…

When the Heart Is Missing

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] When we study the sad history of the cyclical apostasies of the descendants of Jacob, it is difficult not to be harshly critical of their folly. God never did before or ever…

The Shelter of Hell

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Those who faithfully preach and teach the Word must include the subject of Hell. Just as Jesus did (Mat. 10:28), we warn people about Hell and its torments. We tell all…

The Same Subjects, but New Applications

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Introduction Occasionally I review some of the sermon material I preached as a young man several decades ago (and am still preaching). I am often impressed with a striking phenomenon: Several of…