The Life that Frees From Anxiety

Views: 118[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Often our lives are like a two-sided coin.  The positive side is stamped with emotions like contentment, peace of mind, happiness, and joy. The opposite, negative side contains stress, anxiety, worry,…

New Testament Worship

Views: 74[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             Worship is man’s expression of love, praise, and thanksgiving to God. In the very nature of the case, man does not know how to acceptably worship God apart from His…

Self-Assertiveness

Views: 90[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             The world seems to have gone mad over self-assertiveness. A few generations ago, the cry was “know thyself.” Then it became, “assert thyself.” It appears that this is one…

Godliness

Views: 87[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Near the end of Peter’s inspired list of traits that characterize those who are “partakers of the Divine nature” and who have escaped a corrupt world, is “godliness” (2 Pet….

Should Parents Be Concerned with Selfish Traits in Their Children?

Views: 70[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles page.] Introduction The traits of rudeness, disobedience and uncooperativeness are all problems of attitude, whether in children or adults. They all relate to one basic attitude problem—selfishness. Such traits are both anti-social…

You and Responsibility

Views: 51[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Recently I came across a statement containing the following thought: “A person who shoulders his responsibilities has little room left for chips.” There is so much truth in the sentence…

Just What the Patient Ordered

Views: 64[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Suppose someone who had some sort of ailment he could not overcome with home remedies goes to a doctor for help. Then suppose said patient describes the symptoms to the…

A Few Kind Words to PWDABC*

Views: 73[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In a few exceptional cases, children who have been reared In Christian homes, whose parents very faithfully attended Bible classes and worship, have turned reprobate. Likewise, there are exceptional cases…

A Disturbing Trend

Views: 102[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Am I just imagining things, or is there a trend among members of the Body of Christ to treat all of the church’s worship assemblies as optional anymore? If there is,…

How to Handle Those Empty Pews

Views: 86[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] I thought I had heard of every possible solution for dealing with the problem of empty pews. A recent issue of Your Church magazine carried an article titled, “Coping with…