Aliens on the Earth

Views: 64[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.]             Have you ever been in a foreign country? If you have, you know that to the natives of that country, you were a foreigner, an alien, because your citizenship…

Ten Reasons

Views: 82[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             Below I have listed and briefly discussed ten reasons why I believe it is good for young people to sit near the front during worship. These reasons assume that…

Did Jesus Have Long Hair?

Views: 91[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.]             It is a common misconception that Jesus wore shoulder-length hair. Many have used this myth to justify long hair on males today. What does history reveal about this matter?…

A Look at the “You-Can’t-Legislate-Morals” Myth

Views: 87[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our New Uploads page.] Every time someone wishes to perpetrate or justify some kind of societal moral evil, his or her watchword is, “You cannot legislate morals.” This has been true of the protagonists for…

Should Parents Be Concerned with Selfish Traits in Their Children?

Views: 80[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…

How to Handle Those Empty Pews

Views: 98[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…

Blessings That Are Burdens

Views: 74[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] I once heard a corny story about a bunch of crows that gorged themselves in a California prune grove. When they had finished, they jumped up on an old plow handle…

The Church Is Not Friendly

Views: 4[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] It is a sad experience to be in a crowd and not feel welcome. Those of us who visit congregations in other places have sometimes found ourselves wondering if they…

A Most Excellent Way

Views: 75[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Many miraculous powers were distributed among brethren in the first century. However, Paul teaches that there is a power or trait superior to all of these spectacular gifts. It is…

“I Thank My God. . .”

Views: 63[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Paul began his letter to the Philippians by saying: “I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you” (Phi. 1:3). Sometimes I get “bogged down” in thoughts about those who…