Barnabas, a Good Man

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The adjective good is applied to men very sparingly in the New Testament. In fact, it is used only in reference to Joseph of Arimathea and Barnabas and by the same…

A Time To Be Hardheaded

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The call and commission of Ezekiel to be the prophet of God among the exiled Jews in Babylon is interesting. God said to the prophet: Behold, I have made thy face…

Church Discipline—the Real Reason Why It Is Not Practiced

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] While cases involving the exercise of discipline in the church may vary greatly and may depend on many factors, I believe our failure to practice appropriate discipline may almost invariably be…

How to Handle Those Empty Pews

[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 Scant…

Hagar: The Bondwoman Who Was Cast Out—Lavonne J. McClish

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction And the child grew and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had…

Ezra, A Model for Every Servant of God—Ezra 7:1-10

[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction Ezra lived during Judah’s period of captivity in Babylon in the fifth century B.C. He led a group of Jews back to Judea from their land of captivity in about 457 B.C….

When Your Husband Is Not a Christian—Lavonne James McClish.

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] Paul commended Phoebe (Rom. 16:1–2), who was a succorer of many, including himself. We read nothing about her husband. If she had a husband, he was apparently not a Christian, or perhaps…

Practical Suggestions and Examples for Christian Women—Lavonne James McClish

[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] There is little in the Word of God in the way of detailed and specific instructions for women of God. Therefore, these suggestions are simply that: possible ways of applying the Scriptures…