Reaching Too Far

Views: 77[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] Our Youth Ministry is entering its infant stages. Notice, we will call it a ministry, not just a program. We want to minister to all the needs (especially spiritual) of our…

Notes on the Pentateuch—No. 3 (The Book of Leviticus)

Views: 97[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             Leviticus is the center book of the five books of the Law of Moses, both numerically and by subject matter. Its name derives from the priestly tribe of Levi and…

The Curse of Profanity

Views: 100[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] The New Testament Greek word translated profane in our English versions comes from the Greek word for threshold. A threshold is accessible to all, thus those who pass over it are…

The Mission of God’s People

Views: 89[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] In speaking of “mission” we refer to more than activities in which we might legitimately engage. We refer to the purpose and aim of one’s activities. Upon what principal point…

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

Views: 117[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…

“Take Heed to the Ministry….”

Views: 160Introduction Paul wrote the exhortation contained in the title above to Archippus, a member of the Colossian Congregation. Ministry is from a cognate of the Greek word from which translators gave us deacon. It simply means a servant or minister, which term the New…

Emotionalism vs. Proper Emotions

Views: 8[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts page.] Introduction1 Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary defines “emotionalism” as “…unwarranted expression or display of emotion.”2 The same dictionary defines “emotion” in the following words: Any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear,…