Satan And His Devices

Views: 46[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] Just as God is depicted from the beginning of the Bible as the source of all that is good, pure, and true, Satan is identified as a spirit-being who is…

“Professional Preachers”

Views: 71[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] It is not unusual to hear uncomplimentary remarks made about those who are supported by others while they preach the Gospel. Often we are referred to as “professional preachers” in…

Our Powerful and Cunning Foe

Views: 55[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] While our foe in the great spiritual warfare of life fully utilizes men and women who yield themselves to his service, our real battle is not with them, but with…

On the Intolerance of Tolerance

Views: 45[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] It is possible to become so extreme in the practice of a virtue that it becomes a vice. It is good to pray, but if one spent every moment in…

On Identifying False Teachers

Views: 52[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] As our Lord drew the Sermon on the Mount to a close, He gave the following warning: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly…

“Mark” and “Turn Away From…”

Views: 55[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] Paul’s final plea to the saints in Rome was for doctrinal purity: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to…

Man Must Obey God  

Views: 39[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] As the Israelites approached Sinai on their journey from the Red Sea to Canaan, they murmured against God. This time they complained because of hunger, accusing Moses of bringing them…

“Mainline” or “Sidetrack”?

Views: 54[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In a syndicated newspaper column a few years ago, William Murchison laid bare the insipidity of the liberalism of certain “mainline” Protestant denominations. He based his column on a poll…

Lost Souls on Pentecost

Views: 53[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The first Pentecost Day after Jesus’ ascension to Heaven found a throng in Jerusalem from “every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5). Of that number, about 3,000 obeyed the apostolic message…

“It Fills a Space”

Views: 57[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] I have been reading church bulletins more six decades. I have served as editor of church bulletins for over five decades. At one time, the mailbox of the church where…