In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy delivered these famous words in 1961, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” It is one of the most famous quotes in American history and is a call to patriotic service. Kennedy… Read More »
Why Am I Forsaken?
“from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’”-Matthew 27:45-36 While studying for today’s morning sermon, I kept running across this… Read More »
The Bounds Of Christian Fellowship
One year ago this week, the North Second Street Church of Christ ordained David Brown and David Muiznieks as elders in this congregation. Soon after, Scott Ford and Jim Lahue were named deacons of the church. Having been set in order according to the plan of God, we have been on a path of numeric… Read More »
How I Die, Does It Matter?
“It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.”-Ecclesiastes 7:2 Death is a funny thing. It makes you think about your life. Loss seems to be coming in waves… Read More »
The Possibility Of Apostasy
The title of this article is a rewording of a false theory many of our religious neighbors espouse which claims a Christian can not be lost once they come to faith in Jesus. They teach humans have no free will concerning salvation, God chooses who will be saved or damned, and once God elects you… Read More »
The Last Of What Is Green
As I looked out my window this week, I saw a small bird hurriedly plucking off the last of the green shoots from our crepe myrtle. Summer is gone and the dry season comes on quickly. Shorter days, falling leaves, and empty nut shells left by industrious squirrels lead us toward the dark days of… Read More »
Priestly Service
“you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”-I Peter 2:5 We often make the point all Christians are saints and priests. There is no place in Scripture where a local minister is referred to as… Read More »
The Church Is The Star
“Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I… Read More »
Honor Your Father and Mother
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”-Exodus 20:12 Paul, in Ephesians 6:2, refers to this as the “first command with a promise.” From the beginning of time, God has made plans for our wellbeing through the family structure… Read More »
Coming Out Of The Great Tribulation
The scientific prophets of our age paint a very troubling picture of the next five months. The novel coronavirus has already infected nine-million people in the United States and killed 230-thousand since March of 2020. With winter coming, combined with a regular increase in seasonal flu cases, current projections put this country’s death toll between… Read More »