18 Nov 2018

Extremist Thinking In The Church

  • November 18, 2018
Maybe you have heard about the distracted driver who was getting into the edge of the road, when he over-corrected and swerved directly into the path of oncoming traffic. We have a tendency to go “from one extreme to the other.” Some brethren are like that.  They seem to have […]
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11 Nov 2018

Here To Serve

  • November 11, 2018
On Veterans Day we hear a lot about “those who have served.” We want to express our appreciation to those who have spent a major portion of their lives defending and protecting others in the service of our country. It is right and proper that we should do so, for […]
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03 Jun 2018

I Can!

  • June 3, 2018
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me. (Phil. 4:13) Christians are formidable, optimistic people, not because of any particular ability of their own, but because of whose they are—because of where they are. The passage in Philippians 4:13 has long been a favorite of many. It speaks […]
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20 May 2018

Things Visitors Notice

  • May 20, 2018
I have visited the services of a great many congregations.  We have long made it a point to visit when we travel.  Over the years, I have been in literally hundreds of assemblies of other congregations, in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Canada, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, […]
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15 Apr 2018

What Makes (Made) A Great Gospel Meeting?

  • April 15, 2018
I had a message from a preacher friend essentially asking, “What’s going on over there?” He was hearing about baptisms, responses to the invitation, large crowds..how are you doing it?  I think the Lord has blessed us with an exceptionally good gospel meeting, so I got to thinking about what […]
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04 Feb 2018

In My Absence

  • February 4, 2018
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ, (Col. 2:5). When we are absent, the work must go on.  And when we stop and think about it, we would […]
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