An Idea: Day of Prayerful Gratitude

I awoke this morning with thanksgiving in my heart. My early morning prayer quickly turned to a lengthy list of blessings for which I am grateful. I knew the list was incomplete–there was no way to enumerate all I have received from the God who blesses his people. I determined that I would go through …

It’s Sunday Again: Resurrection

On a day that celebrates resurrection, or perhaps more properly on the day that celebrates resurrection, we should stop and ask ourselves what it means to live resurrected lives. Certainly Jesus’ resurrection is the promise of our future resurrection (read 1 Corinthians 15). But Paul also reminds us that Jesus’ resurrection is already at play …

Our Incredibly Small World

You have likely heard the statement in a number of contexts: “it’s a small world.” Perhaps someone was amazed at overlapping personal connections or friendships, perhaps someone was considering technology and the possibility of instantaneous communications, or perhaps someone was thinking about the ease of travel in today’s world. All are indications of a shrinking …

Hebrews 4:12-13: A Simple Understanding

During last night’s Bible study, in a discussion of Hebrews 4:12-13, the teacher asked the question, “What makes the word of God living and active?” Three ideas almost immediately came to my mind. First, we consider the words on a page “living and active” when they carry authority. Words are living and important because of …

An Interesting and Unique Bible Study/Discussion

Among the guests at the “bed and breakfast” where we stayed in Antigua were two women from Quebec, Canada. One evening we four–they and Jan and I–were sitting in the living room visiting and they brought up the subject of religion, asking about our work and activities. One of the woman explained (in beginning Spanish) …

An Outsider’s Perspective: Why the Churches of Christ Were Right After All

One of my former students at Ohio Valley University, Mark Tonkery, sent me the link below. The article deserves wider circulation–I hope you enjoy it and profit from it. Let us see ourselves more clearly–warts and all! (Read the comments too!) The article was written by Ted Campbell, Associate Professor Church History, Perkins School of …