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The Law Of Unintended Consequences
Our bodies are filled with microbes, some bad and come good. Heliobacter pylori, a stomach bacterium, used to be present in 70-90 percent of American children, but is found in only 5 percent now, due to increased use of antibiotics. H. pylori causes gastric and duodenal ulcers and stomach cancer. The incidence of these diseases…
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The Eighth Day
On the first day of the week, as the disciples assembled secretly “for fear of the Jews,” Jesus appeared in their midst. Thomas was not present, and refused to believe the testimony of the other…
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Wisdom From An Atheist
World (June 20, 2009) quoted London journalist Matthew Parris, who wrote in The Times: “As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God. Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem—the crushing…
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A Final Charge
Paul exhorted Timothy with these words: “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be…
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Once There Was No …
Once there was no dictionary. Simon Winchester, in The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, notes that even though it surely was needed, there was no English dictionary before 1604, although…
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Have You Obeyed the Gospel?
When I talk with religious friends about becoming a Christian, I hear people say things like “I accepted Christ,” or “I joined the church,” or “l was saved.” I seldom hear people talk about obeying…
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Cosmic Coincidences
How is it that the universe seems so ably designed for human life? Cambridge physicist Brand Carter, speaking at a 1973 conference in Poland honoring 16th century astronomer Copernicus, suggested that what we observe is…
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HAVE YOU FOUND A GOOD ROAD YET?
Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873) was a pioneer missionary and explorer in Africa. Except for brief furloughs, he spent his whole life there after arriving in 1841. He went where no other white man had gone,…
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IT’S GOOD
John Bainbridge, in Another Way of Living, quotes John Levee: “In America a parent puts food in front of a child and says, ‘Eat it, it’s good for you.’ In Europe, the parent says, ‘Eat…
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SYMBOLS IN THE SAND
It took twenty of them two weeks to finish. By the time they were finished, it measured almost seven feet across, one of the largest ones ever done in the West. Using a small metal…
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WHERE YOU ARE GOING
As a child of the sixties, I couldn’t help but like the music of The Beatles, especially their early music. I still like it when those songs come on the sixties channel. I like their…
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ARE WE CAMPBELLITES?
Occasionally you hear someone speak of members of the church being called “Campbellites.” Personally, I have only been called a “Campbellite” a few times, since in our age of religious ecumenism, name calling is not…
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THE “PRODIGAL” SON
I always find it interesting to find biblical references in common culture. It reminds me of the far-reaching influence of the Bible. The secondary headline for a brief article concerning President Obama’s 2001 visit to…
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“ONE SIZE FITS ALL”
The multitude at Pentecost cried out, “Men and brethren, what shall we we do?“ Peter responded, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,…
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GOOD DECISION MAKING
Malcolm Gladwell, one of my favorite authors, makes this pertinent observation: “The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are lacking in the latter.”…
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THE ANNA KARENINA PRINCIPLE
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jared Diamond cites the “Anna Karenina Principle” in explaining why early man was able to domesticate some wild animals (dogs, cats, etc.) but not others (like foxes). Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy…
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SHEILAISM
Cathy Lynn Grossman reviewed some of the prevailing trends in religion as revealed in the research by George Barna in his book Futurecast. Barna found that earlier trends for personal customization of religion have increased…
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OLD FRIEND
In April 1865, an unexpected figure knocked on the door of the Richmond, Virginia home of former Confederate General George Pickett. “Mrs. General Pickett” was surprised to see Abraham Lincoln standing at her door, seeking…
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THE THREE GREAT DISPENSATIONS
Our God is an unchanging God, but when we survey Bible history we find that in different times, God had different requirements for mankind. The Bible reveals three great dispensations, or general statements of the…
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“A WALL OF SEPARATION”
January 1, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Baptist Association of Danbury, Connecticut. They had written him to congratulate him on his election, and to commend him for protecting religious freedom. At the time…
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DOES BAPTISM SAVE US OR DOES JESUS?
While shepherds were abiding in the field, the angel of the Lord appeared to them and said, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. …
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