From the Shepherds (4/27)
We hope all of you are doing well today and looking forward to gathering to worship again soon. The elders want to thank Barry and Josh for helping each of …
An Important Announcement
A response to the Coronavirus Situation (March 26th, 2020)
Is Your Faith Just a Verbal Commitment?
Special Guest Writer, Patrick Morrison It will come as no surprise to most who know me when I say that I am a sports fan. Especially is this true in …
Unity in the Jerusalem Church
J.W. McGarvey was a great gospel preacher in the American Restoration Movement, which we continue today. (Those of us in the Restoration Movement are interested in restoring primitive, New Testament …
The Significance of Jesus’ Bodily Resurrection
Christianity is a historical religion in the strongest sense. Christianity not only occurred a historical phenomenon in the first century, but also certain historical events form the bases for Christian …
Alleged Human Ancestors
The Bible teaches that God created man on the sixth day of the creation week, and so it is not the case that man descended from apes or ape-like creatures …
Mending the Pants
I love the story of the two women sitting together mending their husbands’ pants. One woman said, “My husband is so discouraged with the work of the church.” The other …
Watch Out for Anger
Anger is not inherently sinful. Observe that God often has been angry with righteous indignation: Deuteronomy 29:27-28. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, bringing upon …
Truths to Remember Amidst Transgender Controversy
Astonishing confusion has arisen in our culture concerning gender. Let us allow the Bible and common sense to ground our thinking and our appeals to others. While the Bible does …
Be a Self-Starter
When the apostle Peter summarized the earthly life of Christ, he used these words: “He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God …
Fundamental Truths about Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
God created the institution of marriage (Genesis 2), and thus has the prerogative to regulate it as He sees fit. Thankfully, God has given us specific instructions concerning marriage that …
Temporal Stewardship
We sometimes sing a song with the following lyrics, written by Ruth Johnson Carruth: “Swiftly we’re turning life’s daily pages. Swiftly the hours are changing to years. How are we using …