Four Generations
From time to time we see a photograph that pictures four generations of family members. These photographs are very special, because it shows that there are shared values and memories …
Ostriches, Evidence for Nature’s Designer
By Jimmy Traylor, special guest writer. Brother Traylor (with Sister Ella’s help!) once raised ostriches, and so he is specially qualified to write about them. Psalms 50:6 – And the …
Five Great Lessons from the Book of Ezra
The late gospel preacher Frank Dunn, in his book Know Your Bible, noticed five great lessons from the book of Ezra, each of which is relevant to the present-day Christian (163-165). …
Lads to Leaders and Spiritual Growth
A congregation that is close to my heart will be initiating its participation in Lads to Leaders in the coming days, and this event calls to mind how much Lads …
Naaman and Us
The biblical account of Naaman, the commander of the army of Syria (2 Kings 5:1-14) is a beautiful living picture of how God saves man. Naaman was afflicted with leprosy, …
What If Apollos Had Said…
The Alexandrian saint named Apollos is a great friend to every Christian. In Acts 18:24-28 we read about his powerful, Bible-based preaching, by which he refuted Jews who were claiming …
Macland’s Progress: Wednesday Morning Bible Class
One of my favorite times of each week is ten o’clock on Wednesday mornings, when I meet for an hour of Bible study and coffee with a group of Christians …
Running From Repentance
In a society that is increasingly secular, there is pressure on Christendom to take the focus away from sin (the most pressing human problem) and salvation from sin (the most …
MTD, the Whatever Religion
You may be asking, “What is MTD?” MTD stands for “moralistic therapeutic deism.” Sociologist Christian Smith of the University of North Carolina coined the phrase in 2005 to describe the …
The Door was Shut
If you are not right with God, those of us at Macland Road desperately want you to make things right today. Perhaps there is no better biblical phrase on which …
The Kingdom in the Model Prayer
I have paragraph headings in my Bible, and the paragraph heading above Matthew 6:5-15 says, “The Lord’s Prayer.” This is misleading, for the prayer in the passage is a sample …
There are No “Church of Christers,” and One Person is Not a “Church of Christ”
We must think and speak in biblical ways (Philippians 4:8; 1 Peter 4:11). One important instance of biblical thinking and speaking is this: We must understand what we mean when …