Do Bible Topics Get Too Old?

Once in 1893, the great preacher and scholar, J.W. McGarvey, was about to preach on baptism (McGarvey’s Sermons, 109-121). He began by noting that many people in his audience might …

The Abandoned Father

It is tragic when children abandon their adult parents. Sometimes, instead of honoring and helping their aging fathers and mothers, children ignore and reject them. It’s hard to understand such …

Little Things

From time to time we may be tempted either to think too highly of ourselves or too lowly of ourselves. For those of us who are tempted to think too …

There’s a Movement Coming

Recently, the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, in Franklin, Tennessee hired a lady named Lauren King to be their preaching intern. She preached at a Sunday service, and the Fourth …

N.B. Hardeman on The Restoration Movement

The great restorationist preacher of the early 20th century, N.B. Hardeman, preached a now-famous Gospel meeting at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in March-April 1922, and subsequent meetings in the …

Who Hindered You?

In football, “forward progress” is an important concept. In fact, if a team is never stopped from making forward progress with the ball, then it cannot fail to win the …

A Tragic Blindness

We feel sorry for those who cannot see. They may not desire our pity, but we pity them nonetheless. However, physical blindness is a light matter compared to spiritual blindnesses …