Proper and Improper Controversy (Irven Lee)

October 21, 2025 by admin

Proper and Improper Controversy Irven Lee We should all recognize that a certain bit of controversy is inevitable if there is to be growth and if the church is to be kept pure. Faithful servants of the Lord are to go out into an unbelieving world and earnestly contend for the faith. Reproving and rebuking […]

Number 6 (September 2025)

April 19, 2025 by admin

Walking in Wisdom Toward Outsiders Dylan Stewart Our conduct must always be “honorable,” both toward outsiders of Christ and to those inside the household of God. In 2 Corinthians 8:21, we learn how we should seek to provide “honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” […]

Is It Right to Criticize Another Person’s Religion? (Kevin Kay)

September 8, 2023 by admin

Is It Right to Criticize Another Person’s Religion? Kevin Kay It’s not only right to criticize false religion, no matter whose religion it is; it’s the faithful Christian’s responsibility. Jesus criticized the Pharisees for “teaching as doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew 15:7-9). Paul criticized those who tried to bind the shadows of the Mosaic […]

Jesus: Intolerant, Confrontational, and Exclusionary (Dan Gatlin)

November 14, 2020 by admin

Jesus: Intolerant, Confrontational, and Exclusionary Dan Gatlin The typical denominational view of both Father and Son is that “God is love,” and only love. What is so easily forgotten is His severity (Romans 11:22) and wrath (II Thessalonians 1:3-10). Jesus is depicted as quiet, soft-spoken, harmless, almost a wimp (nothing could be further from the […]

Poison

November 1, 2018 by admin

Poison Author Unknown A worldly-wise lady said, “Oh! Oh! All the religions have so much good in them! We shouldn’t criticize or condemn any of them.” To this, a wise man replied, “So has rat poison a lot of good in it; it is 98% cornmeal, yet the 2% poison in it is enough to […]

The Devil & Scripture

August 31, 2018 by admin

THE DEVIL AND SCRIPTURE John Iverson In his “immortal” work, “The Merchant of Venice”, William Shakespeare had one of his characters say, “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.” In this Shakespeare was eminently correct, for immediately following his baptism at the hands of John, Jesus was led into the wilderness, and tempted of […]

Painting Possums

September 28, 2016 by admin

Painting Possums Greg Gwin Several years ago we knew a man with the unusual hobby of trapping possums. No, he didn’t eat them. He painted them! That’s right – he would catch these critters in a box trap, and then he painted them with fluorescent paint and released them. Sounds weird, doesn’t it? But this […]