Category «Doctrinal»

Incline Your Ear

“Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live” (Psalm 116:2). My wife and I have raised four children. One of the things we learned as a parents is that children are easily upset. Because of their immaturity and short-sightedness, they fret about things of …

Will We Recognize Each Other in Heaven

A question that appears to be of great concern to many people is the question of whether or not we will recognize each other in heaven. Of all the questions we entertain concerning the afterlife, this one is probably the one most frequently asked. And, of course, having lost loved ones to death, I certainly …

Pandemics & Faith Healers

While a student at Freed-Hardeman College in 1983, I took my “wife-to-be” on a date to an Oral Roberts “healing service” in Jackson, TN (she still razzes me about our exciting dates). At the conclusion of this “healing service,” Oral Roberts told everyone present that God had completely healed every single person in the assembly …

Black Lives Matter

(This article is not about the “Black Lives Matter” ORGANIZATION, but it is about the TRUTH that black lives matter). In 2013, when the “Black Lives Matter” slogan started being used, I took offense. I immediately rebutted with, “All Lives Matter.” I felt that such a statement elevated one race above another, rather than acknowledging …

The Church is not the Building

All my life, I have heard the oft-repeated message, “the church is not the building; it’s the people.” Another way I have heard it expressed is, “You can’t ‘go to church” because you are the church.” Well, now’s the time to prove it! Our meeting houses have been empty for a month now, but the …