Soundbites From Our Gospel Meeting

For three days this week, we’ve had the opportunity to hear several lesson from Dale Jenkins (http://www.dalejenkins.blogspot.com/).  Our meeting was one of the best attended meetings in the 19 years I have been in Glasgow.  Dale’s lessons presented several challenges and thoughts that need contemplation and implementation.  Instead of jotting some of those thoughts down in this blog, …

Thinking Out Loud On A Monday

I just wanted to share a few thoughts that have been going through my mind since early this morning.  Our church secretary took our weekly contribution to the bank to make our deposit as usual.  However, one of the tellers told her that our deposit slip was incorrect by $10.00.  She explained that the reason …

21st Century Restoration Or Digression?

Yesterday I read an excerpt from a new book that is due to be released by Leafwood Press.  The book is entitled, “One Church,” and it asks if “churches of Christ” will join the 21st Century Restoration.  Personally, I’m all in favor of restoration.  My problem with the excerpt I read is that the author is …

A New Survey

A new survey conducted by “The Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life” was recently released.  This new study surveyed 35,000 adult Americans, a rather large sampling of people.  One of the findings of this survey stated that 44% of American adults have left the denomination of their childhood. When I read that finding, I began to …

Anchors For The Soul (Part 2)

One doesn’t live very long until he comes to realize that life is frequently difficult.  Without an anchor, one could easily be “lost at sea.”  Thank God we have anchors that are ”steadfast and sure while the billows roll.”