As you already know, next Sunday, just eight days from now will be… “The Lord’s Day!” Yes, I said, “The Lord’s Day.” Oh, I know that next Sunday also happens to be…
Why A Special Needs Ministry?
Yesterday, the members of the Karns church of Christ completed an exhausting day in which about 130 volunteers spent six hours ministering to approximately 50 people who have special needs. We named…
Praying for a Hedge of Thorns
Today, I read a memoir of a man who lived and died over 200 years ago. His name was John Carrol, and he died at the young age of twenty-two years. Instead…
The Anatomy of a Backslider
There are many reasons why one would choose to leave a church; some of them are valid, others, not so much. But frequently, when it does happen, their departure follows a too…
An Open Letter to Parents of College Students
As a parent of four, I have a little experience in the process of raising children and then turning them over to new surroundings, new schools, and new churches when they reached…