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We all may be guilty of it at times. What am I talking about? Assumptions. While we try to approach the Scriptures and let them speak to us and shape our beliefs, we may all from time to time, unwittingly allow assumptions to shape our view of a text. Allow me to give you a …
While watching the History Channel the other night, my children began asking me a few questions about World War I (I think they thought I lived through it). Anyway, I was telling them that when I was their age, I knew many World War I veterans. It just so happened that the very next day, …
Wrestling is to the state of Iowa what basketball is to the state of Kentucky. For whatever reason, Iowa has excelled in the sport of wrestling. Since 1970, schools from the state of Iowa have won the NCAA National Championship in wrestling a total of 28 times! So wrestling is a big deal to them. …
This article is a follow-up to the last article I wrote entitled, “Unacceptable Statistics.” In the last article, I shared the results of a twenty year study from three different congregations. The results from each congregation were almost identical. Among other things, the findings from these three congregations showed that the vast majority of our …
When I was in college, Dr. Earl Edwards shared statistics with us concerning young people from the church in Wynne, Arkansas. These statistics covered a 20 year time span. Because of this class I had under Dr. Edwards, I decided that I too would keep some statistics similar to what Dr. Edwards had shared with …