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Do you remember the Old Testament story of Eliam? Ok, maybe not. Eliam is a rather obscure character in the Old Testament. In fact he is only mentioned twice, but here’s his story. Eliam was a father of a little girl. Like all fathers he loved his daughter and watched her grow into a beautiful …
You have probably heard that former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter has recently severed his 60-year ties to the South Baptist Convention. The reason for his action is that he is accusing the Baptist denomination of subjugating women and attempting to justify it with “a few carefully selected Bible verses.” Former President Carter …
In recent months, I have received quite a few emails from Christians bemoaning the number of illegal immigrants in our country. It is not the purpose of this brief post to discuss what our national policy should be with regard to this issue. Frankly, I don’t know enough about this issue to suggest a policy, …
I am afraid that unwittingly, we have been a party to lessening the impact of sin in the lives of other people. How so? Through the use of euphemisms. Our society seems to want to dress up nearly every undesirable concept with “soft,” and “friendly” words. For instance, getting fired is called a “career change …
Last week, I spent the morning with the group of young men pictured to the left. The Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, TN hosted a “Future Church Leaders” camp. There were approximately 30 young men who attended. I spoke to these 7th through 12 graders for three consecutive 45 minute sessions on evangelism …