The Curse of Jericho

“Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, ‘Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his...

Reading with Your Tongue

In his book, The Wonder of the Word of God, Robert L. Sumner tells of a man in Kansas City who was severely injured in an explosion. The man’s face was badly disfigured, and he...

Why So Restrictive?

Here are some modern examples of unnecessary restrictions and infringements on believers. 1. Who says a congregation cannot select and ordain its own elders/pastors/bishops to oversee and feed the local congregation? (Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5).  2....

Millions are Read the Same Book at the Same Time

The Bible is on more nightstands, on more coffee tables, on more library shelves, and in more smartphones than any other book. It is the book that millions turn to each day for instruction...

You Can Prove Anything by the Bible

Have you ever heard, “You can prove anything by the Bible”? This is only true if someone misuses the Bible and misapplies its teachings. The Bible is unified; it harmonizes. It brings unity, not confusion...

Have We Outgrown the Bible?

Times change. Today’s “new” is tomorrow’s “old,” this morning’s “breakthrough” is this afternoon’s “castaway,” and this year’s “popular” is lost in next year’s “latest.” Clearly, the “up-to-date” is soon “out-of-date.”  Truth, however, doesn’t change. It...

Amazingly Small

The Bible is amazingly small. The Sunday newspaper has more words than the New Testament.   Imagine a book that fits in one hand that describes the creation of the universe and man (Genesis 1);  ...
Vintage Keys

Hidden Treasures

A South Dakota rancher and his bride received a nice Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank you note and stowed the Bible in a closet. The grandfather asked every...

Need Advice?

The Bible is a storehouse that offers practical advice on the following everyday issues: Love (1 Corinthians 13).  Leadership (Nehemiah). Laziness (Proverbs 6:6–8).  Patriotism (Proverbs 14:34; Jonah). Materialism (Deuteronomy 8; Ecclesiastes; Luke 12:15). Investments...

Easy or Hard?

A large poster in a Montgomery Ward & Co. store in Oklahoma once read, “It all began at Montgomery Ward & Co. in 1939. Robert L. May, an advertising copywriter, was asked to write...