A sweet friend of mine gifted me some daylilies from her garden. The best place I could put them was in my front beds, which had not been weeded for a while, so I rose early in the morning to weed the beds before I placed the new plants. Let me tell you. It had…
In the 1950s and 60s, many churches of Christ experienced heavy teaching on what is permissible or not permissible to do in the building. This became a litmus test for a church’s “soundness” or “faithfulness” to Christ, and many churches split over these matters. The Reason for Debate After the meat is boiled off the…
Jesus was no limp-handed sissy. During His last week before His crucifixion, He spent His days in Jerusalem (in anticipation of the Passover), teaching and conversing with the Jews in the public spaces. Upon entering the temple, He saw people exchanging money and selling animals for sacrifices, and the sight moved Him to drive those…
I went to the “Churches of Christ” Wikipedia page and saw this at the top: This article is about a specific fellowship of Christian congregations. For Churches of Christ that do not agree with congregational support of church or parachurch organizations, see Churches of Christ (non-institutional). For groups of autonomous congregations in Europe using the name “church…
Bekah and I were in our twenties living in a little house in Pinson, AL. Across the street lived a young couple, and we struck up a loose friendship with them. One might consider them, perhaps, typical of their culture and age. She tended towards the Goth trend with dark makeup, dyed hair, and conspicuous…
The train has not only run off the tracks but has rolled down a ravine. Smoke belches from the wreckage. Parents, kids, and grandkids—several generations scattered among the carnage—beckon with blood- and soot-streaked hands, “Join us down here! We are going places. This is progress!” A few of us stand on the lonely hillside and…
What Is Sound? Since only the letters to Timothy and Titus use the word “sound” in the context of our discussion (picking up from our last post), let us look to those letters to see what Paul says is sound. From the negative perspective, Paul defines what is contrary to sound doctrine: Now we know…
A friend sent me a link to a “church of Christ Sound Congregation finder!” Facebook group (as of March 6, 2023, it has 2,860 members). As its name indicates, the page was formed as a way to find churches which are “sound” (meaning correct). Its “About” page has reads as follows: This page is dedicated…