Uncategorized
Humble or Me-Bashing?
“I am not a man of great knowledge. I am not a man of great athletic skill. I am not a man of jaw-dropping looks. I am not a man of deep thinking or great theological discovery.” Do these kinds of statements sound familiar? Our nature is to take humility and turn it into self-deprecation. If we are not careful, we stop soliciting the sympathy we desire and merely become a person who nobody feels that they can really talk…
christians, bible critics, and truth
No one is perfect. No one but God has ever or will ever get everything correct. Indeed, “To err is human.” The real question is, what will a person do once he makes mistakes? Is he honest enough to admit them? Is he humble enough to swallow his pride? Does he really care about the truth, or does he end justify the means? To the Christian, truth is paramount. Everything about our God is truth, including His Spirit, His Son,…
Happy mother’s day!
How do we thank our mothers for everything they do? By living the life God has called us to live and dedicating our lives to bringing others into relationship with Him. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! From the Rogersville church of Christ
take time with the text
(Special thanks to Eric Lyons, executive director of Apologetics Press for the following article) In today’s fast-paced, get-it-and-go, instant-messaging world of communications, Christians must resist the temptation to treat the Bible like our latest text message. We hurriedly read incoming messages, abbreviate responses, reply without proofing, and forward without considering possible consequences (cf. James 1:19). We rush through conversations and speed-read everything from school assignments to the Sunday paper. Sadly, the Bible often gets the same treatment. Unlike many mundane…
A couple of updates
If anyone is interested in purchasing a plate lunch May 11 at 12 noon for the ICYC benefit dinner, please let Rachael or Scott know. Plates are $20 and include smoked chicken, green beans, potato salad, homemade bread, drink and dessert. Rachael will pick plate lunches up and deliver them to the annex Saturday evening. See her for more details. Also remember that this Sunday we will have a table set up in the annex during the luncheon to bless…
What are you?
A zealot was a politically charged Jew who hated the Roman empire for their cruelty. The empire took what did not belong to them. It neglected real human need. For a zealot, plotting against the government would have been a favorite past time. To plan anything, something, in order to change the circumstances of the people’s lives. They were the voice of the oppressed, so breaking the law was of little consequence compared to the overthrow of the government. Similar ideas persist today. You can see many,…