Category Archives: January 2026

A booklet distributed by a local “Church of Christ” says: “This doctrine of ‘eternal security of the believer,’ or ‘once saved always saved,’ is sincerely believed by many people. But when it is examined in the light of Scripture, this doctrine is seen to be false and terribly dangerous.” So, let’s examine the doctrine ofContinue reading “Once Saved, Always Saved?”

Beginning on the Day of Pentecost—when Peter, “standing up with the eleven,” lifted up his voice and preached a powerful, scripture-filled, Holy Ghost-anointed message to which thousands responded in faith believing—there has ever been the primacy of preaching in the life of the Church that Jesus founded. Paul’s parting words to his protégé and sonContinue reading “Preach the Word!”

He is identified by the Apostle Peter in I Peter 5:8: “Be sober…because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour.” He is a real person, with real power, given over to pernicious pursuits designed to spiritually disable and ultimately destroy everyone he can. Everyone. Period. About thisContinue reading “Your Number One Adversary”

An open letter to my fellow Ottumwa (Iowa) High School graduates, Class of 1961: Recently, through the diligent efforts of one of our fellow classmates, we have been notified of the deaths of several students with whom we graduated from Ottumwa High School some 65 years ago. Those of us who are still living areContinue reading “Greetings Class of ’61:”

This is my third consecutive post on the subject of stewardship, or giving. I am not being repetitious without a purpose, though. I have collected quaint sayings, interesting stories, and tidbits over the past 60 years that I want to share and pass on to whomever may be able to use some of them. AtContinue reading “Miscellaneous Musings on Giving”

Most God-fearing people, both in Old Testament times and in this New Testament age of grace, have believed that a tithe of what God has allowed us to earn belongs to Him. It is sort of a universal principle of the stewardship of our increase, much like the Sabbath principle—one day in seven as aContinue reading “Making the Impossible Possible”

Luke is the only gospel writer to quote the powerful statement of Jesus Christ on giving: “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to youContinue reading “Giving God’s Way”

A.B. Simpson—the Canadian preacher, author, and founder of the Christian Missionary Alliance—once looked into the face of a New Year and wrote: “What shall I ask for the coming year? What shall my watchword be? What would’st Thou do for me, dear Lord? What shall I do for Thee?” I was challenged to consider aContinue reading “Watchword for 2026”