On this rock I will build my church

February 24, 2010
What Is Your Building Like? Traveling
through the city of Murmansk, Russia, one could not help but notice in
the outer perimeter of the city many unfinished buildings sitting idly.
Some were mere shells that were built up with anticipation of housing several
shops and offices....
February 17, 2010
Hazardous Travel The
winter of 2009-2010 has been a difficult one. It has been a few years since
there has been the extreme cold that was experienced around the first of
the year. As February overtook us, people were looking for spring. But
winter storms have....
February 10, 2010
It Is worth the Pain The
birth of a child is a joyous blessing from God that is anticipated for many
months. That small baby is so precious and innocent. A baby brings out the
love in people. Great joy comes into a home when a baby is born. Everyone wants
to see the baby and hold....
February 3, 2010
Who Are You, Lord? A
group of close friends decided to take a trek up one of the mountains of the
Colorado Rockies. As they went along, one of them slipped and fell down a ravine
hitting his head. When the rest of the group managed to climb down to him,
his only words were...
January 27, 2010
Don't Be Deceived! A
call was received at the office from a yellow pages website company. They had
reviewed our listing with them. They asked if there were any changes or updates
that should be made. They indicated we could go into the website at any time
and make changes....
January 20, 2010
Filling a Role or Filling a Pew As
members of the church of Christ, it is our duty and privilege to attend the
weekly worship services and appointed times of Bible study (Hebrews 10:25;
13:17) For those times we should be deeply thankful and honored....
January 13, 2010
Perform Like a Champion
The following phrase was seen on the wall of a gymnastics class. “If you
want to perform like a champion, you must practice like one!”....
January 6, 2010
Cookies, Candy, and Such Like
The holiday season, such as that just past, is one of the most difficult times
for diabetics. It seems that everywhere one goes, he will find cookies, candies,
and such like. These are just the things the diabetic does not need and he must
deal....
December 30, 2009
Looking Back and Moving Forward
As the elders closed out their planning retreat in 2008, there were two major
considerations that much time had been spent on. One of course, was the evangelism
program that Kelvin Pugh was developing...
December 23, 2009
Help Yourself Help Others
Her illness was terminal and he sat there watching. He thought, “If
only there was a cure, I could give it to her, if only I could help...
December 16, 2009
Beautiful Feet
Beautiful Feet Beautiful feet?! How many preachers do you know with beautiful
feet? I can assure you, mine are not even attractive and certainly not what I
would call beautiful! I'm sure by now you realize that this verse is a little
figurative and emphasizing the importance...