In a New York hospital several years ago, carbon dioxide instead of oxygen was mis­takenly administered to a patient. According to the police report, the patient died almost instantly. The unfortunate patient died in spite of his own sincerity and that of the hospital authorities, the anesthesiologist, and the surgeon. In the same way, in…

GREEN—The Color of Envy: “For he knew that for envy they had delivered him” (Matthew 27:18). YELLOW—The Color of Cowardice: “He took water, and washed his hands before the multitude” (Matthew 27:24). GREY—The Color of Unbelief: “What is truth?” (John 18:38). PURPLE—The Color of Royalty (mockery): “Hail, King of the Jews” (John 19:2-3). WHITE—The Color…

Some members of the church of Christ say it is unique among the 33,000 churches in the world.  Since unique means “the only one of its kind,” could this really be true? Making the claim proves nothing, so let’s test the hypothesis by looking at things some think are unique about the church of Christ. Is the…

Note: The Bible records the conversion of Saul to Christianity three times (Acts 9, Acts 22, Acts 26). Please take time to read these with this article. Saul of Tarsus later became better known as Paul the apostle (Acts 13:9). The names are used interchangeably here. The apostle Paul’s eyes have been the subject of much speculation. Many…

Jesus pointed a nail-pierced hand at a world for which He had just died and commanded, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:15–16).  Those thirty words are among the most…

When a counselor asked a lady, “Have you heaped coals of fire on your enemy?” (thinking she would remember Romans 12:20, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head”), she replied, “No, but I’ve tried scalding…

Preachers say frequently, “Come, join my church.” In the Bible Belt, drivers occasionally see billboards and bumper stickers that read, “Attend the church of your choice Sunday.” It might surprise you that in the thirty-three years I have preached, I have never asked anyone to join my church nor preached “join the church of your…

Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society rocked the world of astrology on January 13, 2011, when he revealed that the traditional “star signs” used to determine horoscopes are wrong for most people. It seems that the astrological signs codified by Ptolemy in the second century have changed since then, shifting most people to another…

During the 1900 years since the Bible was completed, the original books (autographs) have all been lost and will likely never be found. Thankfully, before they were lost, they were copied. Through the centuries, copies of copies of copies were made. Most of these, too, were eventually lost, but many have been discovered in modern…