The Kansas City Star on February 4, 2000, did a story on the desire to win "the big one" in local gambling establishments. The article, "Jackpot Quest Takes Its Toll: Elusive payoff leaves players empty-handed," reported that one individual lost $98,000 playing slot machines over a three week period. This person, while looking on the bright side of things said, "The best day I only lost $2000." Is gambling wrong? Something certainly seems wrong with ...
Read MoreBrethren, if you are planning on buying a new NIV Bible, there is something you need to be aware of. Their first translation came out in 1973, and was followed by a revision in 1997. The '97 version was a "gender inclusive" rendering, and died quickly. A gender inclusive version involves the elimination of masculine pronouns when they were intended to include both sexes. The NIV publisher, Zondervan, has now brought out a newer attempt ...
Read MoreIt is no secret that there are many apostate churches in this world. The apostle Paul warned us that many will depart from the faith (1 Tim. 4:1). Even within Churches of Christ there are many congregations that have departed from the truth. Brethren are quite aware of those churches that no longer seek Biblical authority for all their practices though they still consider themselves a church of Christ. In the course of discussion, I’ll ...
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