Rudyard Kipling, the famous author, was unconscious during a serious illness. As he restlessly stirred, a nurse asked him what he wanted. He replied, “I want God.” Hunger for God is a universal desire. Let us analyze Jesus’ fourth beatitude (Matthew 5:6).
“HOW DO YOU DEFINE an ELDER?” By Nelson Kidder “How do you define an “elder?” When you hear someone in the church called an elder, what do you think that means? This word may bring different thoughts to different people. I serve as an “elder” for the Versailles Church of Christ. In this “reflection,” I…
Some people are coming closer to Jesus; some are walking away. Still others responded, for or against, a long time ago and are not budging. If you aren’t at a standstill, the direction you are going makes all the difference. And that is true whether you are among his followers or not. If you are…
Wednesday Evening Adult Class – Spring 2022 INTRODUCTION WHAT DOES THE BIBLE “CLAIM” IT IS? MAJOR DOUBTS EXPRESSED: WHAT ABOUT LATER REVELATIONS? DOES GOD STILL SPEAK TO PEOPLE TODAY? BUT WHAT DOES the BIBLE SAY ABOUT THIS? WHAT DOES the BIBLE WARN ABOUT “ADDITIONS” or “SUBTRACTIONS”? SOME “ALL” SCRIPTURES “ALL” MEANS “ALL!” THE SONG –…
Some seek it in healthy eating and exercise. Others, in hard work and perseverence in business. Still others, in winning friends and influencing people. To get the real secret, let’s turn to the expert Word of God: For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and…
Recently. I have noticed the phrase “call an audible” coming up more and more. “Call an audible” is a term from American Football. It refers to the Quarterback changing the play at the last minute based on how he sees the defense lining up. He will call out the play change vocally to his team-mates…
There is a linguistic term I recently learned, “paraprosdokian”. It means “a statement with an unexpected ending.” For example: “Where there’s a will…I want to be in it.” Paraprosdokians often use puns, and frequently rely on a word with two meanings, but the primary requirement is surprise. As it happened, Jesus used paraprosdokians in his…