By Hugh Fulford

On one occasion, Leonard Johnson, one of the founders of what is now Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, was preaching in a gospel meeting in a small Alabama town. One night he preached a sermon on the church. In the midst of his sermon brother Johnson said, “Now within the next four to five minutes I am going to tell you everything the New Testament says about the name of the church.” For the next four to five minutes brother Johnson was completely silent. He did not utter a word. Then he said, “There you have it – everything the New Testament says about the name of the church!”

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By Jonathan McAnulty

A useful tip for the Bible student who wants to truly get a better understanding of the text is this: always use more than one translation when doing an in-depth study. Most often translations will agree with one another, but sometimes you will come across differences in wording which will cause you to have to examine the meaning more closely. Different translations can sometime bring up questions good to examine.

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by Tyler King

Few and far between have I heard people on December 31st proclaim their success in completing resolutions they had set on January 1st of that year. Goals typically go adrift somewhere around the February or March time frame. I personally have seen resolutions flunk as early as January 2nd. I had all the intention in the world to start waking up earlier this year. However, the 17th round of “snooze” going off at 7:30AM told a different story. These ghosted goals can leave an individual feeling defeated and lethargic; not quite the recipe for conquerors.

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By Tim Dooley

Some folks get so full of themselves that they never hunger for God. In fact, they put themselves in the place of God in order to fill their own desires. No matter how much wealth, affluence, and power one attains these things will not, and cannot, sustain us or save us in the day of God’s great wrath.Continue reading→

By Brad Harrub

Forgive me, for sometimes I do not think about how hard it is for you to come to worship. I take for granted things like putting on clothes and driving to the church building. I rarely think about how much pain you endure in getting in and out of a car or sitting on a hard church pew.

While you may fret about whether your hair is too thin or whether you are too slow, I want you to know what I see. I see love-love in a form that Jesus wants me to see it. Words cannot adequately describe your beautiful warm smile and the love you show for everyone in our church family. Your hugs are like being wrapped in a blanket of love—something I desperately need in the hustle and bustle world we live in today. I see a person who has weathered many years and truly knows the things that are important in life-a lesson that I’m still learning.

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