You know, it really is surprising when and where you can get inspiration for a blog article. I was thinking of an old Elvis Presley song the other day, and a devotional by my friend, Henry, brought to mind just the thing I wanted to say to you this week. The lyrics of the Elvis [...]
Posted on July 1st, 2010 by doc
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My longtime friend Jim Martin is a minister of the gospel in Waco TX, and writes what is, according to recent stats, the #9 “Church of Christ blog”. Jim began a series of articles yesterday titled 41 Things Married People Ought to Know. In part 1 he lists the first 10, including these 5: Married [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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30Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. 31He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32He [...]
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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That’s the title of a book I started reading over the weekend. It’s actually a fairly short book, but with other things stealing my time, it’s taken me a while to finish it. Part fiction, part nonfiction, it’s taken a good bit from the experiences of the author, who lost both parents as a teenager [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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You had better think twice before answering this one. As human beings, we have a tendency to accept assumptions without proper proof, and then to rely on such as an improper premise to reach a conclusion that we accept as proper and grounded in truth. We have all heard someone say, “If I live according [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by doc
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H. Leo Boles said, “Marriage is an institution ordained of God for the honor and happiness of mankind, in which one man and one woman enter into a bodily and spiritual union, pledging each to the other mutual love, honor, fidelity, sympathy, forebearance, and comradship, such as should assure an unbroken continuance of their wedlock [...]
Posted on December 6th, 2008 by doc
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I think this is a question everyone has asked. We wonder if He really knows us, or really cares for us. Is it really possible to have a relationship with Him? The answer to all is YES! Yes, God loves you. God created you. He knows the number of hairs on your head. He knows [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by Jonathan Adams
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So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 Everyone reading this blog is no doubt very familiar with these words of Jesus, whether you’re a Christian or not. It’s really hard to argue with the idea contained within [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Is there such a person? Jesus made such a reference in Luke 15:3-7: “I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.” So to whom exactly is the Lord referring? Does He mean the 99% who are [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I love the Lord, He has been so good to me, He gave His life, from sin to set me free; No greater love, than His could ever be, I love the Lord, because He first loved me. ©Copyright 1970 by Tommy Wheeler, All Rights Reserved That’s the refrain from the song I Love the [...]
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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