Andy 
Rivers are mighty bodies of water. They flow swiftly, powerfully, and thoroughly on their given courses. They are major assets in areas of commerce, recreation, and transportation. Yes, we stand in awe of these amazing natural resources. But picture in your mind, if you can, a river whose flow travels in both directions. Could you … Read more…
It is a vice that has tightened its grip upon the masses of mankind virtually throughout the history of the world. Its dangers are obvious and consequences well documented. It has severed marriages, broken homes, left its victims in moral and financial ruin, and torn lives apart. Yet more and more people, instead of running … Read more…
Some people live for surprises. Surprise parties, surprise gifts, surprise vacations, surprises in any form, we love them. What husband has not won some “brownie points” by coming home after work with a bouquet of flowers for his wife for no particular reason? She loved the surprise. What wife has not shown her love by … Read more…
I have long had an affinity for Coke and peanuts. I remember as a young child being at my parents’ store and enjoying as my afternoon snack a twenty-five cent bottle of Coke and five cent bag of peanuts. The two mixed together produce a taste that is incomparable to any other. I have noticed … Read more…
I imagine I am biased in this appraisal, but there is nothing in the world that can compare to a good gospel sermon! The word of God delivered in spoken form (as well as any other form) is designed to uplift and encourage (Acts 20:32). It is to be something of which we are never … Read more…
If you’re like me, it has happened to you. You see someone. You know you know them. They look just like someone you’ve met. After some thought, you walk up to them, stick out your hand, say “Hi,” and call them by name. The only problem is they turn and politely say, “Hi, but I’m … Read more…
In the third volume of his series “The Search for the Ancient Order,” Earl West told an endearing story from the early life of J.W. Jackson (1840-1901), a Texas preacher and later an owner and writer for the Firm Foundation. Before becoming a Christian, Jackson served as an officer in the Confederate army during the … Read more…
I received a phone call while in the office the other day from a very polite young Christian lady. The jest of the conversation was that her work would soon place her in a position where it would be more convenient for her to attend the services of the church somewhere in our area than … Read more…
They are two of the most significant times of life. They represent bookends to what could be either a time spent in positive productivity or needless negativity. One always is associated with joy and happiness, the other often is marked by sorrow and anguish. However, it is both in birth and death that there are … Read more…
If man is the heir of a sinful nature, implied, too, is the fact that God is unrighteous. In what manner may such be stated? When God created man, what is recorded about the manner after which man was formed? “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…So God created … Read more…