All of our lives are somewhat cluttered. I do not mean by this that they are cluttered in the sense that your desk might have a lot of stuff sitting on it or in the sense that your closet might have a bunch of old things stored there that may eventually get thrown away or […]
In order to explain to the Corinthians why things seemed to be so “out of round” as far as the world’s view of God’s selection process, Paul pointed out to them: “God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things […]
All of us have watched as a criminal is hauled before the judge with tears in his eyes, sorry that he has been caught in his crime and well aware that he is about to pay the price for his wrongdoing. We never feel sorry for such people. In our view at the time, they […]
In his letter to the Philippian church, Paul lamented the fact that certain ones of his fellows in the preaching ministry were engaged in spiritual work out of unseemly motivations. He said of them: “Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will…” (Phil. 1:15). He went on to […]
I am just now getting over a bad bout with the flu. I said more than once in the course of it that I would have to get much better to die. Just kidding, of course, but it does give some sense of how miserable it can be. Every year I take the flu shot […]
As the Apostle Paul made his way to the city of Rome as a prisoner of the Roman government, the Bible tells us that in the distance he could see a small group of his Christian brethren approaching him and the contingent of soldiers and prisoners. It was a refreshing sight to his eyes. The […]
Young David, in his frustration at the unjustified hatred of Saul toward him, asked Saul’s son Jonathan: “What have I done? What is my iniquity? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” All of us are going to experience similar situations in our own lives. Some people are never […]
One of the impressive counsels left for Timothy from the hand of the Apostle Paul, and of course for us as well, is found at 1 Timothy 6:20: “O Timothy, guard that which is committed to you…” It is as if something had been left for his safe keeping and without careful discipline and attention […]
We are happy to announce that Dan and Donna King began to work and worship with the Locust Street congregation on the second Sunday of August, 2014. Dan had worked with the Kingston Springs, TN congregation for the last 15 1/2 years. He had also served as an elder there for the past 10 years. […]