Author: Brandon Maurer

  • Is It Wrong to Take a Little Social Drink?

    (Taken from the December 28, 1975 Bulletin) This reminds me of dear old brother J.D. Tant’s answer to a similar question. He said “I suppose it is no more sin…

  • The Mercies of God

    Paul in the book of Romans writes: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which…

  • Some Cried: Lunatic

    The first century Jew living in Palestine did not know what to make of Jesus of Nazareth. Some thought he was a prophet. Others rejected Him completely. The Bible says,…

  • Muscle and a Shovel Week 9

    Verses from Book Rom. 5:10 2 Cor. 5:11 2 Cor. 5:18 Acts 20:28 Col. 1:18 Matt. 22:29

  • Read The Manual!

    Why are Americans reluctant to read the instructions that come with new products? Too often, consumers struggle with (or even end up returning) items they can’t figure out how to…

  • Muscle and a Shovel Week 6

    Verses from Book Act 2:47 Luke 8:15 Colossians 1:18 Ephesians 5:23 Additional Verses Matthew 16:16-17 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 1:20-23 1 Peter 5:24 1 Peter 2:25 Acts 2:38

  • Muscle and a Shovel Verses – Complete List

    Week 1 Romans 8:28 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16 Matthew 24:36 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 1 Peter 3:21 Week 2 Acts 8:30 Acts 16:23 Acts 18:26 Acts 21:27 Acts 22:16 Week 3…

  • Which Church?

    It is fortunate that we live in a community in which the citizenry for the most part holds to the basic tenets of Christianity. But at the same time we…

  • The Leaven of the Kingdom

    Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to leaven in these words: “The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal,…

  • Cartoonist Misses the Point on Christians

    To the editor: The cartoon on the editorial page of the Jan. 22 edition of the Enterprise showed a preacher in the pulpit declaring to his congregation, “ and if…