Author: Cindy Brown
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The Confident Christian
Christians of all people should live confident, hopeful, and joyful lives. Paul in the Book of Romans helps us see why. First, He speaks of the great love of God…
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FLOOD RELIEF
In Acts 11:27-30 we read of a great famine in Judea which came in the days of Claudius Caesar. We are told of the help sent to the brethren from…
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The Keys of the Kingdom
On one occasion Jesus said to the apostle Peter, “I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be…
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PARTY NAMES
The wearing of party names has become so common in the denominations that people generally accept it as the norm. In fact, in the current pluralistic society it is…
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PAUL AT CORINTH
At Corinth the apostle Paul had very successful and rewarding work. As his usual custom was, he began in the synagogue and each Sabbath reasoned and persuaded both Jews and…
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The GOD of the HILLS
The Syrians came up to besiege Israel. Benhadad king of Syria had with him thirty-two other kings along with horses and chariots – a great multitude. But they suffered defeat…
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The Obedient Child
The apostle Paul in the Book of Ephesians emphasized the importance of children respecting and obeying their parents. He wrote: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is…
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PREVENTING A POST-ANTIBIOTIC APOCALYPSE
Economist Jim O’Neill wrote a report about drug-resistant infections, “bacteria and other microbes that have become impervious to antibiotics” (The Atlantic, Ed Yong, 5/19/16). Ten million will die yearly by…
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Modest Dress
“But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28) This verse is obviously…
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THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE
Paul in his second letter to the church at Corinth wrote: “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the…