Frankly Speaking

Last summer, with the Fourth of July quickly approaching, I wanted to throw out a few reflections on the subject of freedom. I didn't do...

Tonight, I get to start a short series of lessons that are supposed to introduce and overview the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. I ...

I want to eventually do one more post about hope: "A New Heaven and a New Earth." But first, I'd like to spend a little more ...

Becoming a Christian means making a commitment.  Among other things, the person pledges to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and ...

“I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. List...

The Bible clearly teaches that people who die before the Second Coming of Christ live on. Read Luke 16:19-31 and Philippians 1:20-24, for ex...

Before his crucifixion, Jesus told his closest followers that he would soon leave them and go to his Father’s house. “I am going there,” he ...

The Swiss theologian Emil Brunner once said, “What oxygen is for the lungs, such is hope for the meaning of life.” You can live several we...

We're winding up our Vacation Bible School at the San Jacinto Church of Christ. Classes were Monday through Wednesday of this week. Pare...

In less than three months, the fall semester will begin at Amarillo College.  That sounds a little strange since it isn’t officially summer ...

The following day classes will be offered by the Religion Department at Amarillo College in Amarillo, TX for the Fall 2006 semester. Unles...

It’s been a week since I posted anything here.  That’s mainly because an idea came to me and I’ve been going with it ever since. The idea wa...