Traveling On
The old 19th-century hymn that has been recorded and re-recorded says, “My heavenly home is bright and fair, I feel like traveling on.” This reflects the attitude of God’s servants throughout the generations. Abraham sojourned in Canaan but was looking for a city...
Three Good Fellows
We need other Christians. We depend on them to help us. Even Paul needed brothers and sisters to help him do his work and bear his burdens. In the little book of Philemon, Paul named some of these good “fellows.” Philemon the fellow laborer (v. 1). This brother worked...
Did Jesus Say It’s Wrong to Look?
Did Jesus Say It’s Wrong to Look? We live in a visual age. As with all progress, there is a good and a bad side to the amazing potential of the screens we use every day. But we must remember that there is nothing really new (Ecc. 1:9). Behind the world of...
Why Are Churches in Cities Not Growing?
There is a basic difference between churches in rural areas in America and churches in cities. In many cases, the churches in cities are in areas that are seeing growth, and sometimes massive growth, in population. Almost all rural churches have stagnant or even...