Global Warming: The Great Understatement
Author: Daryl Wingerd

According to widely publicized scientific studies, the carbon emissions from cars, power plants, and factories are causing our planet to lose its protective layer of atmospheric ozone. This loss is enabling more and more of the sun's rays to penetrate, which in turn is gradually heating up the surface of the earth.

How Forgiven Are We?
Author: Jim Elliff

If you believe in Christ, you are as forgiven as you can possibly be. There is no other sacrifice for sins than what Christ has provided through his death on the cross. Below are select Bible passages to help you remember and appreciate the pardon believers have in him. Meditate on them and rejoice.

I Believe in the Resurrection
Author: Susan Verstraete

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has been called the central teaching of the Christian faith, the heart of the Gospel, the cornerstone of our theology, and the basis of our hope as believers. Perhaps that explains why the truth of the bodily resurrection of Christ has been under attack since the very day the tomb was discovered to be empty (Matthew 28:11-15).

If It Walks Like a Goat . . .
Author: Daryl Wingerd

A recent news report told about two robbery suspects who were being pursued by the police in a third-world country. When the officers rounded a corner, seconds behind the fleeing suspects, all they saw was a goat. The robbers had vanished.

Justification: God's "Not Guilty" Verdict
Author: Daryl Wingerd

Five hours later you are brought back into the courtroom. The jury assembles to announce their verdict.

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Using the Talpiot Tomb as a Witness
Author: James White

Comments about the film the film, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" by guest author, Dr. James White.

Man of Sorrows
Author: Frederick S. Leahy

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane . . . And . . . he began to be sorrowful and troubled. (Matthew 26:36, 37)

The statement in Matthew 26:36, 37 is significant. Christ has known sorrow before this, but the assertion that in Gethsemane he began to be sorrowful and troubled indicates a sudden steep descent into the billows of distress. Now, as never before, all God's waves and billows began to sweep over him (Psalm 42:7).

May I Participate in the Lord’s Supper?
Author: Jim Elliff and Daryl Wingerd

Who should participate in Lord’s Supper when it is offered in the church meeting? Though there are some differences between churches on this question, many leaders agree on the following statements as requirements from the Bible on this important practice.

Missing the Obvious
Author: Bill Elliff

The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus,
they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
But He replied to them…
"Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky,
but cannot discern the signs of the times?"
And He left them and went away. (Matthew 16:1-4)

One Another Commands
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• Be at peace with one another. Mk. 9:50
• Wash one another's feet. Jn. 13:14
• Love one another with brotherly affection. Rom. 12:10
• Outdo one another in showing honor. Rom. 12:10
• Live in harmony with one another. Rom. 12:16
• Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you. Rom. 15:7