The Extent of the Gospel

By David Pyles This post concerns the question of whether all of the elect will hear the gospel. I contend they will not, yet at the same time, I contend that we have no authority to offer the hope of eternal life to anyone who has not heard the gospel and believed it. First let…

Knit Together In Love

By Bufrey Dean One of the most serious problems we face today is the breakdown of the American family. This problem not only affects our homes, but most assuredly affects our churches. Many of today’s churches face seven habitual mysteries.First is the mystery of the empty pew. Freedom to worship is apparently interpreted as freedom FROM…

Charity and Welfare

By Vaughn Winslett Leviticus 19:9 ” And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.19:10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of the vineyard; thou shalt leave them for…

Family Worship

By Sylvester Hassell The Gospel Messenger–January 1891

The Cat’s in the Cradle

By Michael Green Jr What father can listen to this song without feeling the sting of parental guilt? Ugh! I was greeted with this poignant tune when I returned home from work yesterday. I was again clearly reminded that my own pursuits, no matter how noble or needful, are not top priority. Have you paused…

Every Wise Woman Buildeth Her House

By Lynn Pyles Bruce The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to…

Of Husbands and Wives

By Joseph R Holder Preface When one mortal rubs shoulders against another, you will see either the best or the worst in them.  And since marriage is the most intimate of human relationships, or at least should be so, we often see the best and the worst in that sphere of life.  This work is…