Biblical Articles

On October 16, 1998 Linda Marshall wrote a guest column for the Denton Record-Chronicle, which was titled, "Conservatives, Stop All Pretending." Her plain purpose is to defend feminists who have continued to support Bill Clinton despite the evidence that has surfaced...

Has anyone ever done a study of how the bright lights used on stage and for filming movies affect the "stars"? Perhaps psychological testing could be done to measure the decrease in IQ points as a career progresses. How else can the insane statements and warped...

Paul R. Buckley's November 21st (1998) article spotlighting Max Lucado has occasioned quite a bit of response in the Dallas area. It appeared in the religious section (1G and 3G) and was titled "The Grip of Grace: Lucado Puts New Face on Churches of Christ." It begins...

Dear believer: You ask me to accept Jesus as my personal Savior; yet his behavior and teachings often expose one who should be escaped, not sought. I ask only that you read what follows in the spirit of open-mindedness taught in Prov. 15:10 NIV ("he who hates...

Most of the complaints about the Bible have been answered a long time ago. Its critics have not generally discovered anything that was not brought up AND ANSWEREDin the last century. John W. Haley's Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible provides a thorough answer to just...

Recently, two tracts came to the office which were designed by either an atheist or an agnostic. Although no name was attached to either tract, the author of them is Dennis McKinsey, who publishes Biblical Errancy (estimated circulation about 350). His address is 2500...

Angelosophy has become a popular topic in the past few years. People have been talking about, thinking about, and wondering about angels. A small percentage of people claim to have had an experience with angels. No doubt, the popular television show, Touched By An...

Probably no name is more revered among Protestants than that of Billy Graham. He is widely respected and perhaps better known than anyone else (after the pope). His nearly universal ability to draw admiration, as a magnet draws nails, stems from his many years of...

Message boards outside of a church building or place of business can be quite interesting or very dull. It has grown exceedingly tiresome to drive by a Dairy Queen, for example, on a day when it is 105 degrees in the shade, eagerly looking for an announcement about a...

One hundred years ago churches of Christ were in the midst of a crisis; instrumental music had been imposed upon the worship. For decades brethren had enjoyed praising God together without the addition of various types of musical accompaniment. In fact, many had left...

On October 7th an article about Kenneth Starr and the church of Christ appeared in the Charleston Gazette. The article consists of a vicious attack upon both Kenneth Starr and the Lord's church. The opening line is: "Unfortunately for President Clinton, his sexual...

September's Reader's Digest highlights the successes of Ted Turner. He owns CNN, the Atlanta Braves, is vice chairman of Time Warner Inc., and was voted 1991 Man of the Year by Time magazine. And that's just a smattering of the things he owns and the awards he has...

This year's Fort Worth lectureship book is a volume well worth having--even if the reader has comparable books. Last year's Power lectures on Dangerous 'Isms covers much of the same ground as this book does, but the material scarcely overlaps at all: both books...

One of the richest spiritual feasts each year is the Power lectureship, directed by B. J. Clarke. Every one of the accompanying books is a masterpiece--a comprehensive, thorough, up-to-date collection of essays on the selected theme. The video and audio tapes for this...

If the question were asked, "What does a Christian owe to those in the world?" some might answer, "Nothing! I haven't bought anything from them; I haven't contracted any of their services. I owe them nothing." Not all debts are incurred, however, on a goods-for-cash...

A few weeks ago we discussed Steve Blow's column from The Dallas Morning News, in which he advocated (tongue-in-cheek) that the Southern Baptists at their next convention re-establish child sacrifices. Then his satire lost its humor as it became apparent that it was...

One of our college students, a conscientious one who actually reads the textbook, was shocked to discover the following at the very beginning of her history book. In answer to the heading question (Was Columbus the first to believe the earth was round?) the writer,...

Dear Mr. Fielding (minister of the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship): Your August 28th column in the Denton Record-Chronicle was most instructive, if not edifying. First of all, you have an "I" problem. Like the rich fool in Luke 12:16-20, who left God out of...

Irving Wallace has written several books with recognizable titles, among which are The Prize and The Chap-man Report. Many of his writings deal with the subject of sex, and we would not endorse them in any way. In a way, Wallace's The Twenty-Seventh Wife also...

With society on the verge of accepting homosexual marriages (repeated endorsements have been given by Ann Landers), we have wondered, yes, even predicted that it would not be long before the idea of polygamy would be revived. Well, the idea has now been suggested--and...

On August 2nd Donna Fielder wrote an editorial in the Denton Record-Chronicle that probably a great percentage of the community agreed with: "Propagating Hate at Church." The purpose of her column is to take issue with the protesters who show up each week in front of...

The last few months have brought an assortment of curious articles about "religion" to the public's attention. These are in no particular order and are not especially related, except for various levels of humor that characterize each one. Developments in the Henry...

Most of us thought that the denial of the necessity of baptism for salvation on Lucado's radio program in December of 1996 was sufficient to mark him as a false teacher. After all, when someone says that a person should be baptized because he is saved and not in order...

"Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" (Isa. 5:20). Perhaps the reader has heard about the salesman who, it was thought, was so smooth that he could sell...

Columnist Steve Blow of The Dallas Morning News is guilty of blasphemy in this June 26th column. No doubt, he only thought he was being funny, but in this instance God's reaction must certainly be, as the English monarch's once was, "We are not amused." This charge is...

Rumor has it that some members of the church do not like reading articles in the church bulletin relating to sex. Not only does our current society seem fascinated by the subject (to the point of preoccupation with it, at times), but God Himself felt it was...

[Editor's note: In recent newspaper articles published in the Denton Record-Chronicle I dealt with various issues of immorality, such as divorce, fornication, adultery, and homosexuality. After the second article appeared, someone wrote in to take issue with what was...

Due to the flurry of denunciations against Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader, and Dick Armey, House Majority Leader, some may have lost sight of what was originally said. Trent Lott was being interviewed for The Armstrong Williams Show. The host asked the Mississippi...

Four new books have been published in recent months that preachers, members, and churches can spiritually profit from reading and studying. These will be dealt with in order of publication. Lessons in LyricsThis 851-page tome is certainly a unique book in that it is...

Sometimes, after we have read or studied about one of the heroes or heroines of the faith, we may ask ourselves, "Would I have the courage to say and do the right thing in a difficult situation?" Women may wonder, "If my life were on the line, as Esther's was, would I...