I’ve heard it said repeatedly within the Restoration Movement Christian Churches, “We are a people of the book!” The Restoration Movement was a “back to the Bible” movement of the early 1800’s that resulted in local churches (no denominational oversight) with elders, and the Bible as their lone guide for faith and practice. This book, the Bible, contains an historical account of God and his creati...

Pope John Paul II once wrote, “Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure!” If you’ve been a Christian for long, you know this to be true. But you also realize that “adventure” is not all feel-good positive stuff. Life with Christ includes battles against evil, against the schemes of the devil, who tries to usurp lordship from Jesus. There is a spiritual battle going on around us we must be aware o...

While out roaming around recently I came across an evangelistic pamphlet in a store. Like many you will see, and like the message of many evangelists in our country, its theme centered on the quote, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” As is often the case, the pamphlet explained that all a person needs to do is say a prayer inviting Jesus into their heart. In this edition of ...