by Joshua Chretien | Nov 12, 2021 | Bible Study
Ted CampbellAssociate Professor of Church History Southern Methodist University My great grandfather and great grandmother Campbell were members of the Braxton Church of Christ in Cannon County, Tennessee, and after my great grandfather died and my great grandmother...
by Joshua Chretien | Nov 12, 2021 | Bible Study
Before we can respond to God we must realize our lost spiritual condition: Isaiah 59:2 – your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. 1 John 3:4 – Every one that doeth sin...
by Joshua Chretien | Nov 12, 2021 | Devotional
We’ve all heard the phrase “He lacks a few bricks having a full load”. “Her elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top”, is another. Regardless of which one you use, the message is basically the same: He-She-It lacks the necessary requirements to meet the current...
by Joshua Chretien | Nov 12, 2021 | Devotional
Remember the first time you actually rode a bicycle? I’m sure you do. But here’s another question: Did you have ‘training wheels’ bolted to the back before you actually did it? If you are like most of us, you did. But here’s the thing: Did they really help you to...
by Joshua Chretien | Nov 12, 2021 | Devotional
I know that expressing myself openly to you may seem a bit risky since we are told you are a predatory enemy of the most vicious sort (I Peter 5:8). But we are also assured that to name you and defy you is to defeat you (James 4:7, I Peter 5:9), and that is what I...
