Every week, the ministers here at the South Green church of Christ write brief articles for the congregation's weekly bulletin. The following is a copy of those articles, which have been adapted to this digital environment. Brief and to the point, these articles are designed to inspire, encourage, and challenge all. We hope and trust you will find them useful.
We sometimes joke about “banker’s hours,” all the time off teachers have, and the easy day of “stay home moms.” Of course, we all know the stress bankers withstand, the mandates teachers must implement with little assistance from stakeholders, and the exhaustion full-time moms endure everyday! We are quick to take jabs at these very …
Are basic manners (such as “Please” and “Thank You”) old-fashioned and a thing of the past? Why is it that adults have a hard time expressing appreciation for things they have been given? Zig Ziglar (known as “America’s Motivator”) has some interesting thoughts: Of all the things a parent can teach a child, manners rates …
Matthew 11:28-30 says Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. …
I was fortunate to be part of the group who attended camp last week. Beneficial experiences like these are hard to explain, you just had to be there to understand. If you didn’t go, here’s what you missed… 1) Teamwork-I Corinthians 3:9 says For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are …
“Oh, be careful little mouth what you say…” Having just completed a week of Vacation Bible School, I am reminded of the importance of the words we speak. The things we say (and the way we say them) identify us with either Jesus or the world. Profanity is never acceptable. Not only is profanity an …
Psychologists have longed studied the concept of people who care for one other have a tendency to hurt the one they love. Think of intense dialogue between spouses, the challenge of correcting a child and the way we have talked to one another at times. I struggle in these areas too. We only improve when …
When considering powerful things in nature like volcanoes and hurricanes, Immanuel Kant once wrote, “We may look upon an object as fearful, and yet not be afraid of it…A righteous man fears God without being afraid of Him…” From one perspective, God is terrifying…from another He is captivating, beautiful, and altogether lovely. We are reminded …
Placing flowers on the graves of loved ones creates opportunity for reflection. Seeing the graves of my parents, grandparents, brother, and people I’ve known during my life reminds me… –Not to be consumed with this world: Colossians 3:1-2 says If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, …
One man & one woman-Matthew 19:4-6 says And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become …
We are in a time where the lines of morality are blurred. The Bible is plain when it comes to who is to marry (1 man & 1 woman), how children are to be parented (by both parents), and how children are to respond to their parents (reflecting Godly parenting). We should be thankful for …
