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.
On the nineteenth of this month, Spring officially began! Spring will run through June twentieth. Most of us look forward to springtime. The time has sped up, the brightness of the day seems to last longer, and of course the warm temperatures bring about more activities outside. We can also look at spring as a time of …
“He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit…” (1 Timothy 3:16a) Among the many incredible facts revealed in Scripture about Jesus would be the incarnation and the resurrection. Having a proper understanding of who Jesus is and what He has done will have a direct impact on how we live. The Incarnation—Christ was …
This past February marked the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In spite of being outnumbered & out-gunned, the Ukrainian forces continue to fight the invaders to a current stalemate. Prior to the invasion two years ago, the Russian officers were told to pack their dress uniforms & medals in anticipation of their …
In a world that seems to be more and more cluttered with frustrations, concerns, uncertainties, pain, and hurt from emotional & physical challenges coupled with spiritual obstacles, aren’t we thankful that God only wants us to Live Simply for Him? His desire is for us to be saved and not live a complicated life. There is …
All of my life, I have heard it said, “You are only as strong as your weakest link!” My humble understanding of this quote means, every “link” on your chain (metaphorically speaking) is important, needs to be proficient in the mission of the organization, and makes a positive contribution if success is to be …
How many of us feel that most days of our life everything is “good?” Or, if someone asks how things are going, we might say, “I’m good, all good.” I enjoy my days when things are going “well,” or as we say, “good.” But, like the weather in Kentucky, if we will hang on for …
For nearly twenty years, my daddy worked in a local feed mill. When I was a little boy, he told stories of working in all types of weather conditions scooping corn, bagging feed for farmers for their livestock, driving trucks for deliveries to those farmers, and doing all sorts of laborious tasks in a dusty & …
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig uttered some words that would go on to be some of the most iconic in history. After being diagnosed with a debilitating disease, standing only about two years from his death, the man who had played more consecutive baseball games than anyone else ever had gave this brief speech: …
This time of year my mind hearkens back to when my parents would stop by Kenneth Calvert’s drug store and pick up several calendars so they would be ready to hang when January 1st would show up! The drug store, for decades, always had the same type of calendar. In fact, it was referred to …
Paraphrasing Lou Gehrig’s speech from 1939 after he had received the news regarding his health while speaking to the New York Yankee fans, he said in sum, “Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth…I have always received kindness and encouragement.” The contents of Gehrig’s speech summarizes how I …
