When one takes their driving test, there is a section on the test that deals with road signs. There are many different kinds of road signs. Around here lately we have had our share of road signs that are warning signs. Some are on I-75; some have been on I-475, some on our surface roads (like the ones on Houston Road.). We must heed these warnings or pay the consequences. One such sign would be that a bridge is out. If one traveled the road that had this kind of sign on it, and did...Continue reading
Month: September 2026
Explicit and Implicit Authority
Ray Dutton In John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Here Jesus stated “explicitly” (by the very words) that no one can come to the Father except by him. “Implicitly” (not in exact words) He said that it is impossible to come to the Father by Buddha or Mohammed. The implications of God’s teaching are just as true and binding as the explicit statements, but false teachers deny this fact. They have long tried to justify their additions to God’s...Continue reading
Misconceptions of Godly Parenting
Barry Gilreath, Jr. One of the wisest men to ever live once wrote, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). But it is the training that we as parents so often struggle with. We are so bombarded by humanistic, worldly, parenting philosophies that many Christian parents are confused about how to bring their children up in the love and admonition of the Lord (Eph. 6:4). And just as misconceptions have arisen in the denominational world concerning the Lord’s...Continue reading
The Shame of Nakedness 2
Wayne Jones Editor’s Note: this is a continuation from last week’s bulleting. I do hope this is informative and that it is applied to one’s live. How can I violate God’s Divine Dress Code? Certainly, there must be exceptions to nakedness, shame, and God’s dress code.” One understandable exception is found in the relationship between husband and wife. The writer of Hebrews stated: “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled…” (Heb. 13:4). Other exceptions might include the relationship between a doctor and patient or child to parent when the situations demand such. However,...Continue reading