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The paradox of the church

by Hardeman Nichols When a congregation is established according to the divine pattern of the New Testament, it is composed of elements of perfection and imperfection. Since it is a divine institution,...

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Who are we, really?

by J. Randal Matheny, editor Last Friday a woman in her 40s died after a surgery to implant a pacemaker. The procedure was performed properly, but the woman’s heart gave out. It gave out because she...

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Church, stop being afraid

by Richard Mansel When we are immersed for the remission of our sins, we are added to the Lord’s body, the Church that belongs to Christ (Acts 2:38,47; 20:28; 22:16). Jesus is God, the Almighty, who...

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We are family

Jorge, Randal, Ricardo by J. Randal Matheny, editor On Saturday night, we said goodbye to a dear young couple in the Taubaté congregation with a cookout party. Ricardo and Marilia have been a wonderful...

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Why I am a preacher in churches of Christ

by Stan Mitchell Several have asked me about why I preach for the church of Christ. Why am I a member of this fellowship? Here are the reasons, offered in kindness, yet plainly. I am not a member of...

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This ‘social’ project will succeed where all others fail

The more we trust in the social and political systems that men create, the more we will feel let down. Such systems inevitably disintegrate. As high-minded as their creators may have been, the slow...

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Denominationalism is the fleshly plan

God’s plan for mankind is ridiculous to a sinful world (Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 6:1-6) so we must have an undeniable faith in his truth (Acts 2:47; Ephesians 1:22-23; Hebrews 11:6). Godliness is our new...

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Heirlooms

Among iris fanciers, the older versions of irises are known as “historic” or “heirloom” irises. They may be forty or a hundred years old or more. In most cases, these varieties are less prone to...

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Respond or not? HuffPo slanders God’s people

HuffPo published what one brother called a hit piece on the church of our Lord, an article critical of American congregations as a whole, based upon, as I understand it, a single event. (I’m not going...

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Kingdom come

“till they have seen the kingdom of God come” (Mark 9:1). John and Jesus taught that the kingdom was “at hand” (Matthew 3:2; 4:17). They obviously believed it was forthcoming. Some followers were so...

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