December 8, 2025
Precious Memories (Part 2)
Our gracious Father will never forget us, but he is willing to forgive us. That's something I hope we never forget.
Articles for tag: Memory
December 2, 2025
Christmas Ramblings, Attendance Trends, and the Medication Everyone Should Get On in 2026
Recent studies contend that the joys of Christmas can be carried beyond December and result in good mental and physical health by regularly going to church.
November 24, 2025
HOW OLD IS GOD?
Through the body and blood of Jesus of Nazareth, our sins are removed. They are cleansed. They are forgotten.
September 3, 2025
Are You Sleep Deprived?
If you’re growing weary in welldoing, I encourage you to adopt a positive “sabbattitude” and find a healthier, more sustainable pace for your life and ministry.
September 3, 2025
Write Sermons for the Ear, Not for the Eye
Preaching is a living transaction between the preacher and those who are listening; the words we speak must represent that truth. So, when you sit down to prepare a sermon, write for the ear, not the eye.
May 26, 2025
Pierced
Jesus’ sacrificial death was an event of joy along with a time of grief. This time when God’s people gather to partake of Communion should follow that pattern.
May 5, 2025
“Mother of All the Living”
Eve was granted the privilege of living up to her name, for she became “mother of the Living One,” Christ Jesus, who destroyed the devil’s work (1 John 3:8).
December 25, 2024
Merrily Making Memories
Mike Kennedy, a bi-vocational minister at Minnehaha Church of Christ in Vancouver, Washington, shares a Christmas memory and the value of holding on to those memories.
December 23, 2024
The Donation of Life at Christmas
Rebekah Hannum, a missionary to Spain, recalls a Christmas gift of life from a friend who donated a kidney and a Christmas gift of life from Jesus.
August 13, 2024
Remembering Dr. Chris Templar (1944-2024)
Johnson University recently announced the passing of long-time faculty member Dr. Chris Templar, a pioneer in the field of robotics and the integration of technology into education.
July 1, 2024
Not a Distant Memory
Communion is not a distant memory, but it calls our attention to a weekly reminder of how God came near.
May 20, 2024
May 26 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Generosity” (2 Corinthians 8:1-12; 9:6-15), by Mark Scott.
May 20, 2024
Worth Remembering
As Christians, we are called to remember what God did to bring us out of the slavery of sin. . . .
May 6, 2024
Pain that Leads to Joy
Could Jesus have been thinking about God’s message to Eve when he shared this metaphor with his disciples? . . .
February 26, 2024
March 3 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, "Unity" (1 Corinthians 1:10-17; 12:12-20), by Mark Scott.
January 18, 2024
THROWBACK THURSDAY: McGarvey’s Address at the Graves of Veteran Preachers in Kentucky (1909; Part 2)
Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight "pioneer preachers" who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 2)
January 11, 2024
THROWBACK THURSDAY: McGarvey’s Address at the Graves of Veteran Preachers in Kentucky (1909; Part 1)
Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight "pioneer preachers" who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 1)
January 1, 2024
The Practice and Art of Surprise: Marriage Practitioners
By Rudy Hagood My wife, the unbelievably beautiful Osharye, recently shared an article titled, “We’re Talking About (Marriage) Practice.” In it, she reminded us of the cultural phenomenon from 2002 when basketball star Allen Iverson famously said, “We’re talking about practice . . . not a game . . . we’re talking about practice.” (If you haven’t read it, you might enjoy doing so before reading this.) Osharye’s words got me to thinking about the areas of our marriages that are underdeveloped due to a lack of, well, practice. One area where we could become proficient is in the art
December 22, 2023
‘Born that Man No More May Die’
Christian college professor Genilyn McCaffrey starts her Christmas memory by writing, "As a preacher’s kid whose dad also happened to direct the church choirs, I spent the Sundays before Christmas in kids’ choir practices and waiting around for the adult rehearsals to finish. . . ."
December 20, 2023
A Box of Christmas Memories
"My mother was the 'Cindy Lou Who' to the Christmas 'Grinches' in our family," Indiana minister Eric Hallstrom writes in this second in a series of six Christmas memories we are sharing. "I have to admit, I may have been one of those grouches during my growing-up years. . . ."
