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By Jimmy Mickells         College football season has just ended, professional football season is almost over, and basketball season is under way. As I have watched several games, of both football and basketball, I have been made keenly aware of the fact that it not... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells      “Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells      How often do you listen to the local or national news on T.V. and hear something good reported? Not nearly as often as you hear of things which are very troubling. When we read the news paper, it is filled with stories about killings, robberies,... Read More →

By Greg Gwin How do you define a religious “denomination”?  We use the term frequently, but we seldom stop to really consider what it means.  Think about it this way… 1 – A denomination is something bigger than a single, local congregation.  Typically,... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells      The word “unless” is used several times in the Scriptures. The Greek word ἐὰν μή (eh-an’ may) is often translated “except” in the King James Version and “unless” in the New King James. This word is found some sixty times... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells “And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells      “For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church” (1 Corinthians 4:17).      Do you think that Paul would be permitted... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells  “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51:5).      Those who teach and try to prove that one inherits the sin of Adam use this verse as a proof text. Does it really say that David was born a sinner... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as... Read More →

By Jimmy R. Mickells  “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed... Read More →