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The One Scriptural Reason for Divorce

by Don Wright

We live in a society that devalues marriage.  The majority of people in the world believe that marriage is nothing more than a secular contract that can be broken over the smallest offenses, or even over no offense at all.  It is not unusual at all for a person to be married, divorced, and remarried […]

Are Miracles Performed Today?

by Don Wright

This article is not about whether or not miracles were performed in the first-century church. THEY WERE!  Jesus performed miracles.  The apostles performed miracles.  Many members of the church of Christ, in general, performed miracles in the first century.  Anyone who believes in the Bible knows that this is true.  So again, whether or not […]

Growing in Grace and Knowledge

by Don Wright

Obeying the gospel of Christ is the smartest, most valuable decision anyone can ever make.   Some very important decisions must be made in life, but none of them ranks as high as accepting Jesus as one’s Lord and Savior. Upon making that great decision, and following it up by actually obeying the gospel, one’s sins […]

Psalm 51:5 Misapplied

by Don Wright

One of the tenets of Calvinism is that man is born totally depraved due to original sin.  What is original sin?  Let us allow defenders of the doctrine to tell us. “According to the Bible when Adam, the first man, chose to sin in the Garden of Eden, sin came into the world and passed […]

Why So Many Offices

by Don Wright

It is amazing how simple the organizational structure of the local church in the New Testament was.  The church was simply made up of elders, deacons and saints (Philippians 1:1). The work or responsibility of the elders is to oversee the flock.  There are several terms in the New Testament that refer to this position: […]

Watch Out for Those Nails

by Don Wright

Nails in marriage are those things that puncture the relationship between a husband and wife and allow the romantic love to leak out. Once the romantic love begins to dwindle in a marriage relationship, the marriage itself is in danger.  The best way to protect your marriage is to do those things that help you […]

Evidence That the Pope Isn’t the Head of the Church on Earth

by Don Wright

How do I know that Catholicism is wrong?  I could give a multitude of answers to that question; however, one way that especially stands out to me is that the Pope, who is supposed to be the head of the church on earth and infallible, has been wrong in his analysis of the scriptures. Have […]

What Do You Do for the Local Church?

by Don Wright

I once heard an interview given by Jim Harbaugh, coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team, shortly after he was hired by them.  He was asked the question, “What does it mean to be a Michigan man?”  This question was asked because, being a former starting quarterback for the Wolverines, he is thought to be […]

“No Definition of Marriage”

by Don Wright

This is the title of an article found in the Akron Beacon Journal.  It was in the “Voice of the People” section.  The writer of the article claimed that the Bible does not define marriage as being between a man and a woman.  This writer, portraying himself as a religious leader by calling himself Reverend, […]

“Blessed Are the Peacemakers”

by Don Wright

The Bible is full of exhortations and admonitions to live in peace with our fellow man, beginning with the seventh beatitude given by Jesus in the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5:9).  Paul also encourages us to be at peace when he wrote, “If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably […]