http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/ Copyright 2008 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:20:05 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Over the last few weeks we have received mail from various places in the United States and overseas asking for money to help purchase land or help purchase a building wherein the saints in a particular location can meet. I know as I read these that the brethren in each of these places are excited beyond belief at the opportunities before them, and they want to do all they can to make a good impression in their communities by building... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000602.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000602.shtml The Church Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:20:05 -0500 Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:51 AM By: Rick Pedraza A Michigan man is seeking $70 million from two Christian publishers for emotional distress and mental instability he received during the past 20 years from versions of the Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, a gay man, claims his constitutional rights were infringed upon by Zondervan Publishing Co. and Thomas Nelson Publishing, both of which, he claims, deliberately caused homosexuals to suffer by misinterpretation of the... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000601.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000601.shtml Morals Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:36:29 -0500 I want to thank all of you here at South Cobb for the wonderful ways you have been supporting the many works that have been taking place this summer at South Cobb. Bible camp was (as always) a success because of your monetary and spiritual support, with many children coming to camp because of your generosity. Further, many of you have been working on Vacation Bible School as never before – getting things ready for what promises to be one... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000599.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000599.shtml Christian Growth Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:28:06 -0500 One of the most comforting thoughts found in God’s word is the fact that our God is a faithful God, and will be faithful even when we are not. Indeed, as one looks through Scripture you find that God’s faithfulness in keeping covenant and keeping promises make up a big part of who he is and encourages us as we find reasons to have faith in him. Notice a few passages: Deuteronomy 7:9 "Therefore know that the LORD your God,... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000597.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000597.shtml GOD AND HIS CHARACTERISTICS Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:51:21 -0500 It is of great comfort to all of God’s people to know that God is with his people. Lately, with the stressful situations that seem to have hit this congregation hard, it is important to remember that we are not alone, but God is with us! Nothing can be of greater comfort now than that! To the families of FRANK LINDSEY, JEAN DAVIS, JOE SHINHOLSTER and EDWARD KELLY, know that our prayers are with you! Let us, as a family,... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000595.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000595.shtml Current Events Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:07:11 -0500 Recently, Rick Atchley of the Richland Hills Church of Christ preached a series of sermons on instrumental music (THE BOTH/AND CHURCH), advocating their use and charging those who oppose the introduction and use of the same as dividing the church. Since his speech, and perhaps following the example of this congregation, every month we hear of other congregations of the Lord’s church doing the same thing, abandoning opposition to the use of the instrument and actively seeking to add it... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000591.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000591.shtml Authority Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:34:17 -0500 A father had two sons. The youngest one, as often happens, grew dissatisfied with home life and family, took his part of the inheritance, and “wasted it” on riotous living. When he saw himself in the pig sty, the Bible says he came to himself, and went back home in the hopes that his father would at least accept him back as a servant in the household. He couldn’t expect much better, considering how he wasted his father’s substance, and... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000590.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000590.shtml Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:27:13 -0500 On May 10, 1982 I became a father for the first time, and on November 21, 1985 and again on June 8, 1990 I became a father. I had little understanding as to what being a father was, and even less a clue on what it took to be a father. I could only emulate what my dad did for me, and what he taught me, along with what I learned from Scripture – from the Greatest Father of all!... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000589.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000589.shtml Family Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:24:25 -0500 Sometimes I hit a bad case of writer’s block, and lately it has been extreme. Sometimes I find articles on the web from brethren I trust, and they can say what I want to say much more clearly than I can. This is the case with the below article. I hope that you will examine what Phil has to say, but more importantly, consider what your thoughts are about the Bible and its standard for our lives. Either the Bible... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000582.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000582.shtml Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:05:13 -0500 Recently I had a discussion with a member of the church concerning the singing of some of the new songs that we have been singing. This person made the point that we cannot “teach and admonish one another” if we don’t know how the song is sung, because we spend more time trying to learn how to sing the song, rather than listening to the words. This person felt that maybe we need to be singing some of the newer... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000580.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000580.shtml Worship Sat, 31 May 2008 13:11:05 -0500 “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” Romans 12:18 “Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.” Romans 14:19 Recently, a friend noticed that she had left my name off the list of absentees from a board meeting. Bless her heart, she sent an e mail apology to the entire board. I greatly appreciate her sweet disposition and desire to correct... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000577.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000577.shtml Christian Growth Fri, 23 May 2008 17:22:30 -0500 The wise man Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3 that life is full of changes. As we grow older it is harder to embrace change; we like our comfort zone, and our nest, and do not want anything or anyone to affect it. Yet, we must realize that change will come, and we must be willing to adapt to the changes, or we will be stressed out over them. As I say this, I am not saying that we must adapt... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000570.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000570.shtml Sat, 17 May 2008 10:00:40 -0500 Matt 20:20-22 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. 21 And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom." 22 But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000569.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000569.shtml Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:15 -0500 Matt 7:24-25 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.” NKJV When you watch a builder build a house, you will find that most houses start off looking the same. Most of them use 2x4s... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000560.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000560.shtml Sat, 03 May 2008 10:09:59 -0500 Scientists have constructed two “sight helpers.” The microscope aids in seeing microbial life and atoms. The telescope helps in seeing stars and galaxies so far away. We humans apparently have the need to see “things invisible to the naked eye.” My friend, Doug Finney, gave me his personal telescope, and since then I have been fascinated with previously invisible worlds that are in plain view. The Bible is a “spiritual telescope” which helps in seeing eternal realities. Through its “Jesus-lens”... http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000555.shtml http://www.southcobbchurch.org/articles/entries/000555.shtml Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:55:37 -0500