Living Church News

Volume 23, No. 6, November/December 2021

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What Does It Mean to “Avoid”?

Personal Gerald E. Weston

Dear Brethren, From time to time, the Church is required to “mark”—take note of—someone. We read of this in the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth, composed under the inspiration of God near the Days of Unleavened Bread.…

Faith, Protection, and Unity!

Editorial Gerald E. Weston

What a year this has been! We would normally have this issue of the Living Church News filled with summer camp material, but, as you will see, that has been scaled back a bit. The Adventure Camp was a huge success, as was the West Virginia…

In Everything Give Thanks

Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)

As we in the United States prepare to celebrate our national Thanksgiving Day holiday on the fourth Thursday in November, we may remember that other nations have their own days of thanksgiving. In Canada, Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday…

Is God Fair?

Dexter B. Wakefield

Years ago, I knew a man who would call from time to time to tell me about his latest doctrinal ideas. He had attended a congregation I had pastored, but he had left to begin attending with various other, smaller groups. Sometimes I was interested in…

A Life Without God

Anthony Stroud

My wife and I have been going through the book of Judges, in which we read, “Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them…

Christian Pilgrims

Wyatt Ciesielka

There is a word often associated with the American holiday of Thanksgiving that God inspired the authors of the Bible to use to describe His saints. David used it in 1 Chronicles 29:12–15 when he praised God for His blessings and lovingkindness upon…

Ladies Beware

Janth B. English

A few years ago, when I heard a sermon by Dr. Scott Winnail entitled “Raising Daughters, Raising Godly Women,” I was shocked by my reaction to a statement he made.

Overcoming Many Tests

William Long

Adventure Camp 2021 was held in the beautiful Bob Marshall Wilderness of Northwest Montana. Thirty-one campers and staff experienced beautiful mountain views—but the scenery was not all we enjoyed. There were encouraging Bible studies each day and…