My sister-in-law, Heather Everson, sent me this video. My sister, Amber Tatum, hates the 12 Days of Christmas, so this video should get a laugh out of her!

While this case is still winding its way through the courts, it is still worth your time to read a little about it. A biologist in the Boston area claims he was fired for believing in the Genesis account of creation. He is suing his former employer over the issue. Click here to read the article from Yahoo! News. A couple of questions worth asking about this case: 1. Will we see it covered on the national news if this man wins? (or if he loses?) 2. Will the ACLU come to his aid, claiming that his “civil rights” were violated? Just wondering.

We are proud to add Christian Cornucopia to our blog roll. My good friend Michael Jackson, who works at Heritage Christian University in Florence, Alabama, runs this new blog. The site has just a handful of posts so far, but they have proved to be good. Michael uses the blog (so far) to lead the reader to other articles of interest. Click here to enjoy this new blog.

The 9th Avenue youth rally is just 28 days away. When you plan for something for so long, it gets hard to believe when it is just one month away. I hope you are planning on coming. I was informed this week that our adult class teacher, Glenn Colley, is not going to be able to attend. He serves as an elder for the West Huntsville church of Christ, and the eldership is taking a trip to a mission point. However, it is wonderful to know so many Christians who are willing to help. With just a few days to go until the rally, brother Dale Jenkins has agreed to…

At 9th Avenue we are blessed in many ways. One of our blessings is the tremendous number of members who volunteer to teach in our Bible school program. We have enough teachers that we are able to give extended breaks to them, so they can learn more of the Bible. Our students benefit from having several teachers. The students learn that several people care for them, and their spiritual development. They get to learn from teachers who have different perspectives and life experiences. All of these things add up to a solid foundation. Teaching the Bible, though, is not something to be taken lightly. While many have a talent to…

First released in 1987, Rejoice with Me has a new, updated and expanded version released earlier in 2007. Brother Wayne Jackson’s 202-page book is a classroom-level commentary on the book of Philippians. In fact, the subtitle is simply Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. I have studied the book of Philippians several times and have even preached an extended series from some of my graduate work on the book. As with any other book of the Bible, though, I learned even more from reading more about it. If you are familiar with brother Jackson’s writings (especially his books), you know that he is a first-rate student of the original Greek language.…

Yesterday morning, I awoke in our hotel room and got ready for worship as usual. Leah and the kids did the same. While we were not at “home,” it was a typical Sunday morning. After getting dressed, we headed down to the breakfast area. It was about 7:50 AM, and the room was packed. We sat at the only table we could find and I had to sit on the arm of a couch, because the table was only really made for two people. As I walked around getting food and as I listened, it was obvious that we were the exceptions to the rule in this room. While “dress”…

So, maybe I need start calling this the “every two weeks Friday Links Roundup” (or something a little more snazzy). We were away for Thanksgiving and I just decided to take some time away from blogging while we were away last Friday. Hopefully, we’ll get back into the schedule of doing this every week. Here are some wonderful articles for you to enjoy: 1. December starts tomorrow, and Joey Sparks has given a challenge to read the entire New Testament in that one month. He has a brief article that contains a link to a reading schedule so you can take the challenge. Read the article and follow the link…

Eating with my family is fun. Sometimes we watch DVDs of great shows (like The Cosby Show) and other times we just sit around the table and eat. We always eat breakfast at the table, and some interesting things are said. One thing I have learned at that table is that my 2-year-old daughter is smarter than many people who hold major degrees. How do I know that? By the answer she gives to a simple question. We have some glasses we use for drinking juice. On those glasses are pictures of animals. There are cows, geese and pigs. When she sees the animal, she always says what it is.…

It is a wonderful thing to be a person of faith. To be able to say that we believe in God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Heaven and the Bible is a wonderful thing. We should proudly proclaim these things as often as we can. Atheists cannot (will not) claim such things. Since they do not believe in any “higher power”—including the God of Heaven—they will not proclaim such statements of faith. Has it ever occurred to you that the only atheists that exist are alive right now? There are no atheists in the “afterlife.” Those who have died may not have had faith in God, but they do now! As…