Dale Ridge church of Christ

Good intentions and avoiding delay

Filed under: Charles Cash, Devotional on February 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

            This week, my wife Ruth had to go and make some copies of the key to the church building. She came back with an assortment of different designs – one had a cat, one a panda, and one a dolphin. Although each one had its own decor, each one of the keys was made after the pattern of the original one that Ruth had taken to the locksmith.

            In Christianity, we have a pattern that God has set before us to be saved and be faithful to Him. We are to hear the word and believe it (Romans…

Filed under: Devotional, Michael Carter on February 7th, 2009 | No Comments »

Certainly one of the great joys of parenthood is the myriad ways in which your children remind you of the joys of childhood.  As our six year old son is learning to read, I am reminded of the wonder I felt when I first became literate.

My wife is a great teacher, and like all great teachers at times can get discouraged.  Many times she would despair at Joseph’s apparent lack of interest.  I on the other hand recognized the father in the son, and pointed out that he would read when he decided he was interested, but not until.  And that decision made,…

Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on February 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A great resource for prescreening movies and television.

Filed under: Butch Adams, Resources on February 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »

No one would deny that we live in a world full of temptations.  We are bombarded daily by images of worldly pursuits that we are told would be pleasurable if we engage in them.  How should we as Christians deal with these temptations and overcome them?  Let’s look at Jesus’ example in Matthew 4. 

                In Matthew 3:13-17, we read of how Jesus came to John the Baptizer in…

Filed under: Devotional, Michael Carter on February 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »