What's New

Nov. 3, 2008--I updated information about the Spout Springs church of Christ (they have moved into their new building in Cameron, NC) in A Directory of the Churches of Christ in North Carolina .

Sept. 30, 2008--I updated some of the Bible Study Links.

Sept. 14, 2008--It was good to hear brother Ed Lewis again today. If you're ever in the Wilmington, NC area, we greatly recommend the Winter Park congregation.

Sept. 1--I updated the listings of A Directory of the Churches in North Carolina and the Churches Home Pages link.

Aug. 31, 2008--Ed Lewis, from the congregation down in Wilmington, was our guest speaker today. It was good to renew old friendships and hear him again (and his granddaughter drove up with him to keep him company).

July 25, 2008--I've updated contact info for the local church here in Newport.

June 25, 2008--Updated the Bible Study Links page by adding a new to re: Thinking, which has some good study material.

June 15, 2008--Added the Hope Mills congregation listing to A Directory of the Churches in North Carolina.

Nov. 24, 2007--In November/December 2007 issue of The Sower, which Eugene Britnell has published for 52 years, had a brief story about the oldest church of Christ in Alabama, The Rocky Springs church, which was established in 1807. The history of this congregation makes for good reading.

Nov. 21, 2007--We have received word that the Foothills congregation in Hildebran  is no longer in existence. Some members have relocated, and many others are now meeting with the Newton congregation.

Sept. 4, 2007--This past summer was again a busy one, and now that school has started again, time will be at a premium. This evening, as I was sorting the e-mail that shows up in my mailbox, Larry Rouse had sent me a weekly bulletin of the North Charlottesville (Va.) church--I recommend that you go to www.cvillechurch.com and bookmark their web site (and check it on a regular basis). Their page has something that I once imagined this online publication to be--it is clearly as well designed, inviting, and credible (articles include such authors as Dee Bowman, Roy Cogdill, and Sewell Hall).

March 10, 2007--Saw in "Briefly: A look at the U.S. religious landscape" where the "Church of Christ" has 1.6 million people; it also lists 24 denominations and their "population."

March 3, 2007--The "Nay-Sayers'" most recent attempt to destroy the Christian faith by "discovering" the burial tomb of Jesus is being debunked by several in the liberal media, such as "Belief exploited in faux documentary" that appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel online newspaper edition today.

2007 Feb. 26, 2007--Here's an interesting news item on Mardi Gras (by a high school sophomore in Atmore, AL).

2006 Jan. 26, 2007--I came across an interesting explanation of why fire trucks are always red.

2006 Jan. 04--There was an interesting story in our local paper yesterday (about a liberal preacher moving to a more liberal congregation).

2006 October 27--Today I added a dozen or so new congregations that have web sites.

2006 October 15--I've added a primer on Jainism.

2006 September 12--I added a Witchcraft - World of Witches to my World Religions page.

2006 August 29--Court favors Christian literature on campus (District had barred students from distributing pro-life, religious material), and I'm really disappointed in Gov. Arnold -- Religious right fumes after Arnold signs gay rights bill that requires schools that receive state funds to introduce nondiscriminatory practices relating to sexual orientation.

2006 August 23--Here's a follow up to the Aug. 15th post Interview: Navy Chaplain Fighting for U.S. Religious Liberty, Jesus' Name.

2006 August 19--Jon Monday, a writer for the Village News (in Fallbrook, CA) condemns fundamental religion for causing wars in Religious Tolerance Is Not Enough.

2006 August 15--As a USMC vet, this bothers me greatly: Navy Chaplain Faces Crucial Trial in His Fight for Religious Freedom; I'm not a great fan of chaplains to begin with, but this case has serious implications for non-chaplains (I'll keep you posted).

2006 July 21--Today I updated/verified the information about several congregations listed in the July 2006 issue of Truth Magazine. It thought it somewhat contradictory that several articles condemned modernism and and changing with the times, while at the same time adopting a new format for their "new look and our new magazine."

2006 July 15--Yesterday and today I updated information on the church at Winston-Salem and Polkton in A Directory of the Churches of Christ in North Carolina.

2006 June 06--Here are some items for further reading on the WWW:

Feeding the 5,000 and Ice Water--A professor of oceanography at Florida State University suggests that Jesus walked on "floating ice" and not water link.

Most American don't believe in the bodily resurrection--Recent poll reveals interesting results link.

College student says religion plays an important part in their lives--This poll has more interesting findings link.

Adventist Scholars See 'Gospel of Judas' as Neither an Authentic Gospel Nor 'Good News'--There was a TV special about this link.
 

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May 24, 2006--For this past couple of days I have been giving this site a new look (and better links to my writing).

April 7, 2006--Today I updated information about the Walnut Street church in Cary.

Jan. 2, 2006--We have received word that Hendrik Joubert is preaching at the church in Mebane.

December 9, 2005--The Truth Magazine listed a new congregation in the Fort Bragg/Spout Springs area (there are two contact phone number, but there is valid zip code at this time) and "fiddle dee" (Scarlett O'Hara said that in Gone with the Wind), I have not heard from my good friend Jim Miller in 3-4 years, and his e-mail address doesn't work; the last I heard he was at a community college in Maine working on a computer degree--we wish Jim and his family the very best in this life (and 3 John 2).

October 26, 2005--This evening I posted a change to the Fuquay-Varina church of Christ in A Directory of the Churches of Christ in North Carolina

October 21, 2005--Today I posted an article about "The 5 Periods of Church History". I have also received word that the Foothills church in Hildebran is now meeting at 6 o'clock on Sunday evenings.

October 3, 2005--Today I added a link to The Evangelical Free Church of America on my Denominations page (this was prompted by Mike Willis's article in Truth Magazine on "In Essentials Unity; In Non-Essentials, Liberty; In All Things Love" (1) that appeared in its Sept. 15, 2005 issue.

August 31, 2005--Today I updated information on the Westside church in Franklin.

August 2, 2005--John Ricciardi sent me a couple of links: Bible Search and the 2005 Northeast Church of Christ Directory of Non-institutional/Conservative churches of Christ; later today, I heard from an old friend, Ney Reiber, who updated the info on the Mineral Springs congregation.

August 2, 2005--John Ricciardi sent me a couple of links: Bible Search and the 2005 Northeast Church of Christ Directory of Non-institutional / Conservative churches of Christ; later today I heard from an old friend, Ney Reiber, who updated the info on the Mineral Sp

May 19, 2005--Today I updated A Directory of the Churches of Christ in North Carolina, and I also updated my Bible Study and Church Home Pages, and Bookstore links.

Feb. 8, 2005--Got a new scanner, so I'm digitizing stuff as time allows; here's a lesson on Repentance.

Jan. 17, 2005--A sister, who lives in Fort Worth, sent me an item that I've named Submarines and Salvation.

November 17, 2004--Today I posted a page that deals with Instrumental Music (it refutes the "psallo" definition argument).

August 29, 2004--Today I updated the contact people for the Hayesville church in the Directory of Churches of Christ in North Carolina.

August 15, 2004--I was able to publish the following: A Recipe for Communion Bread, The 12 Days of Christmas, The Parable of the Popcorn, The "Begats" of Genesis 5 & 11, Should We "Celebrate" Christmas and Easter?, and "I Don't Believe Everything My Church Teaches." As time and opportunity present themselves, I'll post more.

June 28, 2004--Some one was nice enough to let me know about a broken "contact" link on my Restoration Plea page--you know, we meet the nicest people around here.

Feb. 22, 2004--I updated The Directory for the Churches of Christ.

Feb. 12, 2004--Here's a snipet on the origins of Valentine's Day.

Dec. 3, 2003--I have updated some Bible study links, and I have started a Religion in the News page.

Nov. 3, 2003--I have just posted a CNSNews story about how Christians who convert from Islam to Christianity are being persecuted in Egypt. There is also a BBC report that ABC is set to air a documentary on Jesus's wife, Mary Magdalene.

August 20, 2003--Well, it's been nearly 9 months that I was off-line. Most of the explanation is contained in the Dec. 6, 2002 entry. Because I teach at East Carolina University (and Fall Semester 2003 starts in a week), getting things "caught up" will be a challenge.

Dec. 6, 2002--When I first began this site, my ISP was Coastal Net (in New Bern, NC). Earlier this year, Volaris bought Coastal Net, and in June, they moved their tech support to Florida. Last month, Earth Link bought Volaris, and I don't know how to contact their tech support (so I'm trying to move this site to my present ISP, which is Road Runner/Time Warner), so if things don't work the way they should, they will soon--thanks for your patience). I've updated several pages, including a paragraph about my work with the Newport congregation, and added a page on billboards. Over the holidays, I hope to update more material on this site.

May 31, 2002--I am in the process of adding meta tags to all the pages on this site, which will make it easier for you to find "stuff" here.

May 15, 2002--Today I updated the information the new congregation in Hilderbran, NC.

May 11, 2002--Today I moved A Directory of the churches of Christ in North Carolina to this web site (probably should have done it last year).

March 31, 2002--I updated some Bible Study Links, some Preacher Home Page Links, and B. W. Johnson's Chronology of Acts.

February 15, 2002--I updated a couple of links about Islam.

December 23, 2001--I added a couple Feng Shui links to my World Religion page.

November 4, 2001--The Deep Run church in Sanford, NC will be hosting a gospel meeting Nov. 25-30.

October 6, 2001--I updated my Preacher Home Page links.

August 1, 2001--I updated some Bible Study pages.

April 10, 2001--I added some links to various directories of churches of Christ.

January 1, 2001--What's not new? If you've been here before, you know everything's changed. I started the make-over in mid-December. Hope you like it. If this is your first visit, here are a couple of topical links:

Bible Authority, which has 3 articles:

• Authority, 
• Are Bible Examples Binding? and 
• What's Wrong with It? and 

How the Bible Is Organized 

The Restoration Plea is from my other web page.