He walked this world as a man, a human being. But no human has ever completely walked like Him. He was free from all the prejudices of the world around Him. His words, miracles and grace touched  all of humanity. Whether Jew, Gentile or Samaritan, they learned of His love for them. He was free…

One of the strangest request for help I have ever received occurred one summer day in   Gadsden, Alabama. Two men drove up and asked for help with gasoline. I asked them where they were headed. They said, “Jackson, Mississippi.” They had left from Tupelo, Mississippi, traveled to Memphis then to Nashville, then to Atlanta and…

Job wanted an umpire (NAS, “mediator”-NIV, “arbiter”-ESV) to stand between him and God. He wanted a lawyer. He was convinced that God was falsely accusing him of doing wrong or God had him confused with another person. He wanted a lawyer so he could plead his case before God and correct God’s misunderstanding and wrongful…

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. (Proverbs 25:11 ESV) What image comes to mind when you think of apples of gold in a setting of silver? Do you envision a masterful centerpiece welcoming all guests to the table of delightful fellowship with a delicious meal and heart…

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8 NAU) To do justice is to do right toward one another. It is to “do unto others what you would have them…

Why not join us as we read the Bible through in 2019? Each day you will read a passage from the Bible which will take you about 15 minutes. By the end of the year you will have read the Bible completely through. You will grow in your knowledge of God’s word and it will…

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels. (Mark 12:34) Have you ever been ashamed of God? Paul cautioned Timothy to “not be ashamed of our message nor…

Are things about as bad as they can get? Do you have news overload? Do you think things are about as bad as they have ever been? Well, no, they are not. We are actually living in pretty good times. So why so much negativity? We need to take another look with a different perspective.…

Billy R. Smith serves as the Dean of the College of Biblical Studies.  He also serves as a minister for the Henderson Church of Christ in Henderson, Tennessee.  A native of Woodbury, Tennessee, Billy Smith is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman (A.A., 1970), David Lipscomb University (B.A., 1972), and Harding University Graduate School of Religion (M.A.,…

This should be a daily reminder. Perhaps even multiple times per day. I was taking my trash can to the street last night. The darkness had set in. The sun had set in the western-southwestern sky as it makes its way toward the winter solstice. “The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours…