When And Where Did Jesus Build His Church?
In May 1886, a pharmacist named John Smith Pemberton, invented a new medicine that would “be a remedy for ailments including heartburn,...
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Ben Shafer
- Jan 26, 2023
- 4 min
What Is The Foundation Of The Church Of Christ?
In 2009 the Millennium Tower opened up in San Francisco. The high rise luxury condominium building is 58 stories and was 645 feet tall....
Ben Shafer
- Jan 19, 2023
- 4 min
Who Built The Church?
If you were having a home built, who would you hire to build it? It would depend on how big the home is, where the home is, the detail,...
Ben Shafer
- Jan 16, 2023
- 4 min
Why Are You a Member of THAT Church?
We live in a time when church membership is on the decline. Since the 1990s the number of people who claim to be members of a church has...
Ben Shafer
- Jan 16, 2023
- 4 min
Are Scriptural Reasons Really That Important for Church Membership?
In emphasizing the need to have scriptural reasons behind church membership, you may be surprised to learn that there is actually...
Ben Shafer
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
Do You Hear God?
One word that jumps out as you read through the Bible is the word “hear”. It is found throughout the Old and New Testaments in contexts...
Ben Shafer
- Dec 22, 2022
- 4 min
Last Minute Gift Guide
Christmas is just a few days away. We are entering into shopping crunch time. During these next few days, many people will make the same...
Ben Shafer
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Water is Essential For Life
In John 3:1-5, a Jewish ruler named Nicodemus comes to Jesus and confesses that Jesus must be from God. Nicodemus could not deny the...
Ben Shafer
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Have I Missed The Point?
In John 5:39, the Lord makes a very interesting statement to some Bible believing Jews that had rejected him. Jesus says, “Ye search the...
Ben Shafer
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
How to Love Life
If you search for “how to love life” on Amazon, you will find over 20,000 different books written on the subject. The number shows how...
Ben Shafer
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Does God Accept My Worship?
There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from the story of Cain and Abel. Among the most important of those lessons is that God is...
Ben Shafer
- Jun 30, 2022
- 4 min
What About a Religious Experience?
Many people make claims of having very profound and religious experiences. As a reader, you may have something in your past that is...
Ben Shafer
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
What About the People Who Never Hear the Gospel?
When studying the Bible with people, there are a number of intellectual challenges that they will have to deal with. It seems at each...
Ben Shafer
- Apr 6, 2022
- 4 min
If It's Good Enough for Mama...
There will always be stumbling blocks that stand in the way of people obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 1:23 Paul...
Ben Shafer
- Mar 24, 2022
- 5 min
How do You Forgive?
Jesus taught his disciples to pray in this way, “forgive us our debts as we forgive the debts of others” (Matt 6:12). Jesus will go on to...
Ben Shafer
- Mar 17, 2022
- 4 min
Is the End Near?
Chances are, last Sunday your preacher got up and brought you a message about the Ukraine and Russia. And chances are, he went to...
Ben Shafer
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
How's Your Ticker?
In 1967, Eugene Pottenger was the first patient to have a heart bypass surgery. It was performed by Dr. Rene Favaloro. Eugene was told...
Ben Shafer
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
What Makes You Blush?
In Jeremiah 6:15 it says, “Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they...
Ben Shafer
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
How to make the Holidays Happy Again.
The holiday season is the happiest time of the year for a lot people. Many people love to go all out in decorating their homes. Some...
Ben Shafer
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
Driving From the Wrong Tee Box
In a recent tournament, professional golfers Jordan Spieth and Henrick Stenson found themselves in an almost unbelievable situation. They...
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