Adams, Wilson Archive

Marriage Matters

…the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, Against whom you have dealt treacherously, Though she is your companion and wife by covenant. —Malachi 2:14 “Oh, what a feeling!” –was for several years the slogan of the Toyota car company. Sadly, many go into marriage thinking that love...
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Quiet Moments with Jesus

Staying connected is big business in our technosavvy culture. Smart phones, email, Facebook, Texting, and Twitter give us instant access to family and friends (and work!) 24/7/365. And while that has its advantages, it has equal disadvantages. For example, how much time do we spend building face-to-face relationships? Have we become addicted to phones and laptops to the point that a...
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Immodesty

Christians are called to a higher standard whether they reside in 1st century Corinth or 21st century America. And both genders are challenged. Let’s cut to the chase: When it comes to immodesty, we live in a “War Zone”—where each day is a battle to control and conquer the mind. Women...
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Max, Beth, and the Latest Circus Church Craze

Circus church must be wearing thin. After years of crowd-pleasing theatrics to pack the pews, the popcorn has grown stale and the Starbucks has turned cold. Those who grasp history as well as human tendencies could have predicted that the emptiness of Evangelicalism would eventually manifest itself and a new...
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Misguided Grief

The tears of Jesus were real. How can one read John 11 and fail to come away without a greater understanding of the emotional humanity of Jesus. When Jesus walked upon our dirt, He connected with people. His emotion of compassion surfaces again and again (Matt.9:36; 14:14; 15:32; 20:34). In...
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It Still Matters

It is difficult to be objective about the past half-century of church history because of the emotional attachment one has to his times. After all, these are not “Luther’s times,” or “Campbell’s times,” these are our times. It is true that history happens now and, although is it often imperceptible...
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