Author: Martin Bragwell

Ed and Patsy now live in Athens, Alabama and are members at the Pepper Road church. As administrator of this blog, he enjoys sharing thoughts about spiritual maters. Not only his thoughts but good articles from other authors. He is also thankful to have been able to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ for over sixty years.

Thirty-Seven Days Learning Appreciation for Matthew 6.

I had been told many times, “live one day at a time,” by folks much wiser than myself. I had been able to associate this advice with our Savior’s words, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow…

An Example of Judging Hastily

Many years ago, while working with a local church, there was man who occasionally attended Sunday services with his wife and son, who were faithful members of the congregation. I will call him Mr. XL. I’d had a few very…

The Fallacy of Unconditional Forgiveness

The idea that a Christian should forgive a brother who sins against him, whether or not he repents, seems to be gaining momentum among my brethren. We read of it in the social media, hear it discussed in Bible classes…

Law and Expedients

Twice the King James Version of the Bible reads, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient… (1 Corinthians 6:12; 10:23). In these verses, “all things” is translated from a form of the Gr. πς (pas).…

Brethren with Too Many Relatives

No, I am not talking about a population explosion. I am not even talking about long lost cousins that surface when someone starts a rumor that we have come into some money. I am talking about relatives as opposed to…