...the Bible tells me so: Index

2nd & Wallace church of Christ 201 W. Wallace P.O. Box 501 San Saba, TX  76877

Articles by Rocky Whitely

“The Sealy [TX] News”

...the Bible tells me so:

Date	Article title	Subject
October 4, 2002	Powerful Tales: Jesus the Christ	The Christian way is grounded in the Jesus story (Note: Rocky’s concluding article)
September 27, 2002	Powerful Tales: The Exodus	The Christian and Jewish way is grounded in the Exodus story
September 20, 2002	Powerful Tales: Abraham	The Christian and Jewish way is grounded in the Abraham story
September 13, 2002	Family Matters	On the importance of family
September 6, 2002	A Fitting Memorial	The kind of memorial that I am to build
August 30, 2002	“Unclean! Unclean!”	The Bible’s answer to some politically correct issues
August 23, 2002	Lessons From Noah	Things we can learn from Noah
August 16, 2002	The Israel of God	Christ’s church is the new Israel
August 9, 2002	“Let’s Eat”	God’s answer to racism
August 2, 2002	“It’s A Sin To Burn”	A Christian view toward tobacco use
July 26, 2002	“It’s Not Fair!”	Following Jesus means listening to what He means
July 19, 2002	The “Days” of Creation	How long God took to create the heavens and the earth
July 12, 2002	“How ‘Bout Another Holiday”	Getting Ready for God’s Day of Judgment
July 5, 2002	Selling in All of Us	A Canaanite Woman Won’t Take “No” from Jesus
June 28, 2002	Maybe They’re Right	The U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against “The Pledge of Allegiance”
June 21, 2002	Helping the Poor	The struggles in Christian charity
June 14, 2002	In Appreciation of God’s Word	Study all of the Bible, not simply selected parts
June 7, 2002	The Gospel Is For All	On the spread of Christianity across the Asian Continent
May 3, 2002	When God Says “No”	Recognizing God’s blessings in the face of struggles
April 26, 2002	A Question of Spanking	Proper discipline of children
April 19, 2002	“But By the Grace of God”	God’s blessings in the face of difficulty
April 12, 2002	“Where Two or Three Have Gathered”	Christ and church discipline
April 5, 2002	Weddings Ahead	Helping couples prepare for marriage
March 29, 2002	Celebrating Resurrection	Honoring Christ’s resurrection every Lord’s Day
March 1, 2002	In Pursuit Of Excellence	Doing your best for God
February 22, 2002	Jesus the Way	Following Jesus means obeying His way
February 15, 2002	Flying High	When Jesus comes for His people
February 8, 2002	Following In The Footsteps	Discipleship is learning and following
February 1, 2002	True Security	Trusting in God, not military might
January 25, 2002	The Genealogies of Jesus	What the genealogies of Jesus tell us about Him
January 18, 2002	Heartfelt Relationships	On bringing erring Christians back to Christ and the church
January 11, 2002	Serious Bible Study	Questions to be asked in serious Bible study
January 4, 2002	America’s Most Valuable Resources	Promoting Unity of the Church
December 28, 2001	Time To Move On	Encouragement to move beyond the past
December 21, 2001	Thoughts on Christmas	The significance of Jesus’ birth
December 14, 2001	God’s Use of Water	Bible cleansings point to Christian baptism
December 7, 2001	On Thinking And Being Biblical	What is truly important in Bible study
November 30, 2001	Will We Know Each Other in Heaven? (complete article)	Our hope of meeting loved ones after death
November 23, 2001	The Proof of Faith (complete article)	The relationship of faith and works
November 16, 2001	Pausing to Give Thanks	On the meaning of giving thanks
November 9, 2001	“United We Stand”	Promoting Unity of the Church
November 2, 2001	Teachers Needed	The Importance of Our Teachers
October 26, 2001	“...Till Death Do Us Part”	Encouragement to Stay Married
October 19, 2001	Getting More Out Of the Assembly	Enhancing our Worship
October 12, 2001	Lessons from Early Church History	The Importance of Uninspired Early Christian Writings
October 5, 2001	Preparing To Meet God	Tragedy Changes Focus on Life and Death
September 28, 2001	Blessing Rising From Tragedy	Tremendous Opportunity To Teach the Good News
September 21, 2001	Pausing To Reflect	A Call To Trust in God Instead of Military Might
September 14, 2001	To Dance or Not To Dance?	Dancing and the Christian
September 7, 2001	God’s Victory Over Evil	Evidences #6: The Problem of Evil
August 31, 2001	I Believe in the Resurrection	Evidences #5: The Resurrection of Jesus
August 24, 2001	I Believe in the Miracles of the Bible	Evidences #4: The Miracles of the Bible
August 17, 2001	I Believe in the Inspiration of the Bible	Evidences #3: The Inspiration of the Bible
August 10, 2001	I Believe That God Created Life	Evidences #2: The Creation
August 3, 2001	I Believe That God Is Real	Evidences #1: The Existence of God
July 27, 2001	It’s A Miracle!	The Meaning of Miracles
July 20, 2001	The Identity of the Holy Spirit	The Identity of the Holy Spirit
July 13, 2001	The Most Difficult Question	“Jesus, How Many Will Be Saved?”
July 6, 2001	The Golden Text of the Bible	Study of John 3:16
June 29, 2001	Widows, Orphans, Aliens and Poor	Who takes care of the helpless in society
June 22, 2001	With a Single Raindrop	Lessons from Tropical Storm Allison
June 8, 2001	The Authority of Jesus	A Study of the Sermon on the Mount
June 1, 2001	“In Remembrance of Me”	Paul on The Lord’s Supper
May 25, 2001	Grown Up Graduates	Exhortation for Sealy High School Graduates
April 13, 2001	Real People, Real Problems	Overcoming Division in 1 Corinthians
April 6, 2001	What Can Jesus Do?	The Story of Jesus in Mark and for Today
March 30, 2001	“By the Content of Their Character”	Jesus’ Answer to Racism
March 23, 2001	Jesus, the Lion and the Lamb (2)	A Study of Jesus in the Book of Revelation: Part 2
March 16, 2001	Jesus, the Lion and the Lamb (1)	A Study of Jesus in the Book of Revelation: Part 1
March 9, 2001	Humor in the Bible	A Study of Humor in the Bible
March 2, 2001	“ ‘Oil’s’ Well That Ends Well”	The Use of Anointing Oil in the Bible
February 16, 2001	“Pardon Me”	The Purpose of Baptism
February 9, 2001	“Be Mine, Valentine”	The True Nature of Love As Action
February 2, 2001	“What’s That You Say?”	The Christian and Speaking
January 26, 2001	“Plunging Beneath the Flood”	Christian Baptism as Immersion
December 29, 2000	Christmas Cheer	Warnings on Alcohol
December 15, 2000	A Timely Prayer	A Call for National Repentance
December 8, 2000	Christmas Cheer	Warnings on Alcohol
December 1, 2000	Unity in Christ	Promoting True Christian Unity
November 24, 2000	Jesus Is Lord	On the Rulership of Jesus
November 17, 2000	The Greatness of Thanksgiving	The Importance of Thanksgiving
November 10, 2000	That’s Entertainment	Christian Morals and the Entertainment Industry
November 3, 2000	The Christian Citizen	Voting and the Christian
October 27, 2000	Blessed Assurance for Christians	A Study of Eternal Life
October 20, 2000	“Wanted: Men and Women of Integrity”	The Importance of Character for Christians
October 13, 2000	Jesus, Prince of Peace	The Answer for Peace in our World
October 6, 2000	You Can Trust Your Bible	Reasons for Confidence in God’s Word
September 29, 2000	Who Crucified Jesus?	Our Responsibility in the Death of Jesus
September 22, 2000	Why Did God Make Mosquitoes?	A Study of Human Suffering
September 15, 2000	“Can We Talk?” (editorial page)	Homosexual Assault on Boy Scouts
September 8, 2000	How Hot Is It?	Pictures of Hell
September 1, 2000	No Outcasts	The Good News Is For Everyone
August 25, 2000	“I Have Survived”	“Survivor” Craze & God’s Saving Grace
August 18, 2000	Back to the Bible	Returning to New Testament Christianity
August 11, 2000	Caution: School Children At the Crossroads	Examples of Public “Morals” for Impressionable Children
August 4, 2000	Pure Religion	Caring for Our Elderly (James1:26-27)
July 28, 2000	Having a Mind for God	Isaiah’s Prophecy for Today
July 21, 2000	“I’ve Been Wronged”	The Power of Forgiveness
July 14, 2000	On Dating the Life of Jesus	Christian Evidences: When Did Jesus Live?
July 7, 2000	Not Done in a Corner	Christian Evidences: Secular Writings on Jesus
June 30, 2000	“In Search of Jesus”	Christian Evidences: On Peter Jenning’s Report
June 23, 2000	The Supreme Court of Prayer (editorial page)	The Removing of God from Our Schools
June 16, 2000	In Defense of Modesty	Modest Clothing
June 9, 2000	Daily Bible Reading	Bible Study
June 2, 2000	Stilling the Fury	The Power of Prayer
May 26, 2000	Graduate, Don’t Leave Home Without It	Encouragement for High School Graduates
May 19, 2000	Not Always as It Seems	Scriptures with Different Meanings than Expected
May 12, 2000	The Meaning of the Resurrection	The Significance of the Resurrection for Christians
May 5, 2000	Saving His People From Their Sins	The Far-reaching Effects of Jesus’ Death
April 28, 2000	“Ain’t It A Shame”	The True Meaning of the Cross
April 7, 2000	Making Sense of Revelation	Introduction to the Book of Revelation
March 17, 2000	The Forgotten Harmony of Obedience in Romans	The Importance of Obedience in Grace
March 3, 2000	“I Have Sinned”	The Importance of Confession
February 25, 2000	My Guardian Angel	Needed Encouragement for a Preacher
February 11, 2000	“Teach Me How To Pray”	Jesus’ Teaching on How To Pray
February 4, 2000	The Joy of Christianity	A Study of the “Be-happy-attitudes”
February 1, 2000	The Power of the Home (editorial page)	The Importance of Christian Marriage
January 14, 2000	Home Alone in Sealy	The Importance of Mothers in the Home
December 31, 1999	A New Beginning	God Allows Us To Start Our Lives Again
December 24, 1999	The Greatest Gift of All	The Meaning of the Offering of Jesus
December 10, 1999	Jesus Is Coming Again	The Message of Acts through Revelation
December 3, 1999	Jesus Has Come (2)	The Message of the Gospels (2)
November 26, 1999	Jesus Has Come (1)	The Message of the Gospels (1)
November 19, 1999	Jesus Is Coming