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Spiritual Considerations is a collection of articles designed to offer assistance in personal devotional time.  These first appeared as inserts in our church bulletin.  The term Considerations was intentionally chosen to lead us back to a more intense look at the Scriptures, the Bible.  I wrote many of the articles on various topics and I collected others that I thought were appropriate.  Some are designed to educate, others to entertain, but all are intended to encourage us in our Christian walk.  Should you have a comment or question, feel free to contact me at davephillips@gtownchurchofchrist.org

The length of each article varies and is listed beside the edition of Spiritual Considerations in which it is found.   I hope you find them helpful in your spiritual walk.

 

Spiritual Considerations  number 1

Need Encouragement? - Dave Phillips

Superstition - Dave Phillips

Jumping to Conclusions -Al Maxey

Is the Holy Spirit Weird? - John Gipson

Spiritual Considerations  number 2

Seasoned with Salt - Dave Phillips

Church Growth - Ira North

Lessons from the Usher - author unknown

A Personal Touch- Marlin Connelly

Spiritual Considerations  number 3

Equipped - Dave Phillips

May We Be So Bold - Larry West

What Did You Say? - Steve Higginbotham

Spiritual Considerations  number 4 Sorry - Not available at this time
Spiritual Considerations number 5

Answered Prayers - Dave Phillips

Words of an Elder - Bill Davis

True Value - James W. Moore

It Pays to Double Check - unknown author

Spiritual Considerations   number 6

Up to the Challenge of Teaching? -
Dave Phillips

Is Your Hut Burning? - unknown author

Ready for Your Reward? - Johnny May

Education - John Ruskin

Spiritual Considerations  number 7

How Specific Must We Be? - Dave Phillips

Marriage - from "Preaching"

Corraling Charlie in Church - Patricia Glenn

Worry - Scott Tillman

Spiritual Considerations number 8

Education Is No Guarantee - Dave Phillips

Prayer - Robert E. Lee

Just a Game? - author unknown

The Presence of God - Edwin White

Spiritual Considerations number 9

Self-Motivation - Dave Phillips

Be Careful What You Say - David Fisher, ed.

"No Ma'am, I Won't Ever" - Covington Courier

Find the Books of the Bible - submitted by Jack Joyner

When I'm 64 - American Demographics

Devotion - Douglas V. Steere

Spiritual Considerations  number 10

What is a Christian? - Dave Phillips 

Our Worship - Charles Hodge

Following Jesus - What Does It Mean? - Tank Tankersley

Long Sermon? - author unknown

A Disciple of His - author unknown

Spiritual Considerations  number 11

Instrumental Music in Worship - Dave Phillips

Music's Role in Defining Our Fellowship's Identity - Christian Chronicle

Early Church and Instrumental Music Controversy - Everett Ferguson

More Thoughts on Instrumental Music - Jimmy Jividen

Closing thoughts on subject - Dave Phillips

Spiritual Considerations  number 12

Don't Tell Me What, Tell Me Why? - Dave Phillips

The Discipline of Study - Caleb Colton

Instrumental Music in Churches - J.W. McGarvey

Spiritual Considerations  number 13

The Role that God Has Assigned - Dave Phillips

Church Tips - John Gipson

It's All in the Mind - Gary Redding

Church Growth - The Oak Leaf

Spiritual Considerations  number 14  

I Just Want to Be Your Friend - Dave Phillips

Friends - Aesop's Fable

Leaders and Ladders - Bruce McNicol

A Challenging Verse - Milton Harris

One More Thought About Friends - Pietro Aretino

Spiritual Considerations  number 15

Lottery Concerns - Dave Phillips

Lottery Fever Infecting Tennesseans - Rubel Shelly

The Sinfulness of Gambling - Mike McDaniel

Spiritual Considerations   number 16

A Logical Concern - Dave Phillips

Gambling: A Deadly Game - Larry Braidfoot

Casting Lots - Tank Tankersley

Spiritual Considerations  number 17

Some Thoughts on September 11 - Tank Tankersley

The Lord's Day - Rick Casebier

Spiritual Considerations  number 18 The Role of a Father in a Christian Home - Jon Arnett

What Does a Kid Cost? - North MacArthur Church bulletin

Spiritual Considerations  number 19 Sorry - not available at this time
Spiritual Considerations  number 20

The Meaning of Life - Dave Phillips

Easy to Grab, Hard to Let Go - Tim Woodward

Adult Language - John Gipson

Spiritual Considerations  number 21

Conservative or Liberal? - Dave Phillips

Spiritual Considerations   number 22

Enhancing Worship - Dave Phillips

Let's Do Better - Dave Phillips

Spiritual Considerations   number 23

Feeding the Sheep - Dave Phillips

Family Rule - John Gipson

God - Frances Quarles  

Spiritual Considerations  number 24 Sorry - not available at this time
Spiritual Considerations  number 25

The Church is the Body of Christ - Dave Phillips

Attend to Your Own Business - John Simpson

How Broad? - Cecil May, Jr.

The Exciting Thing - John Gipson

Spiritual Considerations  number 26 What Do You Remember about Church? - Dave Phillips
Spiritual Considerations  number 27

Preparing for Worship - Dave Phillips

Finding the Problem - Hillsboro Herald

Popcorn Worship - John Gipson

I Drew My Circle Again - copied

Spiritual Considerations  number 28

Growing in Spiritual Maturity - Dave Phillips

Test for Any Activity - author unknown

The Most Dangerous Thing - C.S. Lewis

The Almost Impossible Thing - C.S. Lewis

Defeating Old Habits - Thomas A. Kempis

Thoughts of others on Growth and Development - Erich Fromm, Alexander Smith

Spiritual Considerations  number 29 Sorry - not available at this time
Spiritual Considerations  number 30

Heard the Latest Research Findings? - Dave Phillips

Wasted Education - copied

My Grateful Soul - Rick Casebier

Words of Reassurance - Psalm 16

Spiritual Considerations  number 31

The Importance of Gentleness - Dave Phillips

Psalm 15 - The Gentlemen's Psalm

All I Need to Know - submitted by Bill Nance

Straightforward Prayer - submitted by Addie Nobles

Spiritual Considerations   number 32

In Control of Destiny? - Dave Phillips

The "Tour Guide" Syndrome - Andrew Phillips

Scathing Report on Education - W. A. Harper

Spiritual Considerations  number 33

Speaking for 'Preachers and Fried Chicken' - Dave Phillips

Preachers and Fried Chicken - Terry Keeling

Spiritual Considerations  number 34

Passionate Balance is Not an Oxymoron! - Dave Phillips

Just a Little - Addie Nobles

Spiritual Considerations  number 35

Billy Sunday and the Banker - Lon Woodrum

Moses and Faith - Paul Woodhouse

New Evening Classes for Men - copied

Spiritual Considerations  number 36

Salvation Issues - Dave Phillips

EIS - "For the Forgiveness" or "Because of Forgiveness" - Jack Lewis

Spiritual Considerations  number 37 Strength in Diversity - Dave Phillips
Spiritual Considerations  number 38

Worship Considerations - Dave Phillips

Open Letter from Nadab and Abihu - David Brassfield

Worship Questions - Dave Phillips

Spiritual Considerations  number 39

Worth Reading and Thinking About - Dave Phillips

"How Sweet the Sound" - Dave Phillips

Undenominational Christianity - J.N. Armstrong

Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement - Dan Lucarini

History of Musical Instruments - Robert L. Dabney

Spiritual Considerations  number 40 Sorry - not available at this time
Spiritual Considerations number 41 The Great Commision - Dave Phillips

A Child That Understands Prayer - author unknown  

January Mission to Village of Hope - Donna Griffin

A Story Only a Preacher Could Appreciate - author unknown

Spiritual Considerations number 42 Greater than the Temple - Michael Brooks

One of Life's Saddest Stories - Dave Phillips

Spiritual Considerations number 43 It's a Gift - Dave Phillips

First Century Historian Speaks of Siege of Jerusalem - Josephus