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 Seasoned with Salt - Dave Phillips Church Growth - Ira North Lessons from the Usher - author unknown A Personal Touch- Marlin Connelly Equipped - Dave Phillips May We Be So Bold - Larry West What Did You Say? - Steve Higginbotham Answered Prayers - Dave Phillips Words of an Elder - Bill Davis True Value - James W. Moore It Pays to Double Check - unknown author Up to the Challenge of Teaching? - Is Your Hut Burning? - unknown author Ready for Your Reward? - Johnny May Education - John Ruskin How Specific Must We Be? - Dave Phillips Marriage - from "Preaching" Corraling Charlie in Church - Patricia Glenn Worry - Scott Tillman Education Is No Guarantee - Dave Phillips Prayer - Robert E. Lee Just a Game? - author unknown The Presence of God - Edwin White 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 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 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 Don't Tell Me What, Tell Me Why? - Dave Phillips The Discipline of Study - Caleb Colton Instrumental Music in Churches - J.W. McGarvey 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 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 Lottery Concerns - Dave Phillips Lottery Fever Infecting Tennesseans - Rubel Shelly The Sinfulness of Gambling - Mike McDaniel A Logical Concern - Dave Phillips Gambling: A Deadly Game - Larry Braidfoot Casting Lots - Tank Tankersley Some Thoughts on September 11 - Tank Tankersley The Lord's Day - Rick Casebier What Does a Kid Cost? - North MacArthur Church bulletin The Meaning of Life - Dave Phillips Easy to Grab, Hard to Let Go - Tim Woodward Adult Language - John Gipson Conservative or Liberal? - Dave Phillips Enhancing Worship - Dave Phillips Let's Do Better - Dave Phillips Feeding the Sheep - Dave Phillips Family Rule - John Gipson God - Frances Quarles 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 Preparing for Worship - Dave Phillips Finding the Problem - Hillsboro Herald Popcorn Worship - John Gipson I Drew My Circle Again - copied 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 Heard the Latest Research Findings? - Dave Phillips Wasted Education - copied My Grateful Soul - Rick Casebier Words of Reassurance - Psalm 16 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 In Control of Destiny? - Dave Phillips The "Tour Guide" Syndrome - Andrew Phillips Scathing Report on Education - W. A. Harper Speaking for 'Preachers and Fried Chicken' - Dave Phillips Preachers and Fried Chicken - Terry Keeling Passionate Balance is Not an Oxymoron! - Dave Phillips Just a Little - Addie Nobles Billy Sunday and the Banker - Lon Woodrum Moses and Faith - Paul Woodhouse New Evening Classes for Men - copied Salvation Issues - Dave Phillips EIS - "For the Forgiveness" or "Because of Forgiveness" - Jack Lewis Worship Considerations - Dave Phillips Open Letter from Nadab and Abihu - David Brassfield Worship Questions - Dave Phillips 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 A Child That Understands Prayer - author unknown January Mission to Village of Hope - Donna Griffin A Story Only a Preacher Could Appreciate - author unknown One of Life's Saddest Stories - Dave Phillips First Century Historian Speaks of Siege of Jerusalem - Josephus
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The Role of a Father in a Christian Home - Jon Arnett
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What Do You Remember about Church? - Dave Phillips
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Strength in Diversity - Dave Phillips
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The Great Commision - Dave Phillips
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Greater than the Temple - Michael Brooks
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It's a Gift - Dave Phillips