Editorial

A New Column: Communion Meditations

After my Forthright article this morning, Words During the Supper," imagine my pleasant surprise to read a communion meditation, by a guest author, in Neal Pollard's Daily Bread email. ...

It's new! It's Sunday! It's around the Lord's table!

By J. Randal Matheny (31 March 2008, 01:08 PM)
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Veteran Missionary J.C. Choate Dies

We regret to inform our readers that J.C. Choate, long-time missionary, editor and publisher died around 12:20 p.m. CST at his home in Winona, Miss. ...

By J. Randal Matheny (01 February 2008, 05:33 PM)
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The Men Pray Together

One of the other encouraging moments has been my participation with the men's prayer group at the Center Hill congregation in Paragould, Ark. This church has supported us in Brazil since the beginning. Every Monday morning they meet together in the multi-purpose building with a list of people who need prayer. ...

One of the encouraging moments has been my participation with the men's prayer group.

By J. Randal Matheny (07 January 2008, 03:12 AM)
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A Different New Year Blessing

Here's a different new year blessing, written by Cornelius Claassen in South Africa. "During the coming New Year, may the blessings of God harass you ...

A new way to express the old new year wish.

By J. Randal Matheny (31 December 2007, 03:43 AM)
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Share the Blessings

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. It testifies to the Christian underpinnings of the United States. Though other countries have imitated the observance, they lack the tradition which forms a basic underpinning of the American nation. No nation in the world...

By J. Randal Matheny (22 November 2007, 06:15 AM)
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions of the Forthright Magazine site. Why Forthright? The word Forthright is not only an adjective which means "honest, straightforward," but also a noun which means "a straight path." We want to take that path to the Cross...

By J. Randal Matheny (25 October 2007, 01:09 PM)
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What We Believe

Religious sites often have a statement of faith. I don't like'em. Nor creeds. I like to stick with the Bible. When you stay with it, you're doing good. But for some directories and such, they require it. So here is...

Some sites outline their creeds. Here, we offer a few scriptures meaningful to us.

By J. Randal Matheny (25 October 2007, 12:58 PM)
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Sunday Evening Notes: Special effort

* Our special effort in September to increase the email list subscription yielded good results. We hope you'll join us in an continued effort to get the word out about Forthright.

The editor shares some thoughts about Forthright, another Fellowship, friends, and funds.

By J. Randal Matheny (07 October 2007, 06:49 PM)
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Righteous and Devout

by J. Randal Matheny The meeting was small, even by Brazilian standards. Maybe the rain and the cold kept some away. The cold more than the rain. Brazilians are used to the latter, but complain bitterly about low temperatures. It...

An encounter of Christian workers gives reason for hope and encouragement.

By J. Randal Matheny (03 June 2007, 06:38 PM)
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Day of United Prayer

In the US, today, 3 May 2007, is the National Day of Prayer. Established by Congress in 1952 and proclaimed this year by President Bush, the effort is backed mainly by a group of evangelicals. With a few exceptions, our brotherhood doesn't give the day much space. That is as it should be. We are not evangelicals. Nor can we see much spiritual profit in joining such religious bodies in this. We do not -- cannot --, as a body, participate in such observations. ...

Though the National Day of Prayer is not for us, we may join with other disciples in special moments and efforts.

By J. Randal Matheny (03 May 2007, 03:07 AM)
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Join our new chat group

So that Forthright's friends can enjoy each other even more, the magazine's editors and staff have begun a chatty new email group called -- what else? -- FRIENDS. The FRIENDS email group has several purposes: 1) Exchange ideas about articles...

Join Forthright Magazine's chatty new email group.

By J. Randal Matheny (16 November 2006, 07:35 PM)
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We covet your comments, but ...

The Forthright Magazine website has recently been swamped with spam. Because of limitations of the software we now use, we cannot prevent these unethical and immoral messages from appearing on the website. The editors and webmaster have spent precious time...

Unwanted messages have forced us to close comments temporarily.

By J. Randal Matheny (23 October 2006, 09:55 AM)
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