The West Side church of Christ

“The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward” (Proverbs 11:18 NASU). Earthly things are deceptive; they do not bring happiness and joy. The many who work for nice things and luxuries will only reap momentary pleasures at best. The true reward is found in the work of the righteous. [...]

Many people have trust issues. It seems that people, no matter how close or how good their intentions are end up hurting us in some way. They may have given in to temptation and lied, they might have innocently fed us misinformation. Even some who are close betray us. God, however, cannot do any of [...]

“The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm” (Proverbs 11:17 NASU). This verse continues the thought of Proverbs 11:16 by showing the results of the different paths to success. We reap what we sow in life. Therefore, we do ourselves good by being merciful and kind to others (cf. Matthew [...]