The West Side church of Christ

“If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!” (Proverbs 11:31 NASU). The translation of the NASU can be confusing in this verse. The word “rewarded” may be more accurately translated “recompensed.” The idea is they are going to get what is just / due to them. [...]

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls” (Proverbs 11:30 NASU). This is in sharp contrast to the one who troubles his house (cf. Proverbs 11:29). The first part of this proverb seems to be referring to physical blessings. The righteous provide a source of meaningful [...]

No one likes to be wrong. We tend to bristle and jump to the defense when we are accused of being wrong. The fact is, however, sometimes we are wrong. Today, many are adamantly defending a position claiming all God requires us to understand is the basics of His Word. Beyond this all we need [...]

“He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, and the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted” (Proverbs 11:29 NASU). If we act foolishly we could end up losing everything dear to us. The trouble you bring to your family might end up destroying your family (financial, emotionally, etc). or it could end up [...]

“He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf” (Proverbs 11:28 NASU). It seems that wealth will bring us everything we want: security, comfort, entertainment. It seems that money is the solution to our problems and if we just had more all of our worries would fade [...]

In the afternoon on the 25th we will be taking a trip to the pumpkin patch. This post will be updated with more details in the future.

On October 21st at 7:00 p.m. we will be having a night of singing in place of our regular Wednesday Night Bible Study.

Tuesday, October 13th @ 6 p.m. in the Annex. This study will begin a series on Paul’s Epistle to Titus. All women are welcome to come.

“He who diligently seeks good seeks favor. But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him” (Proverbs 11:27 NASU). What motivates you in life? If you have pure and unselfish motivations, you will do good and find the favor and esteem of others. Those who are motivated by selfishness, however, will find trouble and [...]

Students in a psychology class at San Diego State College were asked to name their most valuable asset. Two of the students wrote down intelligence, and both misspelled it. We often deceive ourselves into thinking we are something we are not. In fact, we often take pride in our perceived characteristic. Many have taken pride [...]