Steve Lloyd is a respected gospel minister who edits an electronic journal, A Closer Look At Things Pertaining to the Faith. In a recent issue he interviewed Wayne Jackson regarding some of the needs in the church today. This is the text of that dialogue.

After the Jews had spent seventy years in Babylonian Captivity, Cyrus, king of Persia, issued a decree permitting them to return to their homeland. It was an amazing event in ancient history.

Everyone understands that whenever Hollywood does a movie about some historical character, a good measure of literary license is taken.

To many, the fact that modern society appears to be immersed in filth and debauchery portends nothing but gloom. Others look on the brighter side and attempt to seize the opportunities.

There are none so blind as who will not see.

Some songs certainly are unscriptural. But we should be sure that we do not irrationally object to songs based on our own misunderstanding of the Scriptures.

For more than forty years Wayne Jackson served as editor of the Christian Courier. In this brief article, he provides a brief history of how this effort was born.

This is a review of Rosemary Reuther’s book which attempts to defend new “marriage” relationships.

Is the “silence of the Scripures” authoritative. The Bible itself states that it is.

This article discusses the so-called anthropic principle, i.e., the idea that earth’s environment was created for the sake of mankind.

Answer a fool. Don’t answer a fool. What is the right thing to do?

We are living in a time when the “work ethic” is suffering enormously. More and more people want to do less and less for higher pay.

What values are our children really learning from our parenting? Are we really concerned with instilling respect for God and his will in our children’s hearts, or are we more concerned with making sure they have the appearance of a successfull family environment?

How does one properly distinguish between God’s commandments and human tradition? How do these terms affect what we practice and preach?

A Samaritan woman told Jesus that she knew about the coming Messiah. How did this lady know this fact?

This article examines two areas of Joshua’s conquest of Canaan: the battle of Jericho and the destruction of Hazor. Are the accounts accurate?

Is the earth billions of years old? Does it matter? What does the evidence reveal?

In addition to being the Son of God, Jesus of Nazareth had a human family. A consideration of family details is a thrilling and rewarding investigation.

Part one of a two-part series examining the ancient city of Babylon and its role in Bible prophecy

A study of church discipline, especially the ultimate act of withdrawal of fellowship