[Brent Smith is the preaching minister of the Trenton Church of Christ in Trenton, Tennessee.] The apostle Paul writes, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8.28). Ultimately, that working “together for good” is realized in forgiveness,…

The Genesis account of Joseph is a familiar Bible story. Even small children in Sunday school classes hear about the beautiful robe worn by Jacob’s favorite son. Joseph was only 17 when his older brothers stripped from him that symbol of their father’s partiality and sold him as a slave for 20 pieces of silver.…

By Brent Smith [Brent is the preaching minister of the Trenton Church of Christ in Trenton, TN.] Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, besieged Samaria, the capital of Israel. The siege cut off the city’s food supplies, and its inhabitants began to starve. One of the women of the city called out to the king for help.…