Truth Magazine
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Truth Magazine is a magazine produced by certain preachers within the non-institutional Churches of Christ
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Publication began in the fall of 1956 with Bryan Vinson, Jr. as editor and Leslie Diestelkamp and Gordon J. Pennock as associate editors. Cecil Willis served as editor from August 1962 until May 1977. Mike Willis has edited the paper since that time, with Connie W. Adams as associate editor since 1992.
In 1981, Truth Magazine purchased the Gospel Guardian and renamed itself Guardian of Truth. Similarly, the foundation financing the publication was named the Guardian of Truth Foundation. In December 1992, Searching the Scriptures, a periodical edited by Adams, merged with Truth as well. As of January 1999, the publication reverted to the Truth Magazine name, though the foundation's name did not change.
The churches of Christ (non-institutional)
The label "non-institutional" refers to a distinct fellowship within the churches of Christ who do not agree with the support of para-church organizations by local congregations. They contend that the New Testament includes no authority for churches' support of such institutions...
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Publication began in the fall of 1956 with Bryan Vinson, Jr. as editor and Leslie Diestelkamp and Gordon J. Pennock as associate editors. Cecil Willis served as editor from August 1962 until May 1977. Mike Willis has edited the paper since that time, with Connie W. Adams as associate editor since 1992.
In 1981, Truth Magazine purchased the Gospel Guardian and renamed itself Guardian of Truth. Similarly, the foundation financing the publication was named the Guardian of Truth Foundation. In December 1992, Searching the Scriptures, a periodical edited by Adams, merged with Truth as well. As of January 1999, the publication reverted to the Truth Magazine name, though the foundation's name did not change.