Truth and truth alone can make men free. Our Master taught this lesson to the Jews that believed on him in John 8:32. With this issue of SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES you hold in your hand a new paper that is born to do just that. The truth has a right to be heard from the… Read More


by H. E. Phillips Where shall man find peace, happiness and security in this life? “There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God” (Eccl. 2:… Read More


by Connie W. Adams In May, 1973 Ed Byers and I brought the physical properties of SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES to Louisville in a U-Haul trailer. As we pulled out of the driveway of the residence of H. E. Phillips, both he and his dear wife, Polly, stood in the doorway weeping. We were both too… Read More


by Wilson Adams Dear Dad: I just want you to know that the assignment you have given me is one of the toughest I have ever undertaken(although I imagine that everyone else writing in this final issue shares those same sentiments). It’s hard to be objective when you’re so emotionally involved. I’ll do my best.… Read More


by Bobby Adams I had been a reader of Searching the Scriptures many years before Connie and I were married and had always loved and appreciated its’ stand for truth. However,after I came to work in the office seven years ago, my interest increased considerably. As I worked with subscriptions, I came to think of… Read More


by Donnie V. Rader During the Florida College lectures in February, Connie called me to his motel room to tell me about the offer that the Guardian of Truth Foundation had made to buy Searching the Scriptures and put it to rest. I was surprised at first, but saw rather quickly that this would remove… Read More