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The Primacy of Preaching
“Would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!” Numbers 11:29 This! This was the desperate cry of the ancient preacher in response to those who would have forbidden the prophetic unction from falling on others in the camp of the saints. “Enviest thou for
Rejecting the New Normal
“How rich is anyone who can simply see human faces!” penned Corrie ten Boom. And yet, how much we take such simple
Cases and Cases and Cases of Nothing!
LOCKDOWNS AND QUARANTINES ARE ALL BASED ON BAD SCIENCE. Oh, the surging number of cases! Are we facing a “covid apocalypse”? What
Resistance is Duty
A CORE PRINCIPLE OF WESTERN democracy for over two hundred years has been religious freedom. So important has this been, in fact,
When Christians Disobey
After numbers of months of a presumed pandemic, we are by now familiar with the many news headlines– churches closed by government decree, being deemed non-essential. Then, with some pluck and fight on the part of some Christians, drive-in services gained a little toleration. Later, government approval was
The Inexpressible Value of Motherhood
“Mama.” For most of us, it was the first word our tongue learned to formulate. And with good reason. It was mama’s heartbeat and voice that we recognized at birth. It was mama who walked the floors in the wee hours of the night–rocking, swaying, singing–until we drifted
The Sacredness of Life
Planned by infinite intelligence, fashioned with unequalled creative skill, and marked by the Almighty’s personal touch, man came into existence–the most perfect and the most loved creature in all the expansive physical universe. Fragile as he was in the dust of his constitution, he was endued with an
I Will Not Forget Thee
“But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee
Big Tech Censorship
In a time when mass media is part of the very fiber of modern society, it would be disconcerting to consider its various venues being manipulated by certain individuals or institutions. After all, media censorship is something we would typically assign to totalitarian countries such as China and
The Gospel Safety Net
From the moment we fully realize that we were rescued by a great gospel net out of a tumultuous sea of the souls of men and were given an opportunity to make the life-saving choice to believe the Word of God and be saved, we, as believers, make
The Church Unconquerable
The words left a deep impression on Matthew. Perhaps it was the way His eyes had pierced the disciples’ as He spoke. Or possibly, it was the deep conviction that could be felt in Jesus’ voice. Regardless, years had passed since the words were spoken and yet Matthew
We Need Each Other
GOD’S CREATION holds not a few phenomenal occurrences which preach to us remarkable lessons. One such object lesson comes to us from the field of biology, featuring two fish involved in a fascinating mutual relationship. At day’s end, the Oriental sweetlips, the larger of the two fish, stands
Peace
This world is tempest tossed. Its leaders and governments are but rising and falling waves in the vast, tumultuous ocean of humanity. Above the din of crashing waves we hear the groaning cry of the soul: “Give me peace!” If there were one thing–one thing!–desired above all else
The World is in Trouble
Ah, the good life! Family, a home, vehicles, a job–security! Multitudes are indeed abundantly blessed, whether deserving or not. Little disturbs the ebb and flow of many a comfortable life. Yet, life offers no guarantee from trouble. One would be naïve to think oneself exempt from some manner
Ponder your Path
How can a man’s ways be established? He must have purpose, and it must be the right and not a misguided or delusional purpose. A man must have a purpose, a goal, an end destination that will serve as a compass and guiding star through life. He must
Together Apart?
Physical Distancing: This is what humankind has been practicing for about six millennia. When flu season or other pandemics come around, the elderly and those otherwise physically compromised, voluntarily and wisely distance themselves from those who are contagiously ill. I call this common sense. Let us continue the
Broken to Beautiful
WASTED. MARY MAGDALENE had utterly wasted her life. No one, no matter how hopeful, might have thought that her life could ever be made whole again. The epitome of rubble, she was possessed by, not one devil, but seven! In like manner, we read of the man roaming
Dead or Alive?
“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” Ephesians 2:1 Search your own heart. Are you among the living, or among the dead? First, let me tell you what we all are by nature. We are spiritually DEAD! “Dead” is a strong word–but I
Precious in the Sight of the Lord
DEATH, ACCORDING TO HOLY WRIT, is the Christian’s last enemy–the finishing battle, the final difficulty ere the pilgrim’s long-anticipated release from this mortal life to joys beyond, unspeakable. For six millennia now, Adam’s fall has carried all men to Death’s door. “There is no man that hath power
Humanity’s Groan
ALL HUMANITY UTTERS a collective groan. Paul heard it two thousand years ago. “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now,” he wrote to the Romans. Albert Barnes commented on Paul’s words, “All is united in a condition of sorrow. The
Gaining Consent through Manipulation
No agenda may be advanced without the reasonable consent of large percentages of the population; without this, it would be impossible to prevent uprisings and rebellion, demanding that rulers and governments change.
The Power of Christ
We have here brought before us a young man born in lowly life, having no advantages of position, or even education, to lift Him above the mass of men and contenting Himself by instructing the humble classes in society in one of the meaner provinces of the Roman
The Testimony of Elijah
“I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.” 1 Kings 19:10 These are the words of the victorious Elijah to the heavenly inquiry into his flight to Horeb, the mount of God. It is easy for us, just giving the passage a cursory reading, to
Men Who Dared
If the Christ-like character has today any foothold upon the earth, it is traceable from the hundreds of millions back to millions, and from millions to thousands, and from thousands to hundreds, and from hundreds to the twelve, and to Jesus Himself. The heroisms of Christendom began in
A Plea to Fathers
Dear father, your hands are the first to cradle the souls of your children. To you it is given to be the salvation of your household, and it is to you that the hearts of your young children are to be turned. Your little son–he will follow you!
The Cup of His Wrath
From The Treasury of David “But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the
A Plea for Passion
We must sink down on our knees and plead, plead, plead for passion! The battle is constant because the tendency to cool off is constant. Are we not sometimes too cold? Do we not lack expression of soul, of feeling, of fervency?
The Rhythm of Life
God set in motion the rhythm of life with His first breath into man at the creation of Adam. That first breath began a life-sustaining pattern of rhythmic breathing and beating of the heart that continues through generations of parents to children from the beginning of time to
This Sleepy Age
“WHILE SLEEPING CARELESS on the brink of an eternal woe…” wrote Bro. Warner, describing how the love of Jesus had awakened him just in time to rescue him from eternal destruction. On the brink of woe–what a place to sleep! It brings to mind the picture of a
God Sent Forth Preachers
[Twenty] centuries have now passed away since God sent forth a few Jews from a remote corner of the earth, to do a work which, according to man’s judgment, must have seemed impossible. He sent them forth at a time when the whole world was full of superstition,
The Brevity of Life
Man’s existence: Think about it for a moment. Here on earth, the measure of his existence is scripturally described as an “handbreadth” or a “vapor,” and the rapidity of its flight as “swifter than a weaver’s shuttle” or “as a tale that is told.” At its very longest
The Consequences of Atheism
Atheism, like all worldviews, has consequences. Worldviews have destinations. They are courses that carry us on to some arrival point, whether that point is good or bad. Therefore, the most important question in life that we could ask ourselves is, “Where is my worldview taking me?” What does
The Whole World Lieth in Wickedness
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1 John 5:19 IT HAPPENED INCREMENTALLY …or it could not have happened at all– that social swing, that reconditioning of the collective mind, that losing of society’s moral conscience. Oh, yes, it happened
Oppressing the Depressed
Dawn came slowly, illuminating the world with the morning’s first rays. But the golden gleams could not diffuse the darkness I felt. I knew morning had come and I must face another day. But still, I nestled myself deeper into the blanket and closed my eyes, wishing I
The Most Amazing Book
Skeptics seek to discredit the Bible as a divine revelation. This they do for they are loathe to believe in the existence of a God requiring their obedience, else how can they sin with impunity? Time magazine stated that “Atheists can’t wait to prove the whole thing is
The “Morality” of Murder
THIS WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN. So long has it stood upended that by now seemingly every drop of moral common sense has drained from it. A recent article in the National Post exploring the debate surrounding population control and its potential effect on the current climate “crisis” bears
Satan’s Physicians
THOU SHALT SURELY DIE – this promise to our fallen parents Adam and Eve has been inherited by every human born since that time. Sin’s entrance into the world brought death upon all; each new life is stained by its indelible mark, in both a physical and spiritual
From Earth to Heaven
Jacob had gotten himself into a mess. His brother, he had felt, was about to claim a blessing that belonged justly to him. And so he had gotten in his brother’s way. He had lied and cheated Esau, but he had not seen it as cheating because the
True Liberty
SOCIETY HAS TAUGHT US THAT liberty is the freedom of choice regarding our own lives. Any restraints on that freedom is regarded as oppression. Thus, a liberated child will not only have the choice of what he would like to eat for breakfast and what clothes he would
The Truth About Global Warming
IT IS EXPEDIENT THAT THE truth be known concerning global warming. The matter is exceedingly more urgent than what the media sources are reporting, and the effects will be far more catastrophic. I report to you, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that planet Earth is
A Plea from Hell
“Save the Planet!” The cry resounds across the globe. Bumble bee populations are decreasing in Canada. Spring flooding is forcing thousands to evacuate. The bean industry is declining in El Salvador. The global economic inequality is worsening. Children living in the tropics face difficulties attaining a secondary school
Born of God
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
The Power of Suggestion and Its Antidote
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Genesis 3:1. This was the first evil suggestion recorded. From
The Sexualization of Children
Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not.” Mark 10:14. Laud the beautiful innocence of uncorrupted youth! Precious children who come from their mother’s womb aglow with the light of Jesus Christ (John 1:9). Cursed be the world that sets upon their
Trying?
You try on a coat. If you do not like it, you need not buy it. You try a type of beverage. If you are not satisfied with the product, there is a money-back guarantee written on the paper cover. You try out a particular sewing machine model.
The Wickedness of Tolerance
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” Isaiah 5:20-21 Eve, after
Arrows in the Hands of God
“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.” Psalm 127:4. OH, THE POSSIBILITIES POSSESSED BY YOUTH! What zeal, what vivacity, what passion lies in the bosom of the young! Feeling themselves unconquerable, they face seemingly unsurmountable obstacles with optimism and
The Serpent’s Spell
The old serpent is a sorcerer and has been so from the beginning. Back in the garden, Adam and Eve were beguiled by his allurements. Down through time, many have been fascinated by his enchantments. And, alas, men are still captivated by the serpent’s spell in our day.
Satan’s Recycling Bin
There is a prevailing notion, especially in the western world today, that mankind has outgrown the Bible. The idea is that scientific discoveries and man’s intellect have progressed to such an extent that we are no longer in need of faith in God to explain our existence, the
The Soul’s Final Fury
“And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” Luke 18:39. The moment a soul begins seeking God, fierce opposition arises. No move towards truth is uncontested, not an
What a Waste
“What a waste!” is the indignant outcry evoked by the careless and unnecessary squandering of goods, money, and natural resources. It is a justified outcry, for wastefulness, by definition, is a “voluntary loss,” and the mind frame behind this “throw-away” philosophy is a damaging one. Albeit, at least
Scoffing the Signs
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will
The Great Assize
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 A notice, a summons to a court case. A court case
Purgatory: A False Hope
A barefoot woman, in the cold and pouring rain, climbs Croagh Patrick in Ireland. A man on his death bed desperately calls for his parish priest to perform Extreme Unction. A couple presses money into the hand of a priest, earnestly asking him to say Mass for a