One of the precious gifts that God has given to every human being is the gift of time. Time is a precious resource, and absolutely non-renewable. Each hour, each day, each year of life, rolls relentlessly into eternity, carrying with them the imprint we have made for good or bad. These hours can never be […]
Whether you are a carpenter, company president, keeper at home, or a salesperson on the road, you need at least three characteristics to find success and fulfillment in your daily work-life and Christian pilgrimage. You need the aptitude, the correct attitude, and the appropriate level and kind of activity for the job or service you […]
On a warm summer evening in London, lines of curiosity seekers formed, eager to find a seat in the auditorium to hear the much-anticipated debate between the well-known atheist, Robert Ingersoll and the British preacher, Dr. Joseph Parker. During the course of the debate, Ingersoll ruthlessly attacked the truthfulness of the Holy Scriptures, and in […]
I was born the first time in 1954 in southern Guilford County, near Greensboro, NC. This part of North Carolina has long been known for the numerous Quaker or Friends meetings that were established in the 1700’s. My family had that heritage. I am eternally grateful to God that I grew up in a Christian […]
I was born on the mission field. As an MK, I had the opportunity to observe up close the Naidanac (nay-da-nak) tribal group among which my parents serve. Many of them are nomads, foraging for areas with greener grass, which always seem to be at some distance from their homes. Their tribal dress changes with […]
In 1 Corinthians 8:4-7, in reference to idols, the Apostle Paul wrote: “Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there […]
Recently, on the same day, I had two separate conversations with believers, each unknown to the other. They were from two different assemblies, from two different cities, from two different countries. Yet they observed the same problem in their home assembly. It was, in their view, an apparently careless way in which believers were received […]
To reach Roman Catholics, they must be personally convinced they are lost. Sadly, in Evangelical circles there is a growing trend to accept Catholicism as a viable Christian church. Key evangelical leaders write with sympathy and respect of the Vatican and current pope. Was the Reformation a mistake? Has the Catholic church changed in its […]
The onset of the world-wide missionary outreach of the assemblies began rather unpretentiously on a misty warfside in Gravesend, England, on June 12, 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Norris Groves and their family sailed for St. Petersburg, Russia, en route to Baghdad. Mr. Groves had been associated with the small group of brethren in Dublin, […]