Each member of the human race usually begins life weeping, for weeping is one of the first signs of life in a newly born babe, and the entire path of life is in measure soaked with tears. We may rest assured that this is not God’s purpose for man. No, an enemy has done this. […]
It is a present possibility to learn of God in a special way while living in a realm of chaos, challenge, and sin. We cannot so learn to know our God in heaven, for those elements which afflict the flesh here are not to be found there. We shy away from earth’s problems. It is […]
I suppose nobody ever naturally did like the idea of getting older, at least after he had left school. There is a sense of oppression and depression about it (Eccl. 1:4-5). The irresistible, inevitable onward march of moments and years without the possibility of one instant’s pause–a march that even while on the uphill side […]
In Romans 14, Paul is dealing with the differences among the Christians of his day concerning food. Some from Jewish backgrounds were still sensitive about dietary issues. From birth they had been warned not to eat certain foods that were forbidden by the Law. They also still wanted to observe special days that had been […]
Our Redeemer was in the Garden of Gethsemane. His hour was come. He knew that His agony was fast approaching Him, and He felt a longing for two or three of His disciples near Him. But even that slight support was to be denied our Saviour in that awful hour. His three chosen disciples were […]
When I was a boy, I felt it was both a duty and a privilege to help my widowed mother make ends meet by finding employment in vacation time, on Saturdays and other times when I did not have to be in school. For quite a while I worked for a Scottish shoemaker, or “cobbler,” […]
Remember when dads went to work and moms kept the home? Families had problems, but they stayed families. There was one divorced woman in our neighborhood then, and she pretty well wore a scarlet letter. But things began to change. People stopped believing in “doing your duty.” Life was for enjoyment, we were told, and […]
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus […]
Afghanistan: Non-Muslims are denied freedom of assembly, and open profession among refugees has often led to deaths. Islamic radicals rule the country. Azerbaijan: Although Azerbaijan officially guarantees religious freedom for all, the nationalists are becoming more Islamic and anti-Christian. Bangladesh: One of the poorest nations on earth, Bangladesh suffers from overpopulation, flooding, and cyclones. Believers […]