The letter, sent from abroad, was simply addressed to: R. C. Chapman University of Love England Robert Cleaver Chapman (1803-1902) was so renowned for his wisdom and compassion, that the postal service knew where to deliver that letter. Robert was born into a wealthy English family. His mother tutored him at home until he was […]
The tongue is “a world of iniquity,” “an unruly evil,” “tamed by no man,” “full of deadly poison,” “set on fire of hell.” It “boasteth great things,” “defileth the whole body,” “setteth on fire the course of nature.” These are solemn words. And which of us has not suffered in some way by this “little […]
No book reveals so drastically, and yet so truly, the perils of speech as the Scriptures. The Tongue–a Fire “The tongue is a fire” (Jas. 3:6)–sometimes slanderous, sometimes profane, sometimes idle, sometimes vindictive, sometimes angry–in each case it burns. The moment we have spoken what is wrong our moral system is consciously lowered. Our words […]
In our county, there is a scold’s bridle (an iron frame around the head with a sharp bit entering the mouth) which was used in years gone by to keep women’s tongues from troubling their husbands and their neighbors. They did strange things in those good old times. Was this a proof of the wisdom […]
Should we attach warning signs to our mailboxes: “Great Caution is Required” to prepare us for what we may find in it? The other day I received a newsletter written to inform me, in red ink, of “the Bloodstained Hands of Big Brother Government” and “Fascist Terror Stalking America.” This so-called Christian newsletter was filled, […]
Thirty-six years ago I was born into a Catholic, alcoholic family. Because of the verbal and emotional abuse I experienced, I never felt loved. If I was to be loved, I thought I had to earn it. And, no matter how hard I tried, I never seemed to be quite good enough. During the time […]
When we study and compare the four Gospels, we find the Gospel of John altogether different. It is interesting that while we learn much from what is similar, we learn most from what is different. It is well known that John as he writes omits several events which receive special attention by His three fellow […]
Until recently, just outside the Lion’s Gate, hugging the eastern wall of the old city of Jerusalem was the last vestige of what was once a thriving sheep market. In Bible times, Jews scattered through the ancient world by various diasporas would make their way home to worship in the City of the Name. But […]
The meal-offering, described in Leviticus 2, was a sweet-savor offering, and so could be put on the altar as the food of God. It did not represent Christ primarily in His death because there was no life taken, nor any blood shed. It was made up of various materials, but they were all the fruits […]