In 1983 Nancy and I left the U.S. for Zaire, Africa. We were quite naive to missions, but knew the call of God on our lives and had confidence that His Word would cross all cultural barriers and language lines. We soon found out that going to a foreign country was more involved than selling […]
Queen Victoria established it in 1856 for exceptional and conspicuous gallantry on the field of battle. Of the millions who have entered combat for the British Commonwealth, few have risen to the heights of valor demanded of the Victoria Cross; and of those select recipients, many won it at the supreme expense of their lives. […]
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In these material days, one sphere after another yields in succession to the genius of the human race. And in a very special sense the ancient word of the preacher is being fulfilled: “They have sought out many inventions.” But though telescopes have been constructed by which men may see distant objects, they have never […]
We should be looking up to heaven (Lk. 21:28), waiting, watching, worshipping. But also, we should be looking at the fields, in the last few days of the world harvest, and working. Africa, the second largest continent, embraces about 20% of the land surface of the globe. God has been pleased to send His servants, […]
The African has the greatest respect for old age. On coming into the presence of a chief, he gets down on his knees and performs an elaborate ceremony, bowing down till his head touches the dust, then a ritual of hand clapping and the use of respectful terms of address. An elder is called an […]
It is an irony that should not be missed: the true symbol of Judaism is a wall. The country’s department of tourism uses a rendition of two spies carrying a cluster of Eschol’s grapes; the Israeli flag is emblazoned with magen David, the six-pointed shield; the knesset (parliament) boasts a large seven-branched menorah. But world […]
The life of King Manasseh is recorded in the Scriptures in two places: 2 Kings 21 and a more complete account in 2 Chronicles 33. Of all the kings of Judah, there was perhaps none more evil than Manasseh. Tradition tells us that He was most likely the one who gave the gruesome order to […]
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God made man in His own image and likeness, with the capacity for fellowship with the Creator. Sin disrupted that fellowship, marring the image of God. The eternal purpose of God involves the full revelation of Himself in grace through the Seed of the woman who is also the Seed of Abraham, and the Seed […]
All true service for Christ must spring from love to Christ. Martha and others, had been sorely bereaved, when Lazarus died. But their grief had turned into joy on seeing him raised from the dead. Their gratefulness to Christ caused them to love Him, and their love made them prepare the feast at which Martha […]