By Nebo’s lonely mountain, On this side Jordan’s wave, In a vale in the land of Moab There lies a lonely grave. And no man knows the sepulcher, And no man saw it e’er, For the angel of God upturned the sod And laid the dead man there. That was the grandest funeral That ever […]
There is an awful warmth about my heart like a load of immortality,” wrote John Keats in a letter to J. H. Reynolds. It was a similar impression that hundreds of attendees had as they left the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati after four days of “heaven on earth.” The ministry at Mission93, convened by CMML, drew […]
There are many benefits of using language tools for Bible study, not the least of which is accuracy in our study of the the text. If we really believe that the Scriptures are the Word of God, then we want a strategic grasp of the Lord’s message to us. The study of the original language […]
Let me suggest that there are three elements to reaching people: the commission, the conviction, and the courage. Scripture gives us our commission from the lips of the Saviour Himself, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mk. 16:15). The Lord sent His disciples into all the world to […]
Theodosia Anne Howard (1800-1836) was the daughter of Col. and Mrs. Hugh Howard of County Wicklow, Ireland. She was converted to God in 1819. A staunch evangelical clergyman, Robert Daly, the rector of Powerscourt, led her to Christ. Daly wrote, “I can testify that a great change took place in her views, in her tastes, […]
Take your minds back before the world was, before there was an angel serving in heaven or a star burning in space, before there was anything–but God–filling all in all, needing no one, needing nothing to fulfill the joy of the divine Persons. Humbling, isn’t it! God doesn’t need you and me. But wonderfully, He […]
In the summer of 1988, I was privileged to come under the ministry of Dr. David Gooding for the first time. I enjoyed it thoroughly and decided to make it my business to avail myself of the opportunity each summer to spend a week under the guidance of this able and humble servant of the […]
Time is increasingly mentioned a problem among Christians, isn’t it. “Not enough time,” we say. But what exactly is the problem with it? Is it that we don’t have enough time? Or is our problem with time that it is misused? In the home, we are told, the average father spends approximately seven minutes per […]
However one feels about the present condition of New Testament assemblies in North America, most would agree that there are sweeping changes afoot. What are some of the influences that affect the present climate? 1. “Intellectual Mobility” As never before, ideas from the broad “marketplace” of Christendom are infiltrating assembly thinking. “Christian” radio, television, literature, […]