In the 1870s, the Spirit of God did a remarkable work among the upper classes in Russia. A prominent instrument of that work was Lord Radstock, whose preaching and individual witnessing were peculiarly blessed. Granville A. W. Waldegrave (1833-1913) became the third Lord Radstock. His grandmother was a devoted believer who gave generously to mission […]
Diligence is a quality of the soul which in the power of the Holy Spirit will enrich the personality and enlarge one’s capacity in the things of the Lord. Nowhere does Scripture countenance laziness. It was “while men slept the enemy came and sowed tares.” In the materialistic age in which we live, there is […]
Private property seems ingrained in the fibre of our civilization. It was sanctioned by the Law which said, “Thou shalt not steal,” and “Thou shalt not covet.” The New Testament ratifies both those commandments. The gospel puts a check on avarice and profusion by insisting on the moral claims of others; but it never tells […]
According to the Book of Acts, Ephesus was highly favored among the churches founded by the apostle Paul. He gave two years’ residence at one stretch to that prosperous and strategic city. During that time there was an abundance of apostolic physical healing and exorcism of the demon possessed, insomuch that the goddess Diana, that […]
No good tradesman would willingly work very long with a blunt iron. “If the iron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct” (Eccl. 10:10). Good work demands a good instrument, and a good workman will see, if possible, that his […]
The world watched as a Marine helicopter lifted off, bound for Houston, Texas, while a moving van with Arkansas plates made its way cautiously through the gate into the presidential compound. It was moving day at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and many observant evangelicals found it a moving experience indeed. They saw moving out what little […]
Some businesses can be carried on at home, but others cannot. A man may make shoes in his back shop, but he can’t catch fish there, and he can’t sow seed there, either. It is in the nature of the case that the fisherman and the sower should go abroad. Now our great Exemplar, the […]
“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox” (Prov. 14:4). Martin Luther, (1483-1546), irreversibly changed Christendom when he faced off with an empire at the little town of Worms. Germany. This single event so stirs us that, five centuries later, parents honor his daring by […]
Certainties are remedies,” says the poet. How true are his words. The businessman, when he has the certain knowledge that his business is sound and healthy, finds in the knowledge a remedy which kills his anxiety. The mariner, who is guided by his chart and compass, knows where the dangerous places are, and therefore has […]