There is one word of God which runs through the Scriptures like a sad and poignant refrain: “My people have forgotten Me.” “Forgotten” is an intense and awful word. It surely expresses the final issue in human alienation from the Divine. Open and deliberate revolt against God shows, at any rate, some respect to His […]
When our northern climes are still held firmly in the embrace of winter, the brightly colored, lavishly illustrated seed catalogs arrive. As much as the melting snow (though we know we may still be in for a few hearty blizzards) and the running of the sugar maples, these hopeful little magazines are the harbingers of […]
It seems strange at first to hear the apostle say, “Be ye followers of me.” He was the humblest of men, prostrate in the dust of humility, hiding always behind the cross, and even at the close of life classing himself among sinners, of whom he says, “I am chief” (1 Tim. 1:15). He does […]
In Canada, my illness is predominantly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (C.F.S.) although the universal name of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) is increasingly used. C.F.S. is, in my opinion, a misnomer and only serves to trivialize this devastating illness. Using it would be like calling M.S., for example, by some name after only one of its […]
Charles Spurgeon confessed that if the man is the head of the home, then the woman is the neck that turns the head. And he should have known, because there was a woman who definitely turned his head. Susanna (Thompson) Spurgeon (1832-1903) was little different from many young people who are raised in Christian homes […]
The desire to have divine guidance is not limited to Christians. Down through the centuries, man has tried to invoke wisdom and help from whatever gods they worshiped. Behind this universal desire to have help from above in making decisions in life, is the fear of personal loss in whatever is being undertaken by the […]
The following article was prepared by the elders of the Charlottetown Bible Chapel for the good of the saints in their local fellowship. We include it here (only slightly abridged) for the good of God’s people everywhere. This was submitted by one of the elders,brother Rod Belyea. What does God’s Word say about regulating our […]
In my bookshelf are two hymnbooks that are precious to me. One is inscribed with my name and the words, “From Grandma, baptism 9/30/56.” The other has my wife’s name and “From the P. A. (Port Arthur, ON) Gospel Hall, Jan. 1961.” In those days, it was not unusual for an assembly or an older […]
From the joyful worship that accompanied the dedication of Solomon’s temple to the disastrous division of the tribes that resulted from Rehoboam’s foolish pride; from the establishment of the unified dynasty of David’s son to the depths of immorality that accompanied the reigns of most kings from Rehoboam to Zedekiah; from the awe-inspiring revelation of […]