It was hotter than I had ever experienced, and the convoy of trucks made dust so thick it seemed we were traveling in a cloud. The 45-mile trip to our Vietnam base camp seemed to take forever. I had my M-16 loaded and in my lap; I was scared, but so glad to be on […]
When was the last time you read a good biography? You should resolve to read at least one in this coming year. Let me define “good biography.” A biography that is written to praise a man and exalt his wonderful work is not a “good biography.” You will come away from a “good” biography praising […]
He belongs to an elite society composed entirely of nobility (Rev. 1:6). His private estate dwarfs those of the Fortune 500’s most extravagant spenders (Eph. 1:3). His investments would take a Middle East oil sheik’s breath away (1 Pet. 1:3-4). Yet for all that, the man would pass on the street for a commoner. He […]
Charles Henry Mackintosh’s life was as colorful as his writing. He was born in Glenmalure Barracks, County Wicklow, Ireland, in October, 1820. His father was a captain in the Highlanders’ Regiment, and had served in Ireland during the Rebellion. His mother was a daughter of Lady Weldon, and of a family long settled in Ireland. […]
Preaching was once the glory of Protestantism. When the pulpit displaced the altar and the preacher replaced the priest, the benefit to the common people was immeasurable. What happened at the Reformation was not, of course, an innovation but rather the recovery of an ancient emphasis, for the history of preaching is an honorable one […]
The angry Sixties were troubled times. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and other radicals conducted mass rallies at the University of California at Berkeley. Like slaughterhouse sheep following the “Judas-goat,” hundreds gathered to imbibe socialism and anarchy. The students were called on to rise against every form of authority (except […]
The evangelist must remember that it is not the government that gives him the right to preach publicly. That right comes to us from the One who said, “All authority is given unto Me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore . . . ” So when it comes to the when and where […]
The apostle Paul refused to take anything for his support from the saints at Corinth, but he gladly took what was sent from the Philippian church. What was the reason? There was a great difference between the two. In the church at Corinth, there were some who thought that they had as good a right […]
Who will fill the gap? This ringing challenge completed the biography of a brother just recently gone to glory. For many years, the man had held a responsible job at a large firm. He had raised a family and had also been, at various times in his life, a Sunday School teacher, a young people’s […]