We have a growing reverence for the aged. It ever was and is a characteristic of Jewish religious life to honor the aged. It is a touching and beautiful sight to view one in the sunset of life, waiting at the brink of the river for the parting of the waves. The heart yet brave; […]
The middle-aged might complain with some justice that the Church makes no special provision for them. The lambs of the flock are well shepherded; the problems of youth we are never allowed to forget. Old age receives the consideration it deserves; but those who have reached middle life are largely left to their own resources, […]
In Mark 2, we see four men bearing a fifth to the Lord for help. Notice how they dealt with the obstacles they encountered on the way. Nothing deterred their resolute determination to accomplish their task, namely, to bring a needy soul to Christ. The very first wall was the crowd, the press. This would […]
There are no Methuselahs among men today. Even those who live the longest are junior to Jacob, who at the age of a hundred and thirty declared that his years had been few (Gen. 47:9). There are many, however, who in the language of the Bible, are “well stricken in years.” We can say with […]
I began life as a “throw away” child in an orphanage one cold, winter night, the 12th of February, 1944. It was in the stockyard town of South St. Paul, Minnesota. My “given” name was Leonard Allen Boe (aka. Leonard Allen Stenstrom). There are only unanswered questions to fill in the missing pieces of my […]
Individually, they would have been startling enough. But juxtaposed, as they were, on pages one and three of our daily newspaper made them absolutely shocking. The front page article couldn’t help but stir up joy in every Christian’s heart. “BELIEVERS?” asked the headline. With a dateline from Moscow, the piece began: “After more than 70 […]
One of the clearest warnings given in the New Testament concerns the proliferation of false prophets and teachers who will lead many astray. Disguising themselves as trusted Christian brethren — wolves in sheep’s clothing — these deceivers secretly introduce destructive heresies into assemblies of believers. Unnoticed, they skillfully attack, ravage, and eventually scatter the sheep […]
What kind of man would write an “Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words”? Would he spend his existence cloistered away in an ivory tower, surrounded by heaps of books, and seldom, if ever, descend to the streets below? Perhaps we imagine that there is a hidden community of such people, and they are the ones […]
More than one hundred and fifty years ago, a group of men, committed to following the truth no matter the cost, met to study the Word of God. Out of these simple Bible readings, there grew a movement which exerted great influence over their generation, and their impact continues to be felt today. They were […]