Slowly, very slowly, does this mighty truth grip us. “Redeemed,” “bought,” “ransomed,” are words familiar to us all, but how little we sometimes appreciate what flows out of them! In eternity we shall come to know and happily acknowledge what redemption means, and what it is to be “bought with a price.” In the meantime, […]
In the minds of most people, the last two words they would link together are “peace” and “Belfast.” I was born there on June 13, 1941, in the country of Northern Ireland. My parents trusted the Lord when I was nine years of age. But it would be many long years before I would find […]
It was any thirteen-year-old boy’s wildest dream. Two months off from school. Traveling through Central America with his dad. The Yucatan jungle. Army ants. Man-eating snakes. Exploration up the Belize River. Snorkeling off the second longest coral reef on the planet. Conch fritters. Fresh papaya. Man, that was livin’! I could hardly believe we were […]
Then said Great-Heart to Mr. Valiant-for-Truth: “Thou hast worthily behaved thyself. Let me see thy sword.” So he showed it to him. When he had taken it in his hand and looked thereon a while, he said, “Ha! it is a right Jerusalem blade.” — The Pilgrim’s Progress Sir Robert Anderson (1841-1918) was one of […]
World conquest has been the objective of kings, emperors, rulers, and dictators from the dawning of time. Over and over again great empires have arisen to fling their armies ruthlessly on their fellow creatures in order to gain their objective, to place one man on the throne of the world. None have ever succeeded; none […]
Having been allowed by God to see thousands of natives in the Solomon Islands turned from the darkness of their devil worship to the light of the Gospel, I can confidently witness that this has been accomplished wholly through the Word of God, the only textbook this island church has ever known. I want to […]
We all have an inner compulsion to know what the future holds. Fortune tellers and soothsayers have held a grip on the minds and souls of men for centuries and today’s world is no different. Prophecy is a subject that holds a compelling interest for all of us. The Bible is the greatest and most […]
This present period of time, from the Cross to the coming of the Lord, is looked at in two ways. It is a day to be followed by a night; it is a night to be succeeded by a day (Isa. 21:11-12). Speaking of His service as the perfect Servant of God, our Lord said: […]
Is the rapture of the Church the next thing on the divine agenda? Could it not be possible that the Great Tribulation will intervene? Does it really matter? Some go so far as to suggest a kind of prophetic agnosticism, saying that good men have differed on the subject, so there is no way we […]