A young lady had been visiting a small assembly of about 60 believers. She appreciated the teaching and the warm fellowship of the Christians there. Her particular concern, however, was the practice of the head covering worn by the women at the weekly meetings. She and her husband had spent most of their Christian lives […]
This straight talking but highly encouraging article needs to be pondered over, prayed through and then lived out. A number of biblical teachings have come to be known as New Testament church principles. A weekly remembrance of the Lord Jesus Christ, ministry by gifted brothers, leadership by a plurality of elders, distinctive roles for men […]
Small is big. Nanotechnology is the new marketing buzzword, with the Apple iPod Nano a case in point 1. Going small is big business and has many potential applications, including targeting and treating cancer cells. Others see the potential to create smaller, more powerful computer chips2 or even human/machine hybrids. In his new book, Nano-Hype, […]
We believe that the principles and practices of the early churches outlined in the New Testament provide guidelines for churches today. This means that we should constantly be measuring ourselves by the New Testament and not by what may currently be going on around us. The work of an elder in the early years of […]
Based on Ephesians 4:11, this book is an appeal, by an evangelist, to not neglect the use of the evangelist in our churches. Roger Carswell is a British itinerant evangelist from my home town of Leeds. My wife and I had the privilege of working with Roger in tent meetings back in 1984 in the […]
“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come before Him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” 1 Chronicles 16:29 Worship is a word which is never really defined in Scripture. It is a word we are familiar with, which we use regularly, even loosely, but whose […]
Entering within the veil, a privilege now given to former sinners of the Gentiles, was beyond the first Century Jew’s wildest imaginings. I don’t know about you, but at the time I had no idea. I remember walking outside into the night shortly after receiving Christ as my Saviour and looking up into the starry […]
This introductory study of the OT offerings presents a good framework to help us in a deeper appreciation of the Lord and His mighty work. The book of Leviticus was the handbook of the Aaronic priest in OT times, giving instruction about how he should approach God with various physical offerings and describing their accompanying […]
When I consider my life as a Christian, all scripture has been important, but the Lord used a few passages in particular to effect significant change in my life. These verses are Romans 3:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; and John 17:3. Romans 3:20 says, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be […]