A correspondent asks: “What should be done if an assembly has an ‘elder’ who is obviously unfit for the work, errant, and stubborn? I cannot find any Scripture that provides guidance in such a case.” A somewhat similar situation appears in John’s third letter, and he knew how to deal with the offending individual. We […]
Canadian Christians stood agape at how quickly “same-sex marriage” became the law of their land. Begun as the mission of an activist Supreme Court, in short order Bill C-38 was voted through the House of Commons and presented to the Senate for what should have been some careful thinking. What were its implications to the […]
Many fields throughout our needy world are presented to us by the missionary-minded as “the most needy.” No one would think of North America as included in that list. But here are some startling facts: North America is one of the few continents where biblical Christianity is not growing faster than the population. The current […]
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” Matthew 5:13 “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, […]
Stories from the life of H.A. Ironside (Oct 14, 1876–Jan 15, 1951) From a very early age God began to speak to me through His Word. I doubt if I could go back to the first time when, to my recollection, I felt something of the reality of eternal things. My father, John, was taken […]
A thermostat is an example of a mechanical feedback loop. When set to a particular temperature, it senses changes in air temperature and reacts to defend the setpoint temperature by turning the heating or cooling system on or off. Living things use the same principles to maintain body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, adequate blood […]
Pygmies Living in North America! (June, 2005) Nance and I raised our family in North Carolina and our favorite family activity was camping. We still believe the Lord used our camping experience in the Great Smokey Mountains to prepare us for the great work among the Pygmies. We learned so much from the Pygmies as […]
Row upon row: From one seed, how many kernels does the average ear of corn contain? About 800, but some can go as high as 1000. That’s a 100,000% return! It wouldn’t have looked like much to a casual glance. Twelve men (one had gone out into the dark) had been gathered for a simple […]
“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place, where He Himself would come. Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send […]