A Bite at my Heart
It was 1968. My dad was making his first visit "home" to Scotland after a 23-year absence. As a family we were able to join him on his journey down Memory Lane. A few things had changed. We stood on...
Explore
The “Saviours”
"According to Thy manifold mercies Thou gavest the saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies" (Neh. 9:27). We are sometimes inclined to ask, "Of what use is the book of Judges? What lessons is it intended to...
Explore
Christ-centered Ministry
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned...
Explore
The Book and a Tract
By the grace and mercy of God, I became a Christian just before my twentieth birthday. Until then, most of the teaching about God and Jesus Christ that I had heard was from the Catholic churches I had attended near...
Explore
The Victor and the Vanquished
If ever there was a case which we might have thought would have repelled Infinite Goodness and Infinite Purity, it is that described in Luke 8. No leper-house more loathsome or polluted than this! Joined to his filthy idols--the trail...
Explore
Romance, a Rent Lion & a Riddle
The history of Samson is one of sin and sadness, folly and failure. Yet, in spite of this, we do well to remember his noble qualities. He was a man of faith (Heb. 11:32). He delivered Israel from the Philistines...
Explore
Little People?
Paul the Apostle states: "They measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise" (2 Cor. 10:12). In other words, human standards of measurement are away off. The cosmic view of our world helps to realign our...
Explore
How Big are the Little Things!
It has often been said, "Big things come in small packages." The meaning of this familiar adage is quite clear--though something may be small in size, its importance may be far greater than we think. Periodically, Christians need to be reminded...
Explore
Little but Wise
Each of the four creatures mentioned in Proverbs 30:24-28 presents the believer in a different light, shadowing another view of his earthly path--the path of faith, conflict, and conquest. We get some very practical lessons here for everyday Christian living. Notice...
Explore