The Blessing & The Blesser: Ruth
The words of Boaz to Ruth as she lay at his feet on the threshing floor must have been music to her ears. "And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness...
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Christ Now
What can you do for me now?" This is a question which deeply disturbs the aging heroes of this world. From the professional athlete to the skilled physician to the military genius--sooner or later each is marked by the same...
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I Saw the Lord
"In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple" (Isaiah 6:1). What a vision it was that Isaiah saw! What an honor to see...
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Thanks a Million
In the summer of 1923, Mr. Fred Mehl pitched a gospel tent in Big Rapids, MI, his hometown. It was my privilege to join our brother in house-to-house visitation, open-air and tent services. "Grandma's" open house became our "dwelling." The...
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A Meeting or a Service?
I was traveling west for a gospel outreach with a group of young men. Enroute, I stopped by to see an old family friend who, for whatever reasons, had become jaded with his heritage in New Testament style assemblies. Somewhere in...
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New Age Illusions
Would you think that a grandmother with an advanced degree in interior decorating would write a book about biblical textual criticism? The sensational book, New Age Bible Versions, written by Gayle A. Riplinger, is all of that. It promises "an...
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Members One of Another
When John writes his first letter, five times over he mentions being "born of God." Immediately it would be understood, not only that anyone who has been born of God possesses new life, but also that there is a new...
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Headcovering-A Historical Perspective
In every age of church history, questions have arisen which have grown into issues of great concern. The role of the woman is one such issue. Today, as in the past, there is scarcely a local church, or church leader,...
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Essential Meetings
The Lord said, "Where two or three are gathered together in My Name, there am I in the midst of them." These two words, "gathered together," are the English translation of one word, which, if traced to its use in...
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