Knowing God Personally
A personal knowledge of God will change character, transforming the life following the new birth. It is gradual, not sudden, in its change, as the Spirit of God introduces new motives and objects into the life for God's glory (2...
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Fruitful Branches
In John's Gospel, Christ is continually presented as the substance of all the previous shadows. The light, the lamb, the temple, the fountain, the manna, the shepherd--each is reviewed and replaced by His own glorious Person. With what wondering awe must...
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The Only Way
Christianity is sometimes treated as a "comparative religion." All beliefs are basically the same, we are told. Man is good at heart, but has an innate desire to be even better. He can do it himself, but needs a generous...
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The Nameless Lake
As we approach the crest of a small rise, the game trail we have been following fades out. The top of the knoll is a small meadow, where obviously the caribou have been feeding. As we reach the crest, a...
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Why the Lord Must Come
That the Lord will come a second time is as sure in the Word of God as the fact that He did come the first time. But why must He come again? If we understand the solid reasons for His...
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Leaving Us an Example
Too often we are content to be on the receiving side, giving to God little in return. To avoid living in the shallows, Christian life ought to be an expression of giving as well as getting; of sharing as well...
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Rhythm
Rhythm seems to characterize all life as we know it. The tide ebbs and flows; day succeeds night, and night day; the seasons follow in rotation; storm and calm, sunshine and shower, cold and heat alternate. Rhythm accompanies all motion. "Win...
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The God of Patience
The mills of God grind slowly, But they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands watching, With exactness grinds He all. The writer of these words had learned a little of the God of Patience. It is no cause for...
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Priests & Faulty Logic
What is faulty in this logic? 1. All believers are priests. 2. This means that women are priests as well as men. 3. Therefore, women can perform the same priestly functions in the church that men do. The first statement is true. In this...
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