Are You Dead Yet?
Death sounds like a bad thing, doesn’t it? Ughhh … The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 2:15-17, “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
You have probably seen something like it on a tract somewhere, with a title along the lines of “How to Get to Heaven.” But the picture is seriously in error, doctrinally. What is that error? The man is misusing the…
Making Godly Decisions
We have a lot of decisions to make in life, don’t we? Individuals have decisions to make. Families have decisions to make. Churches have decisions to make. The very word, “decision,” tells you that there is going to be…
CHOICES
“It doesn’t really matter One way or the other— The hairstyle I have chosen, or The one that’s on my brother. It doesn’t really make a difference If cars are black or white, Or if I wear a color shade That you would…
The “Romans Road” Without Detours, Bypasses, and Dead-End Streets
A family friend was travelling with his motor home in another state. Night came upon him, and he stopped in a town along the way to ask a local person if they knew of a quiet, secure place close by where he might park…
The Potion in the Bottle
The ungodly are saying that we drink something out of a bottle, and the devil himself has no idea what is in that bottle. Whoever drinks from the bottle isn’t happy [with the status quo] any more, acts differently, and…
Sober-Mindedness Pressed upon Youth
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. Titus 2:6 The following article is from an earlier age, a time far removed from our “instant society” and the “whoever has the biggest toys wins” mindset of our current…
In Pursuit of Virtue
What is a virtuous woman? Indeed, that is an intensely momentous question. For how can we attain that which we cannot define? After sundry attempts to attain the ultimate, a conclusion has been reached. A virtuous woman…
My Cranky Self
I grumble in the morning, “There’s so much to do, It’s my turn to do dishes, why couldn’t it be you?” The baby is sick with a fever you say; There goes my hopes of sewing today. Don’t touch me, don’t bump, I already said…
GUILTY
I never cut my neighbor’s throat, My neighbor’s gold I never stole; I never spoiled his house and land; But God have mercy on my soul! For I am haunted night and day By all the deeds I have not done; Oh, unattempted…
From the Editor
Last week, the newspaper headlines for Lancaster, Pennsylvania reported a disturbing account of a recent grave robbery of a child. Satanic activity was the obvious motive. The local investigator reported, “It might be a…
The World Hates Humility
Every person, when he first applies himself to the exercise of this virtue of humility, must consider himself to be a learner. He has to learn something that is contrary to his former thinking and habits of mind, and…
But Mine Eye Spared Thee
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my…
My Obituary
That they may teach the young women ... What would you think if one morning upon waking you were to read your own obituary in the paper? This actually happened to Alfred Nobel, originator of the famous Nobel Prizes in…
Key Differences between Evangelicals and Anabaptists
Evangelicals have more influence on Anabaptists in the United States than any other Christian group. Because they believe exactly the same as the Anabaptists on issues such as the authority of Scripture, we feel a…
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Have you ever looked through a pair of binoculars or a telescope backwards? When you do, the subject that you are trying to look at, instead of appearing closer, actually appears far away. The Evangelical way of reading…
An Appeal to American Anabaptists
Soul winners in America today face a perplexing dilemma. “If someone comes to Christ as a result of my witnessing, where should I send them for fellowship? Is there any church where this new believer can go where he will…
Do You “Have to” or “Want to”?
Obedience is of two kinds, “have to” and “want to.”1 The “want to” has its source in the love of the Father, even though no other reward should follow, yea even if the Father should desire to destroy His child. The “have…
Entertainment or Eternity
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,…
Given Her for a Covering
For 18 centuries, the title phrase never caught much attention from the people of God. Then came the 1800s, and new voices began to arise. New ways of looking at things. Questions of authority, questions of translation…
Hail to the Lord's Anointed
Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son! Hail to the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, to take away transgression, and rule in equity. He…
My Little Mtungi
Our water pure from filter flows; It’s freed from dirt, bacteria, foes That quickly cause our bowels to churn Or e’en with fever cause to burn. You see, in Afric’s burning sun, Our water sources, every one Are priceless,…
Living Water
A woman came to Jacob’s well, some water there to draw. She did not know that Christ would be there. He said, “Give me to drink,” for He was thirsty too, from traveling this weary way. The woman was surprised. She said,…
From the Editor
I know it may sound ridiculous, but last month my 12-year-old son received a credit card application in the mail. What made it all the more humorous was the fact that the company sponsoring the credit card was none other…
