Bondage in Freedom
In April 1992, an angry resident of Sanilac County, Michigan, wrote a letter to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He was announcing his rejection of the “Corporate State of Michigan and the United States.” He…
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The Christian’s Bill of Rights
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Thus…
As Jesus Loved
I thought I knew how to love but I found that I really didn’t. I was just giving my love to those who loved me back— to the clean children, the respectable folk, the well-behaved teenagers, the obedient ones; but I…
A Letter on True Patriotism
Dear Friend: Allow me to say that it excites both my wonder and concern that a Christian minister such as yourself should think it worth his while to attempt political reforms. When I look around upon the present state…
Face the Battle Singing!
Jehoshaphat was in sore distress. What to do!? The Ammonites, the Moabites, and the people of Mount Seir had ganged together against the children of Israel. 2 Chronicles 20:3 reads: “And Jehoshaphat feared, and set…
Made alive by the Blood!
You may have seen one of those bumper stickers that says “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.” I don’t know about you, but those bumper stickers sadden me. From all appearances, we have been suckered into believing…
A Servant’s Role
What is a servant’s heart? This question can best be answered by a look at our Master’s life. Jesus came to earth, leaving the glories of Heaven and life with the Father to serve us. He lived it out every day in a very…
“You won’t find those here ...”
An interesting thing happened last month here in Lancaster County. The day was September 11, and an apparently patriotic elderly gentleman went into Good’s Store looking to purchase a few new flags to adorn his lawn—as a…
Seeds of the Kingdom
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. Mt. 13:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. He. 10:24 In this series, we intend to highlight the work…
Only a Servant
As we journey through this life here on earth as pilgrims and strangers, I find it but a rare occasion that a book of such spiritual quality and true Christian illustration—such as is Only a Servant—surfaces and finds…
Ode to the King
PSALM 24:7-10; 71:23 M. A., 2005 1. Jesus, You are my LORD, King of nature restored, You conquered all my love! I’ve risen from the dead, Beauty in ashes’ stead, I’m resurrected now! 2. Your kingdom now has come, Your…
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Flee, dark night! Joyful sunlight, drive all evil away! World, I want no more of your honor, pride, and power. I want to love you, Lord, alone! Let the sun of your favor shine on my heart, since Christ the Beloved has…
From the Editor
A few months ago, I had my second appointment with the Ears-Nose-Throat Specialist. For the second time he looked in my throat to see if my right vocal cord was still paralyzed. “It’s what I was afraid of,” Dr. Miller…
Broken Clock Salvation
Let no man deceive you with vain words. Ephesians 5:6 Certain men crept in unawares...turning the grace of God into lasciviousness. Jude 4 The funny thing about a broken clock is that it is perfectly right twice a day.…
The (Almost) Lost Art of Letter Writing
Dear Brother: 5-25-09 Greetings in Christ Jesus! May this find you making peace (MT 5:9) and doing righteousness (1 JN 3:7), laying up in store for yourself treasures in heaven. I am writing to share something that has…
Christ’s Message to American Christians
As we examine God’s Word from cover to cover, we find that every part of it points in some way to the person of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament points forward to Him, the Gospels reveal Him, and the rest of the New…
Too Timid to Tell the Truth
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus”. --Acts 4:13 The contemporary moral climate…
The Heart of the Matter
I have been thinking a lot about the verse, “And yet I show unto you a more excellent way.” (1 Co. 12:31) What is this way? It is the way of perfect love. We knew that all the time, didn’t we? But what does Paul really…
On the Mortality
In the middle of the third century, a severe plague swept through North Africa, killing tens of thousands of people – Christian and pagan alike. In some places, the dead outnumbered the living. Some thought the end of…
Seeds of the Kingdom
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. Matthew 13:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. Hebrews 10:24 In this series, we intend to highlight…
BLOOD IS THE COLOR OF OUR BAND!
Anthoni Erfordter of Klagenfurt, Karnten, Austria, was converted by two Anabaptist messengers. He suffered much from local authorities and family, and eventually fled to Moravia, leaving his wife and children behind,…
When Things go Wrong
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a…
STONES OF MEMORIAL
1. What mean these stones on Jordan's bank? They bear unto our youth Memorial of the mighty Hand That wrought a path for truth. By faith we took the forward step into the river's brim, Upholding in our hearts and hands…
FROM THE EDITOR...
Well, it’s been another exciting quarter! In March my wife Tania and I had the opportunity to go down to Sarasota, Florida. We stayed in the Pinecraft community and I preached at the third annual Anabaptist Identity…
