Will The Real Pagan Please Stand Up?
When I walked up to the display booth, I noticed amongst the line of onlookers that a news reporter from Trinity Broadcasting was interviewing the author. Trinity broadcasting, a large international charismatic…
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Do ALL to the Lord Jesus
Some of you, my brethren, have no doubt known, at times, the following state: After a busy day spent in your duties to others, you finally stand alone with God. All the events of the day now seem as one empty turmoil.…
The Secret of Power and the Enjoyment of the Lord
There is seemingly a constant tension between a passion to uphold truth and a desire for love to flow among Christians and from Christians to unbelievers as well. Often in conservative movements such as ours, we…
Preaching with Passion
IN THE TRUE SERMON there must always be passion. Our Lord’s testimony concerning John, His forerunner, was this: “He was a burning and a shining light” (John 5:35). It is one thing to shine; it is quite another to burn…
The Beauty of Little Things
Recently I’ve been reading a lot about approaching persecution for the church. And almost every time I see it, the article says something about preparing ourselves. But what is preparation, anyway? I think it possible,…
Broken Pieces
“If we allow Him to, the Master Architect will take the broken pieces of our lives and put them together in a way that the sunshine of His love can shine through both the light and the dark pieces.” A sweet friend said…
From Africa
I am delighted to write a brief update about the Lord’s work here in Namibia, especially in our lives. We have quite a story to tell of God’s dealings with us until now. We started out totally ignorant and for that…
Sitting in the Gates of Sodom
This past election will go down in history as a significant setback for conservative Christians in America. The “liberals” won the White House, as well as healthy majorities in the Senate and the House of…
The Hammer
John Dan Miller felt a surge of anger as he approached a certain point on his regular weekend travel to and from Bloomfield, Ohio—the certain point just a short distance ahead where that sign was located! What would he…
Dry-Eyed Teaching
PASTOR, IF YOU ARE SHARING you are not caring for your people. If you are simply talking you are not tearing down the strongholds of the enemy. We need preaching in this late hour. Dry-eyed teaching will not produce life…
My Zeal for the LORD!
Had Jehu been a man of 21st-century America, he would drive a 4x4, with the biggest engine available under the hood. He needs power to get him going, and that right fast. Stop signs would be a frustration, and by habit…
The Window and the Mirror
A very rich young man went to see a rabbi in order to ask his advice about what he should do with his life. The rabbi led him over to the window and asked him: “What can you see through the glass?” “I can see men coming…
...Ready for either or both!
My life was always full of ease, I ate and slept in summer’s breeze. My parents, too, and other kin Have healthy, full, e’ensated been. Our only purpose we have known To find more grass; we’re ne’er alone, We live in…
From the Editor...
Greetings to all in Jesus’ name! This last quarter has certainly been a busy one! In November I had the opportunity to travel to Scotland and England with Bro. Denny and two of my sons to speak at a revival conference,…
WHY REVIVAL LEAVES
Late in the 1950s Leonard Ravenhill wrote a book that quickly became a classic on the subject of revival entitled Why Revival Tarries. It addressed the perplexing question: If God earnestly desires to pour His gracious…
Some Lessons of the Revival
Five weeks have been spent in the personal study and investigation of the great revival movement in Wales, being providentially called to speak to the converts in the revival centres, in hopes to lead them to a deeper…
PRIDE
One of our most heinous and palpable sins is PRIDE. This is a sin that has too much interest in the best of us, but which is more hateful and inexcusable in us than in other men. Yet is it so prevalent in some of us,…
A Pen or A Sword
You see two men, armed to the teeth, warring for righteousness. One is looking left, the other right (on purpose, for the composite I made). They are real historical figures, etched as a relief in stone. On the left is…
A Very Important Ingredient
Few of you will find the following story easy to believe: Adam Smith was determined to be a farmer, and now, as he finished planting the field in potatoes, a great hope swelled within him. Maybe he would be a successful…
Day by Day
“As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Deut. 33:25b What a beautiful thought! Each day brings enough strength for the things we have to face. If we look back at Exodus 16:4, this thought is exemplified for us in the…
Through the Eye of a Needle
Some book topics make quick and easy successes. It is no mystery why titles such as Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen made a quick jump to the top of the Christian best-seller lists. Tickling ears will always be popular.…
Youth Bible School 2008
Introduction Youth Bible School 2008—the largest year ever. There were 667 students in attendance. We received much teaching and many challenges. Since YBS, I have heard several testimonies from youth whose lives were…
The Anti-Church
In the early days of Christianity, there was one passage of the Bible which held special significance for Christ’s followers. This was Matthew chapters 5 through 7, which is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. This…
ARE YOU Asleep?
“Awake thou that sleepest.” Eph. 5:14 I put before you now a simple question. Look through the pages of this paper and you will soon see why I ask it. “Are you asleep about your soul?” There are many who have the name of…
