Author
Mike Atnip
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Articles
Wrapping It Up
¡Adios! Yes, it is true. I am “retiring” from my work here at The Heartbeat of the Remnant. The word “retire” has a literal meaning of “drawing back from.” So while I by no means plan to go into what our society calls…
The Ordination of Women and Integrity with History
One of the signs of modern, fallen Christianity is the practice of women teaching men and ordaining women to leadership roles. Historically, very few churches practiced this until the last century and a half. The Bible…
Redeeming the Baptism of the Holy Ghost from Pentecostalism
Introduction To be redeemed means to be rescued. Redemption is often spoken of in terms of a hostage. When the hostage is set free he is said to be redeemed, whether that redemption came by paying a ransom in money or by…
Tschoop
July 16, 1740 was probably just another day for the little port town of New York. It was a growing town, having doubled its population during the last 40 years—from about 5,000 to 10,000. It was not yet New York City.…
Paula, the Waldensian
Note that to understand this review completely, it may be necessary to first read the article in this issue titled “Christian Eccentricity.” I met Paula—of all places—in an elk-hunting camp in the Rocky Mountains. Far,…
A book review by Mike Atnip
Hijacked!
The most famous hijacking that has ever occurred is probably the notorious 9/11 attacks. Four airliners took off on ordinary runs to predetermined destinies, only to be taken over by men with a mission to destroy. Within…
Radiesthesia
You may not be familiar with the word “radiesthesia,” but you probably know what it is. “Water witching,” “dowsing,” and “divining” are all various forms of radiesthesia. Radiesthesia is a compound word with both Latin…
300-Million-Year-Old Coal and the Bible
Suppose your name was Joe Scientist. And you have the grand privilege of being placed in the Garden of Eden on the sixth day of this universe’s existence, just like Adam did in the Bible. But you have some things that…
The Sin of Gluttony
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Pr. 23:2 It’s the sin we are all afraid to touch. I am not even sure why that is, except maybe it is like the sin of materialism; so many of us are…
The Law of Life
Two sparrows. Two sets of wings, two sets of legs, two sets of eyes, two hearts, two brains. Yet the difference between the two birds is so vast. It is the difference between life and death. One sparrow has all the form…
In God We Don’t Trust
It’s a good thing author David Bercot was not born in 1730. He could very well be sporting some chicken feathers by now. I mean, you don’t tell American patriots that they are really rebellious rabble rousers who should…
A book review by Mike Atnip
He Died at His Post
In our minds, let’s travel back in time to the late 1850s and imagine a scene ... Two boys push their sticks through the July dust, pretending—as boys are wont to do—that the sticks are plows and horses turning over the…
The Theology of Anabaptism
Introduction In recent past issues, we at The Heartbeat of the Remnant have taken the offensive against the invasion of Protestant theology into Anabaptist and other “kingdom churches.” As expected, this has raised the…
Book review by Mike Atnip
Traditions: Are they good or bad?
One doesn’t have to look far to find a dead tradition. They lie around churches like the old tombstones of a church burial ground: rotting, crumbling, and yet too memory-filled to just dump over the hill somewhere. But…
Coals of Fire
Following hard on the heels of an article condemning the foolish reading material that the world provides for children is the joyful news that there is something positive to replace the negative that you may have just…
Book Review by Mike Atnip
When Kingdoms Clash
Rap, rap, rap, rap. Something about the urgency and the firmness of the knocks on your front door tell you that whoever is standing out there needs help. Even though your digital clock gleams 1:38 a.m., you are…
The Third Baptism
I have a baptism to be baptized with ... Luke 12:50 One could fill a library with the books that have been written about the first two baptisms. In the life of Jesus, our Perfect Example, we find Him being baptized with…
Kingdom-Focused Finances for the Family
Like a fresh shower on a hot summer day, Kingdom-Focused Finances for the Family by Gary Miller spilled its cool drops of water into my heart. It is not that the teaching was radically new to me. God had personally been…
A book review by Mike Atnip
Love is Like a Breath of Heaven
Love is like a breath of heaven. 'Tis from God above. Blessed truths to us are given, when the Lord we love. Love has power that's victorious, even gives its life. Love can never be contentious; love despises strife.…
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Going Beyond
Introduction Reading the story of the judges and kings of Judah and Israel, one finds a history of hills and dales. Some of the leaders of Israel took God’s people on a downhill journey, low, so low that one wonders how…
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…
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…
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…
By Mike Atnip
What is the Gospel?
Just what is “the gospel”? Etymologically speaking, the word “gospel” came from contracting the words “good spell.” In centuries long past, a “good spell” was a positive, exciting epic story. It was something to tell…
