Articles: 467
Practical reflections on following Jesus in everyday choices, work, and relationships.
With this article we hope to wrap up this series on vaccinations. In this series, I tried to show that while vaccines are effective, the development and production of some are based on immoral practices. We also…
A wolf can be tamed, but no matter how carefully you may train it, it will still be a wolf. Its wild nature may break out at any time. Some years ago, a gentleman brought a young wolf home from Russia. It became so tame…
Lead me down, my Master— Down the way You came; Leaving all behind You— Let me do the same. Down into the valley Where no human praise Comes to make me lofty, Comes to rule my days. Lead me down, my Master— Into…
If all of our study of God in the past or future reveals only one thing—our utter ignorance and truly insignificant identity—then it has accomplished its goal. The purpose of man is to glorify God (Isaiah 43:7). How is…
Now this passage of Scripture says that we are to follow peace with all men, especially those in the church, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. There is a certain responsibility that we have to those…
¡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 first is to conquer the world through force and coercion and rule the world as a tyrant. The other is to create a world so small that you remove all competition. In the end, both are just as destructive to the people…
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Lu. 14:33 You asked me to give up my home ... Then gave me welcome in many homes. You asked me to lay down my patriotism…
There once was an oyster Whose story I tell, Who found that some sand Had got into his shell. It was only a grain, But it gave him great pain. For oysters have feelings Although they’re so plain. Now, did he berate The…
Based on the following scriptures: Proverbs 31, Deuteronomy 6:5-7 & 11:19, Titus 2, I Timothy 2, I Peter 3:1-7, I Corinthians 11 & 14:29-40 The Bible speaks to everyone who follows in the Way, But some parts are specific…
That they may teach the young women ... She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Pr. 31:26 Hasn’t it all been said, and written, and read about that evil little monster, the tongue? It…
You may have heard of the “Romans Road to Salvation,” a collection of verses from the letter of Paul to the Romans. It usually consists of at least some of the following verses, in roughly this order: “For all have…
Our Lord and Savior clothed Himself with humility. When wronged or challenged, He responded with a meek spirit. Can we, as God’s children, refrain from reacting wrongly when we feel that the church or some individual has…
“I am content.” A twenty-four-year-old young man stood before the city council of colonial New York City and said these words. What was he content with? He was content to be put back in jail. For what cause? For refusing…
God had delivered the land of Canaan into the hand of the Israelites. The only requirement for keeping the land was obedience. I say “the only requirement,” but that one requirement involved their whole life. It involved…
John Brenneman was an American Mennonite preacher in the mid and late 19th century. Shortly after the Civil War he wrote a series of articles on pride and humility which were published in Herald of Truth magazine and…
That they may teach the young women ... Dear daughters, You are living in a unique generation (although every generation has had its hardships and temptations for the daughter of the King) where you are constantly being…
If riches increase, set not thine heart upon them. Ps. 62:10. Introduction He was 87 years old, and felt himself (as he himself wrote) as one “with dim eyes, shaking hands, and tottering feet.” But he had a message to…
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a…
When the starter’s gunshot was heard, all of the contestants started toward the finish line. Granted, they were not as fast as the regular high school racers. In fact, because of their handicaps, they were so slow that…
On the verge of His crucifixion, Jesus said: “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” According to the…
The lonely, forgotten, the wealthy, the poor; Teeming masses abroad, the man at your door, The angry, the ugly, the frightened, confused; The drunkard, the addict, the abuser, the abused – All these are precious in our…
Sometimes I’ve seen her … Maybe at the mall Pushing one of those carts That always slants the wrong way, Going crookedly, Bent — Like her own life. Her face washed out, Pale and pinched, Hungry, but not for food, Bearing…
Greetings in Jesus precious name! Truly we have a Great God who is worthy of all our praise and even our whole lives. Because of His love and mercy to us, we are bound to thank God always! And yet my prayer is that our…
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