Articles: 467
Practical reflections on following Jesus in everyday choices, work, and relationships.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Three typical American “Christians.” Three happily-married people with families they love. Then, three very shocking moments of truth: “I am living in adultery!” It takes grace to obey, to align ourselves to the teaching…
As news reports from Iran leak stories concerning their growing political unrest, pictures of protests, demonstrations, and riots reveal a sad condition. Among the complaints—one that has caught a lot of the American…
Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Ep. 5:14 Introduction to Part 2 The previous issue carried a sermon by Menno Simons on the new birth. Originally, the plan was to use a…
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a farmer’s son who was raising a pig for a 4-H project. Fair time was approaching fast, and Pete (the boy) was having a hard time keeping his pet clean. As all pigs are wont to do, it…
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…
I heard at work last month that the President of the United States, Barack Obama, was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Many people were shocked by the news; especially when they found out that the nominations for…
Looking for ... our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:13-14 The Christian life is not just…
I trust you would rebuke me. I mean, if I let my son Daniel use that humongous chainsaw for a toy, you would rebuke me wouldn’t you? 660 Stihl chainsaws are a very efficient tool for milling logs like the one Daniel is…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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