PREPARE TO DIE
The date was December 15, 1989. There was a volcanic eruption in Alaska that shot ashes miles & miles into the sky, filling the atmosphere with dust and ashes. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet was flying in that area with 231…
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Christian Living
Practical reflections on following Jesus in everyday choices, work, and relationships.
The Napkin About Christ’s Head
And the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. John 20:7 Why ‘wrapped together in a place by itself‘? Because Jesus wished to show that He arose…
The Holy Kiss
When we began to seriously consider worshipping with a Christian fellowship, my wife and I acquired a copy of the Charity Christian Fellowship Statement of Faith. We wanted to see if we were “like-minded” in key areas of…
Sinking Ship
That is the question we asked, no doubt, in s spirit of complaint. “If you loved us, Lord, then rescue us.” How soon they began to doubt Him! How soon they were ready to rebel, even though they called Him Master! . . .…
Precious Letters from Our Readers
We thank God for the letters of counsel and encouragement we have received. It is the only way we can evaluate our progress. Keep them coming. Our desire is to foster a free flow of edification, inspiration and burden…
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We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the…
How Men Grow
To rightly estimate any phase in any man’s life, we must consider it as a chapter in the process of his growth upward—or downward. Consider Jacob at Bethel when a ladder came down from Heaven ministering God’s love to…
Painting for Eternity
When Apelles, the Greek painter, was asked why he bestowed so much labor upon his pictures, he replied, “Because I am painting for eternity.” He used the word as a bold figure of speech; but we may use the word literally…
Our Fellowship Is With The Father
I wonder sometimes whether any more startling or profound word is to be found in the New Testament concerning the relationship into which men and women in Jesus Christ are brought with God. This indeed is a sea wherein…
Soul Idolatry Excludes Men Out of Heaven
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Ephesians 5:5 A covetous man is an idolater. Not only the…
Emotional Freedom
As young ladies, we are created with a need for emotional fulfillment. Though the desire for marriage is a God-given gift, the Lord has also supplied abundant grace to live happily without a life partner, for as few or…
A PROMISE FOR SERVICE
“If ye ask, I will do.” Concerning those things which only God can do, we naturally betake ourselves to prayer. For knowing that we ourselves cannot do them, we find our hope only in that asking which brings God’s doing.…
Bird Cage
A man was on the side of the road with a large birdcage. A boy noticed that the cage was full of birds of many kinds. “Where did you get those birds?” he asked. “Oh, all over the place,” the man replied. “I lure them…
Precious Letters from Our Readers
We thank God for the letters of counsel and encouragement we have received. It is the only way we can evaluate our progress. Keep them coming. Our desire is to foster a free flow of edification, inspiration and burden…
The Gifts of Christ
Hast thou a sin? Some heavy weight that feign would hinder thee From running well? To have Christ’s liberty, O captive soul, let go; let go, and see Where Jesus will begin. Hast thou a care? Then roll that care of thine…
DEFCON 1
Transcribed from a message preached at Living Hope Christian Fellowship; Terre Hill, PA I appreciate opening in song. It takes awhile to forget the world, and get past all the distractions of the morning; to put our…
It’s Not Black and White, It’s Black + White
Clear black-and-white distinctions are not appreciated in much of the Church like they once were. In fact, much of what we believe and live appears to be one big GRAY, and most folks seem content to keep it that way. No…
JESUS
THE SCAPEGOAT. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world John 1:29 Are you like me? I mean, does the book of Leviticus at times seem a bit of an unnecessary appendix to the revelation of God to man?…
A Self-Examination Test
These are the 22 questions the members of John Wesley’s Holy Club asked themselves each day in their private devotions over 200 years ago: Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I…
The Cowboy Spirit
Recently I have seen professing Christians dressed in cowboy-western clothes complete with boots, big belt buckle and even the big Stetson style Cowboy hats. It sadly reminded me of my youth before I was born again. It…
The Fruit of One Single Act of Kindness
Margaret and I began our ministry in the Philippines in 1970 on the small island of Mindoro. As new missionaries, we were discouraged. We not only struggled to learn a new language and a new culture, but we also had no…
WASHED in the BLOOD
Jesus was sacrificed and offered up for all men that he may sanctify and wash us in His blood through his death so that man may be cleansed of sin and from the sins his conscience thinks. Therefore, through faith we know…
The Village That Lived By The Bible
It was early in 1945 when, as a war correspondent on Okinawa, I first came upon Shimabuku, the strangest and most inspiring community I ever saw. Huddled beneath its groves of banyan and twisted pine trees, this remote…
Precious Letters from Our Readers
We thank God for the letters of counsel and encouragement we have received. It is the only way we can evaluate our progress. Keep them coming. Our desire is to foster a free flow of edification, inspiration and burden…
