Christian Living

Only One Life to Offer

Only One Life to Offer

There is a well-known Christian poem called “The Touch of the Master’s Hand,” also sometimes called “The Old Violin,” written by Myra Brooks Welch in 1921.  This poem describes the story of an old, unwanted violin that was about to be sold for a pittance as the...

Rising Above Our Circumstances

Rising Above Our Circumstances

Life!... Life is hard. Living life with the attitudes and ideologies of society is hard. And then there are the day-to-day events that seem to weigh us down and make us wonder if God is truly present in our daily struggles. You know what these weights can be:...

Father, Teach Us to Pray!

Father, Teach Us to Pray!

Our Father, we recognize before You that we need You to teach us to pray. We would like to excel as people who pray. Thank You for Your Scriptures that give us such rich motivating truths about prayer. Please grant that these divine realities would reach our hearts by...

Two Kinds of Doubt

Two Kinds of Doubt

The modern age is plagued by doubt. Moral relativism’s onset erodes certainty, leaving indecision about ultimate reality in its wake. Even in religious circles doubt is lauded as humble and high-minded.1 Yet the Bible teaches believers to take their doubts to the...

A Word Fitly Spoken

A Word Fitly Spoken

All too often men, young as well as old, get up to read long passages from the Word with a comment here and there but lacking any central thought. Others string together reference after reference while we turn the pages of our Bibles to keep up with the reader, making...

Restoration

Restoration

“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” Galatians 6:1 During our short sojourn on this earth, there are several ongoing tasks which our God has...

Living in the Last Days

Living in the Last Days

“The Lord has to be coming soon!” I cannot say how many times I have heard someone say that to me over the past year. What motivated them to make this statement no doubt was the fact that they, like the rest of us, have witnessed the rampant moral deterioration in our...

Elders and Their Children

Elders and Their Children

An elder serving a particular group of believers, according to God’s design, is a person with much responsibility. However, he also has been given much responsibility as the head of his own household. Both tasks can become burdensome, and if not balanced properly may...

Safe Am I

Safe Am I

Many of our readers will remember the old Sunday School chorus suggested by the title of this article. Copyrighted 1938, its words and melody are deeply imbedded in our collective memories. Safe am I, safe am I, in the hollow of His hand.Sheltered o’er, sheltered o’er...

Jesus and His Disciples

Jesus and His Disciples

What time the Lord Jesus took teaching His disciples the things concerning Himself! He drew them closer, giving them responsibilities to obey. This is true for us as well. Do we make Him number one in our lives? His commands challenge our hearts. LOVE ME—The Warming...

A Great Commission

A Great Commission

No believer would argue that we are responsible for getting the gospel of God’s salvation out to others. For many, this is a great passion of daily life, as it should be. The wrinkle occurs when we ask the question, “Yes, but how?” And sadly, methodology sometimes...

Modesty in Dress

Modesty in Dress

"In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works… not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they [you] may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.” Titus 2:7, 10 Although the Scriptures do not give explicit instructions as to a specific...