When Nehemiah received word from one of his brethren that the wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates had been burned with fire, he sat down and wept after hearing this disturbing news (Neh. 1:2-3). It was disappointing enough that the conditions of the wall...
November 2022 Edition
Is Prophecy Important?
It is not uncommon in our day to hear people say that prophecy is not important. They insist that we ought to focus on more important matters like evangelism or discipleship and not waste precious time on secondary matters like prophecy. While I empathize with their...
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...
Where Will I Go After I Die?
Introduction by Paul D. Bramsen: Malick was the first Muslim we saw come to Christ in Senegal (1988). In 1992 Malick became the editor and voice for our Wolof Way of Righteousness radio series. In 1994, he joined me in baptizing our three children in the Senegal...
30 Years Broadcasting The Way of Righteousness
Report: 30 Years Broadcasting The Way of Righteousness Tools that Evangelize and Equip “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power…His Word runs very swiftly!” (Psalm 147:5,15) It was in May of 1981 that Carol and I and our 19-month-old son, moved to Senegal, West...
Jesus Christ – God and Man in One Person
Jesus of Nazareth is the unique, one-of-a kind Person in all of history. Having witnessed His miraculous calming of the sea, His disciples asked in wonder and amazement, “What kind of a man is this?” (Matt.8:27). Jesus clearly and directly claimed to be God when He...
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...
Lord of the Locusts
The people of Israel were reeling. A tsunami of locusts had swept through the nation and ravished the land from one end to the other. In the wake of this devastation, the prophet Joel has been assigned the unenvious task of letting his wayward countrymen know why it...
What does it mean that an overseer must be “the husband of one wife?” (1 Tim. 3:2)
The phrase “the husband of one wife” (also in Titus 1:6) does not likely have polygamy in mind because in New Testament times it is debateable how widespread the practice was in Roman and Jewish culture. A Roman citizen by law could only have one spouse at a time....
News and Notices
CMML Youth Night November 11, 2022Maplewood Bible Chapel 127 Burnett Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040 CMML will hold their annual Youth Night at Maplewood Bible Chapel on November 11, 2022. The speaker this year will be Dr. Steve Price. The in-person event will also be...
Give Me This Mountain
How easily tempted and subtly lured, To pray for mountains to move, When oft, the stark reality is, Tis you, not the mountain He moves. The climb may be steep and the threats may loom large, Yet with Caleb we boldly will pray, “Give me this mountain, if...