“…for it is God who works in you both to will and to do forHis good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 The benchmark of true faith is seeing the Unseen. Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. Christians...
“What is that in your hand?” Exodus 4:2 Moses was content. He had arrived at a remote corner of the desert, married and content to settle down and enjoy his new, quiet life style as a shepherd (2:21), forgetting about his fellow Israelites left behind in Egypt....
People intuitively demand justice. Unfairness and unrighteousness move them to indignation. If their rights are trampled on, they revert to the revolutionary-era motto: “Don’t tread on me.” Perceived wrongs produce anger and lasting bitterness, often leading to...
I grew up in a Christian home on a farm near Stratford, Ontario. There I regularly attended a denominational church but I never remember hearing the gospel. During my high school years, I began to use mild drugs and alcohol, and later at a Toronto college my usage...
Tucked away in a residential neighborhood in northeast Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a ministry that has served an important role in the lives of hundreds of missionaries, Christian workers, and other believers for nearly eighty years. Rest Haven Homes is a unique,...
Perhaps the most serious consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is the impact on the church. Almost every local church has experienced some degree of division over differing opinions and reactions. This is regrettable to say the least, particularly in light of Paul’s...
Silence in Practice In 1 Timothy 2, Paul first instructs men (not women) “to pray everywhere while lifting up holy hands”; 1 Tim. 2:8). The lifting of hands while leading God’s people in prayer followed the practice of Jewish priests and kings (Lev. 9:22; 1 Kgs....
A Plea to Return to New Testament Principles Romanticism, characterized by its emphasis on the glorification of the past, was at its peak in the first half of the nineteenth century. Not surprisingly, its influence was at work in the ecclesiastical world of...
When a young baby is conceived the parents consider that new life to be their child whom they look forward to meeting once the child is born. They have entered into a parent-child relationship that cannot be broken as long as each one lives. Similarly, when a person...
Atlantic Iowa Bible Conference September 10-12, 2021 The conference will be held on Sept. 10 at Atlantic Gospel Chapel and Sept. 11-12 at the Cass County Community Building in Atlantic, IA. Invited speakers are Nate Bramsen and Joe Reese. For housing and...