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The Pharaoh of the Exodus, By B R Mikhael
A little history on The Pharaoh’s of Exodus. Of the five major historical periods of ancient Egypt, only three were involved with the history of the nation of Israel in the days recorded in the Pentateuch and historical books: A) The Middle Kingdom(2000-1750 b.c.) B) The Second Intermediate Period (1750-1570…
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Taking Things Patiently, by F B Meyer
What glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.” (1 Peter 2:20) The servants here addressed were the household servants and slaves, so largely employed in…
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The Meeting of the Church, By William McRae
The insights of children are often far beyond their years. Their honesty sometimes staggers me. I heard of a young lad who once accompanied his father to their Sunday night church service. It was a warm summer evening. The service seemed boring and dull. The message was addressed more to…
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“The Challenge of the 70’s”Part 3, By William McRae
Part 3. This is the last of the series. The challenge of the ‘70’s must not only be faced by dedicating our lives in an unconditional surrender to the Lord, and met in the power of a Spirit-filled life, but it must also be accepted by redeeming the time. Following…
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“The Challenge of the 70’s”Part 2, By William McRae
Part 2 Power Unlimited In our previous message on “Unconditional Surrender,” we spoke of facing the Challenge of the ‘70’s by dedicating our lives to the Lord. This morning our subject is “Power Unlimited” or “Meeting the Challenge of the ‘70’s in the Power of a Spirit-filled life.” For ages,…
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“The Challenge of the 70’s”Part 1, By William McRae
Part 1 – Unconditional Surrender or Facing the Challenge of the ‘70’s by dedicating our Lives to the Lord. It is quite possible that no generation of Christians has ever faced a greater challenge than this present decade presents to us. Bertrand Russell said unless something unforeseen happens, one of…
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Why I do what I do? by Irving W Risch
I just finished republishing 35 brief book reviews (each less than 5-minutes long) by Jim McKendrick. He made a comment about out of print writings from the past. And then it talked about a publisher re-publishing some of them, mentioning how important it is to have some of these old…
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What in the World is Going On.
I started writing this article last Fall and finished and published it today. Look around you. What do you see? I am not talking about the immediate surroundings but what is going on not only in our nation, but in the world. My grandson posted on Facebook yesterday a page…
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Reading and Writing, By Irving W. Risch
I read a lot and write very little, but I hope to change this. I started going through a series of articles by Jim McKendrick, and they are mostly book reviews. Some of the books he reviews I’ve read. Two that he mention were A Woman Rides the Beast by…
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God’s Way of Salvation, By Alexander Marshall
“I Pray Thee Have Me Excused” A distinguished person in the East, at great expense, provided a sumptuous feast, and invited many. When the time came for the arrival of the guests, they all absented themselves, and sent excuses. The fact was, they did not wish to go, and, not…
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A Lesson in Love, by David Logan
It was a Sunday evening in the busy Emergency Department where I was onduty with other physicians. There had been an accident in which a pickup truck hadoverturned. The occupants, three young men, were brought in for evaluation and care. One of the young fellows was so drunk he could…
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Godly Sorrow, by David Logan
“There’s a snake!” My sister’s words were urgent as our family chatted in the living room of our African home. We followed her gaze and with a cold chill recognized an adult spitting cobra under one of the chairs. Immediately all conversation ceased and other activity halted until we had…
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Three Cheers! By David Logan
“Cheer up,” they told me, “things could be worse.” So I cheered up—and sure enough, things did get worse. In contrast to man’s well meaning, but empty phrases, when Christ tells us to cheer up, there is every good reason to do so. On at least three occasions, He told…
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Trust in the Lord and Do Good, by David Logan
“I wish my husband, who does know the Lord, would take more of a leadership role in our family Bible readings,” a mother of several small children confided to us. Instead of nagging her husband about it, she turned to God in prayer, putting her trust in Him. Some time…
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Capital Punishment, By Robert J Little
Is Not Capital Punishment a Violation of the New Testament Commandmentto Love One Another? The character of God never changes. It is a false concept that in theOld Testament God is revealed as a vengeful God, but in the New Testament, as aGod of love. The righteousness and love of…
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The Effective Ambassador
By Paule Little Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted,are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946,1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the NationalCouncil of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used bypermission. [Suppose] you had been on the coast, either one—West or…
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To The Clergy, And To Them That Follow Them, by Irv Risch
This writing is a long time coming. It was 45 years ago that I came to realize that if I wanted my sins forgiven; I needed to come to Jesus Christ, confess my sins, and put my faith in Him for my salvation. Because of this, I saw that my…
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Is the Lord a Wilderness to You? By Robert Lee
In the first of Jehovah’s messages through the tender-hearted prophet, and recorded in Jeremiah 2, there are a number of touching questions. “What is wrong in Me?” (verse 5); “Why not inquire of Me?” (verse 6); “The priests ignore Me, why?” (verse 8); “Is there any nation so whimsical as…
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Cutting Off His Ear! by Irv Risch
At our worship meeting, my brother in Christ, (Mike) shared the scripture where Peter cut off the ear of the relative of the High Priest, and what he said about it was very interesting. This was something to think about. The question is, why wasn’t Peter arrested for doing this?…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 