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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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?…

  • The Meaning of the Message, by Stewart Lavery

    “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). In turning our attention to the above portion we are not surprised to learn that there is such holy and blessed teaching gathered up…

  • The Evangelist and the Ethiopian, by Stewart Lavery

    (June-July 1968) Scripture Reading Acts 8:26-39 Many years ago two Africans, a master and his servant, were driving by the desert route that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza. The former had been to Jerusalem to worship (Acts 8:27). This man, like so many well-meaning people before and since, had earnestly…

  • Christopher Knapp’s Biography

    Biographical Sketch of Christopher Knapp (Revised 5/30/2004) A brief account of the life and labors of Christopher Knapp The following is based on an account, written on request of others, by Mr Knapp’s youngest son, Thomas, as well as input from the late Carl Armerding Knapp’s parents, German immigrants, settled…

  • Meditations on Anna, by Barry Kirk

    Terra Alta, WV And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser. She was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not…

  • Deep Waters, by Barry Kirk

    “God’s people are hurting.” Oh how often we hear these very true words during these perilous times. There are reports of unsaved loved ones…difficulties in the meeting…attack from without…attack from within… disease stricken bodies…almost insurmountable practical needs…tragedies on every hand, and on and on. Could we say that God’s people…

  • When The Lord Commends Hatred, by F C Jennings

    But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. Revelation 2:6 Here I believe we have a still more specific intimation as to the evil ones, and those false apostles that the Ephesians had tried and exposed. “Those thatare evil,” and “those that…