This article is not about marriage. It is about our expectations in life. Although in part written from the perspective of two young people baptised into Christ and deeply in love who enter into marriage with all the anticipations this brings, the principles set out below apply equally to an individ…
For Richer, for Poorer… in Sickness and in Health Read More »
Our first article made positive suggestions for our personal use of music. “Good music” can have such benefits as
refreshment, mental stimulation or relaxation. The purpose of this second article is to make suggestions about how we can enjoy classical music and how we can create a positive mus…
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“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as [other] Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind… Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness… But ye have not so learned Christ” Ephesians 4:17,19,20
Complete fellowship necessitate…
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Have we made a mistake in the title? There is no escape from the reality that David’s music did have a beneficial effect on Saul, though it is true Saul did not gain long term benefits from it. And this is our point. Whereas the previous article describes the physical effects of different types …
So Saul Was Refreshed and Was Well Read More »
We live in an age of rapid change—perhaps faster than we can keep up with. The communication revolution and its associated technology is changing our world. Instead of a carefully written letter composed with thoughtfulness and attention, our letters are more likely to go by fax or e-mail from o…
Jesus’ disciples once asked him why he spoke in parables and the answer he gave was quite astonishing. The stories he told were very simple; anyone who heard them would easily remember them. However, they were not designed to make the real message easy to understand—just the opposite. Our Lord s…
Men Ought Always to Pray with Confidence and Not Faint Read More »
Society presents us with enormous temptations to gain material benefits – and wealth puts them all at our feet. It tantalises with the phantom that evils can be removed by a plentiful supply of money.
In every generation there have been ever among the saints the rich and the poor. In Proverbs 3…
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No worthwhile enterprise will succeed unless the conditions under which it is developed are appropriate. One of the most important factors in establishing unity amongst brethren is the fostering and development of mutual trust and goodwill. Without this the best documents, the greatest oratory or th…
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What happens when respect breaks down? And what are the causes of the lack of respect in our current society?
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effects of the humanistic spirit on respect, explore the reasons and
examine the answers which are set out in the Scriptures.
Stretching …
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The change from our present frail weak nature to immortality will surely be accompanied by the desire to give perpetual praise to the One Who has made this change possible. And what more appropriate way than to burst forth in song with a strength and vigour that was never achievable in our mor…
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