Once upon a time reading was an activity engaged in by all the family. Evenings and spare afternoons were spent in companionable silence as members of the family of all ages read their books or, in some cases, were read to by father, mother or one of the older children. Such times were invaluable, b…
Much has been written of a controversial nature regarding the word “spirit”. The word is used in many different contexts in Scripture. It identifies, in the first instance, God’s power by which all things are made and continue to exist as described in Genesis 1:2, but it embraces a much wider …
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Men of God have always resorted to the hope and consolation of the Scriptures in times of trial and persecution. The Apostle wrote, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of pa…
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Reform or “reformation” is defined as “the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, etc; to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct”. So the prophet Jeremiah cries, “Thus saith Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I w…
There is a very real danger in these perilous times in which we live that some may lose sight of or perhaps have never really appreciated what it means to be a “true Christadelphian” or “brother of Christ”. Bro Thomas once defined the matter very clearly and simply in the following terms: �…
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On Boxing Day, 26 December 2004, a natural disaster of stupendous proportions occurred. An earthquake registering nine on the Richter scale shook the seabed off the western shores of the Indonesian province of Aceh. A fault line 1200 kilometres long suddenly gave way, slipping twenty feet and creati…
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“Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh” Joshua 24:15
A very interesting article from North America recen…
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So wrote the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians when their faith was being challenged by adversity. In God’s economy, all manner of trials will beset the way of the disciple in order to test faith and commitment: “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small” (Prov 24:10). One o…
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It is surprising to note how many times Scripture affirms that our pilgrimage to the Kingdom will not be without pain and suffering. The very profession of God’s Truth can often bring animosity and persecution. It is all a verification of that said in the beginning, that there would be enmity betw…
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When God gathers out of the Gentiles a people for His Name, in most circumstances He provides an ecclesial environment within which the new converts can grow and contribute to the wellbeing of others. For those of us who have the benefits of ecclesial life, we should pause and thank God for the stim…
