Dear Brother Carl
Proposed referendum for a “Voice to Parliament”
Later this year the Australian Government will hold a referendum seeking approval to amend the Constitution to provide for a “Voice to Parliament” for indigenous communities. The pros and cons of this initiative are bein…
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Dear Brother Carl
Greetings in the One Faith we share.
We are delighted to inform you that there is now a new Central ecclesia in Kaikoura, New Zealand. A group of brothers and sisters from the Old Paths fellowship in Kaikoura made a request to the Christchurch ecclesia to join in fel…
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I read your article on “Brethren, pray for us” and would like to make the following comments.
At a weekend study on prayer (among other topics) an anonymous survey was taken with very direct questions. It is so clear that many brethren have a struggle with prayer, both personally and even ecc…
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Loving greetings in the Hope of Israel!
All families experience strains and stresses, and the brotherhood is no exception. Properly and sensitively managed, the difficulties we experience as individuals and ecclesias contribute to our development and can strengthen us in our walk (1 Cor 11:19). O…
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As it is now 100 years since the taking of the land of Palestine from the Turks, I thought you may be interested in a few facts regarding the capture of Beersheba by the Allied forces in 1917.
My grandfather was one of the Light Horsemen during that period, and also, at some stage of the war, was…
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“Let your speech be always with grace” (Jan-Feb 2017, pp5-8). May I comment on Brother Tony Lines’ explanation regarding the addition of salt to the minchah or meal offering (“meat” in the AV). In Leviticus 2:13 “every oblation of thy [meal] offering shalt thou season with salt; neither …
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Greetings in the Hope of Israel
I read with great interest the article in the Youth section of the November-December issue of The Lampstand entitled ‘Conscientious Objection – The Need For Consistency’.
I was impressed with the spiritual tone of the article and the concern expressed by the…
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Dear Brethren,
Greetings in our soon to be realised Hope.
Thank you for your work in The Lampstand magazine where you address difficult verses and issues. I regularly look forward to reading these articles because I believe they are very helpful to the Brotherhood. I encourage you to ke…
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Dear Brother Jim,
Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ.
I was delighted to note the inclusion of the article ‘The Answer of a Good Conscience’ in the September-October Lampstand, written by my father, the late Brother Eric Ritchie. I trust that readers may enjoy and be encouraged by …
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Dear Bro Jim,
Loving greetings in the One Hope of Israel. Thank you for the various articles which have been published in the Lampstand, which invariably are timely and invigorating.
I read with interest Brother Rob Thiele’s article on ‘Things Hard to be Understood (25)’, which covers the …
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