January – February 2015
In the reign of Queen Victoria, men of science were bringing huge improvements to mankind. They had invented vaccines to conquer childhood illnesses, and steam powered looms that turned cotton into sheets. Huge locomotives rushed trainloads of passengers to the other end of the country. Electric lig…
Science, Religion and the Theory of Evolution Read More »
There are over 1300 verses written in Hebrew in the book of Jeremiah but there is only one verse that is written in the Chaldean language. This verse reads: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens” ( Jeremiah 10:…
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Russia under economic pressure
Circumstances are rapidly changing for Russia. Russia’s economy is heavily dependent upon her exports of oil and natural gas. In February this year (2014), the Economist magazine stated that Russia got 74% of her foreign revenue from her exports of oil and natural …
“I Will Put a Hook in Thy Jaws” (Ezekiel 38:4) Read More »
The providence of God
There can be no doubt that Moses was a man specially prepared by God. One cannot have even the most casual consideration of his circumstances and not be struck by the amazing hand of God in his life. When we consider the mix of circumstances that led to his preservatio…
Moses Prepared by Providence Read More »
Israel, not Hamas, is responsible for the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. Goldstone was right when he charged that Israel was guilty of war crimes against civilians..
Simon Wiesenthal Centre response
The Goldstone Report on Israel’s defensive war against Hamas-controlled Ga…
The Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies – Lie # 9 Read More »
“Can any kind of bread and wine be used in the memorial meeting as the emblems?”
This question has been a matter of discussion in our community from the days of John Thomas and Robert Roberts. The words of our Lord as he instituted the memorials of bread and wine seem clear: “Jesus to…
Things Hard to be Understood (24) Read More »
Jan Karski was an eyewitness of the Holocaust1 who attempted to draw the attention of the United States and Britain to the slaughter of Polish Jews early in World War Two. Born Jan Kozielewski in 1914, Karski came from a working-class Catholic family from Lodz, Poland. He commenced a career with Po…
Jan Karski: The Man Who Warned the Western Allies about the Holocaust Read More »
There are many important phrases in the Scriptures; for example, “mercy (chesed) and truth (emeth)” is both common and vitally important. Mercy and truth are fundamental to the character of the Father listed in Exodus 34:6–7, yet of all the characteristics of God, ‘chesed’ alone is repeate…
An Important Couplet Read More »
The only way to describe this book is it is a ‘must read’! I don’t say that lightly, however it is a long time since I have sat down and read a book from cover to cover in one sitting.
This is the fourth book written by Anna Tikvah and it is written in her usual style of a good storyline in…
Dr Albert Schweitzer is reported to have said, “Many have discovered helping others to be the most enduring therapy, for it’s the burdens you help another to bear that make your own seem light”.
This thought ties in with what Paul told us: “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fu…
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