November – December 2017
The Son of God ministered before mankind as a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief (Isa 53:3). “I am in trouble” said the psalmist portraying the spirit of Christ in its stark reality, “mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and…
In Thy Presence is Fulness of Joy Read More »
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 1…
Letters to the Editor – Vol. 23.6 Read More »
The times of Elijah and Elisha were incredibly dangerous and difficult times for those who served Yahweh.
Ahab and his incorrigible Zidonian wife, Jezebel, ruled the northern kingdom of Israel with an iron fist. Jezebel herself had introduced the licentious worship of Baal and had r…
Still, Small Voices and Vessels of Oil Read More »
Despite the mockery of some, the Messiah was the son of God. Fearfully and wonderfully made, taken from the womb and cast upon God, he was the one whom his Father delighted in, for he was called by God, “my beloved son in whom I am well pleased”. He had come into the world for one purpos…
Psalm 22 – The Messiah’s Mind (Part 4) Read More »
Second Song: 1:9–2:7
The groom and bride exchange messages of mutual adoration
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In the first song, the groom was not present. In this second song, the courtship of the espoused couple continues. The groom “sitteth at his table” (1:12)…
Song of Solomon (Part 3) Read More »
The Way
Readable, accessible, and straightforward – these are terms not often associated with books on ecclesiastical history and evolution of doctrine in the post-Apostolic era. The doctrinal debates in which the “church fathers” engaged were convoluted and arcane. This means that many of …
“Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad” (Acts 26:24). With a loud voice Festus cried out these words as Paul was making his defence before King Agrippa.
Although Paul was not mad, as he patiently explained to Festus, nevertheless it is possible to become �…
The importance and value of right thinking is today more than ever pressed upon people’s attention. Books, newspaper articles, and advertisements all show that there is a great interest in the working of the human mind and the rules of behaviour. Know your own mind, we are constantly told;…
“Think on These Things” Read More »
Speaking during a ceremony at the Vel d’Hiv Holocaust memorial monument in Paris, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, confronted the record of French complicity in the Holocaust. Macron acknowledged France’s collaboration with the Nazis and its direct role in the roundup and deportatio…
This earthquake was the reign of Julian the Apostate, a crucial figure in the story of religion, being the last of the pagan Roman emperors. Born in Constantinople (the then capital of the Roman Empire) in AD332, Julian was noted for his power and his genius as a writer, scholar, philosoph…
Julian the Apostate, Tagh-e Bostan, Iran Read More »
