Young people, are you wise? I suspect that most of you would answer affirmatively. Some of you may be correct to a degree. But I suspect that not everyone who answers positively is completely honest. Most of you have a ways to go when it comes to wisdom. Young people generally are not noted for […]
Summer heated earth with white rays of sunlight. The grass withered under the heat. Even with their wool shorn short, the sheep panted. The Shepherd gathered his flock. The older sheep trotted along. They knew what this meant. Each year, the Shepherd led them into the mountain grasslands where the air was cooler and the […]
May 8—Anointed to be a King As long as we are on earth, we are kings at war. Today’s devotional is in the form of a poem about that war: Within each one of God’s elect a fearsome war doth rage. There is a side who seeks for God: the other would that love […]
Would you like to be successful? Do you want to prosper? The culture around you calls and encourages you to be successful in the academic, athletic, physical, relational, social, and even spiritual aspects of your life. The self-help sections of our local bookstores are well-stocked with books to give direction, and a quick web search […]
As a child, wanting to prove I was right and hoping to stump my parents, I often countered a ruling with the question, “But how is that even wrong?” This always seemed like a totally valid argument, but it never really got me far with my parents; they always countered back, “It’s wrong because I […]
Young people, what is your role in the church of God? How ought you to fill that role? Are there things you should be active in as a member of the body of Christ? Do you consider your place in the church important? Is it a significant and valuable place in Christ’s church? I can […]
It is July 3, 2008, and this is a second interview with Mr. Raymond Bruinsma. He has additional material that he would like included in this oral history. RB: Due to my oversight, I left out a lot of information as concerning the family of Louis and Anna Bruinsma. I left out that I […]
“Of a willing heart.” Exodus 35:5 Daily experience teaches us that privileges always involve obligations. It is therefore readily understood that he who attains the full communion of his church and the privilege of partaking of the holy supper is also called upon to share the financial burden of the church. The term […]
Death. What a dreaded word. What havoc and fear such a small word raises! Immediately the questions come. Who died, how did it happen, why, etc.? Shock is the initial reaction, then denial of the truth, then as shock wears off, slowly acceptance and heart wrenching grief follows. Death is our mortal enemy. It severs […]