Christmas is one of the most celebrated times of the year in the Christian world today. Church and world alike participate in its majestic celebration. Beginning a month before the date of celebration, the songs of Christmas begin to fill the air. The postman staggers under the ponderous burden of gift packages and greeting cards. […]
Whom will you serve? God or man? This is the issue that faces the child of God every day of his earthly pilgrimage. It was also the issue which faced the three friends of Daniel when they were commanded to bow before the golden image set up by Nebuchadnezzar. It was the purpose of Nebuchadnezzar […]
All of us have been given names by our parents. As babies we were not aware of the name or the thought or agony which some of our parents went through to give us our names. Some of us were named after relatives, usually a parent or grandparent, while others of us received names taken […]
Have you ever taken the time to think about how much your friends mean to you? We often take them for granted and yet if we did examine their importance in our lives, we are sure to find that they have a tremendous influence on us. It has been said that as teenagers our friends […]
Have you ever paused during the busy activities of the school day to observe what is happening around you? Do this sometime. If we are observant, we will soon find that there are many ways in which our fellow students demonstrate by their behavior the attitudes they have toward covenant instruction. It will soon become […]
This life is filled with pictures which reflect spiritual realities. One of them is the relationship between a father and his children. I am sure you remember your childhood. You looked up to your father as the one whom you could trust to take care of your needs. You no doubt thought highly of him. […]
The birth of Jesus is one of the most universally celebrated days of the Christian world today. Believers and unbelievers alike appear to celebrate with equal fervor. The Babe of Bethlehem seems to offer this wretched world a certain hope if only man will follow the example of the good man. Believer and unbeliever alike […]
We hear a lot about exercise today. It seems that keeping in shape is one of the important pastimes in our day. We spend a terrific amount of time and money on exercise and food that will keep our bodies fit and trim. We build big buildings, set up programs, conduct classes, attend diet organizations, […]
Has it ever occurred to you that you are adopted? No, I am not talking just to those who are not the natural children of their earthly parents, but to all God’s children. God, our Heavenly Father, had adopted us to be His children. What a blessed comfort to us who were not His natural […]
Covetousness is a deadly sin against which every child of God must guard against, or it will envelop him in its tentacles. This is true, in the first place, because we live in a world which has ungodly mammon as its god. Its motto is eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. It […]