Articles from June 2019
When Mothers Concede
“What are plain mothers of today telling their daughters about the carousel of cosmetics proffered for women?” This is a question I have pondered many times as I observe the girls in the church benches grow into womanhood. My wonder is weighted with concern. Listen in with me as two sisters talk about this topic. “What do you do about things like a touch of acne cover-up…
Trust in the Lord -with all thine heart
If we step back and look at our own life, can we honestly say that we trust in the Lord with all our heart? I often think of my children—they trust in me with all their hearts; there is no fear within them; they do not worry. My prayer is that I can trust in my Heavenly Father in the same way. Here in Haiti a lot of people are driven by fear. They fear the uncertainty of…
The Strength of Covenant
If marriage is a covenant, what is the significance of covenant relationship? What makes it a covenant relationship, and how does this differ from any other relationship? These are answers that we must pursue if we are to understand the permanence of marriage and if we are to successfully navigate the rocky shores of a troubled marriage. Covenant in our society has become…
The Inquisition of Jacques Dosie
“My lady, I thank you very much for your affection and favor towards me, but I have given myself entirely to God to be His friend, and with that I hope to live and die,” rang the confident, faith-filled words of Jacques “zhahk” (a French form of the male name Jacob or James). Persecution was fiercely raging in Europe in the year 1550. For their profession of faith…
Regeneration – Stem Cell Issues
Today, I’d like to continue and possibly complete our discussion of Regenerative Medicine. I want to consider where it stands today, and how Christians can navigate the complex maze of treatments. As you may recall, in the previous issue of this magazine we discussed that Regenerative Medicine is man’s attempt to re-create organ systems. We described how fetal tissue was…
Preparing for Death Gracefully
Studies in 2 Timothy 4:6-18 -by Harold S. Martin Used by permission of Bible Helps, PO Box 391, Hanover PA 17331 Second Timothy is the last letter that Paul wrote. He was in a damp underground prison, dug out under a government building in the city of Rome. Paul was jailed for preaching Christ and the resurrection. Nero was the Roman Emperor; he was the Saddam Hussein of…
Our Testimony that God’s Ways Work
Nearly 43 years ago, on a warm August afternoon, two 19-year-olds (a young woman and her fiancé) excitedly came out of her parents’ home and walked slowly down a small hill toward a group of 200 waiting people. Her father, a minister, awaited them at the front of the aisle. Flushed with excitement they stood before him and listened to the short message he had prepared…
Morning Meditations from Psalm 40
My Help and My Deliverer Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth,…
Joey’s Downfall
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord –Col 3:20. Once upon a time, long ago, lived a boy by the name of Joey. Joey lived with his father and mother on the outskirts of a city. One day Joey’s father gave him a brand new red and white bike, which he had been wanting for a long time. There was a big hill close to their house where…
God in the Cloud
Behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud –Exo 16:10. What a strange phenomenon is this concentrated mass of vapor that navigates the sky above us. In one instance, a cloud can minister such immense blessedness and hope, while in another it can be the instigator of nagging uncertainty and even the arousal of ragged fear. Clouds were often, no doubt, the welcome…
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