Posts from 2025

In the latter part of the fourth century B.C., Alexander the Great led the Greeks on a world conquest. He was very successful, extending the influence, culture, and lan- guage of Greece widely. But now, centuries later, only remnant pieces remain to tell us of the grandeur that once was. And preceding the Greeks were a number of others, such as Egypt under the Phar- aohs. What enormous wealth was theirs! And the splendor of their kingdom was of great…

Introduction: Paul said, “whom we preach (Christ), warning every man, and teachingevery man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Je-sus” (Colossians 1:28). When we look carefully at the warnings of Christ our souls and living the Christian life become of the utmost importance. Let’s look at some of His warnings. The warning of not obeying His gospel (John 8:24; Luke 13:3,5; Matthew 10:32,33;Mark 16:15,16). The warning of being a wicked and slothful servant (Matthew…

1.Renew our commitment to Bible classes and worship. 2.Renew our commitment to daily Bible study and prayer. 3.Renew our commitment to family devotionals. 4.Renew our commitment to our wives and husbands. 5.Renew our commitment to training our children in the way of the Lord. 6.Renew our commitment to spending quality time with our children. 7.Renew our commitment to loving one another. 8.Renew our commitment to Godly living. 9.Renew our commitment to giving. 10 Renew our commitment to supporting our elders and…

While studying in the Holy Lands, a professor met a man who claimed to have memorized the Old Testament in Hebrew. Needless to say, the astonished professor asked for a demonstration. A few days later they sat together in the man’s home. “Where shall we begin?” asked the man. “Psalm 1,” replied the professor, who was an avid student of the Psalms. Beginning with Psalm 1:1, the man began to recite from memory, while the professor followed along in his…

In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a rou- tine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the brawl. The warfare quickly spread to the grandstands. Among the fans the conflict went from bad to worse. Someone set fire to the stands and the entire ball-…

Brother Baxter is now gone. This article is very relevant for our day. I hope you will read it prayerfully and carefully. (Ken Tyler)   In all of our work for Christ, we are undertaking a major self-examination of every activity, every program, every expenditure. Every decision must be made in view of our prime objective and task, the saving of souls. Every activity must be reevaluated and every activity must justify itself afresh or be dropped. We must make…

A former park ranger at Yellowstone National Park tells the story of a ranger leading a group of hikers to a fire lookout. The ranger was so intent on telling the hikers about the flowers and animals that he considered the messages on his two-way radio distracting, so he switched it off. Nearing the tower, the ranger was met by a nearly breathless lookout, who asked why he hadn’t responded to the messages on his radio. A grizzly bear had…

Jesus said in Luke 14:26, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” Jesus, in this passage, shows the cost of being his disciple. What does he mean by the word hate? Matthew explains in his account by recording Jesus as saying, “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me:…

A soldier was court-martialed and dishonorably discharged from the army of a foreign country. This followed a brief engagement of that army in war. The man was not discharged for treason, desertion or sleeping at his post of duty. He was accused of being a “discourager of men.” He did nothing more than go among his fellow soldiers with discouraging words and criticism of the military effort. He broke the spirits and tore down the morale of many who would…

Put the kingdom of God first in his life and teach the same to his family (Matthew 6:33). Teach his sons and daughters to love, respect, and obey their parents. Be a loving and considerate father and husband. Not only provide the physical things, but the spiritual things as well for his family. Be honest in all of his dealings with others. Set aside the first day of the week for his family to worship (Hebrews 10:25). Be big enough…

(This is advice to the young men of President James A. Garfield’s time, but can apply to all of us.) “Make few promises. Always speak the truth. Never speak evil of anyone. Keep good company or none. Live up to your engagements. Never play games of chance. Good character is above everything else. Keep your secrets if you have any. Never borrow if you can possibly help it. Do not marry until you can support a wife. Keep yourself honest…

Religious people seem to think so very little about adding to God’s word. Yet almost as “Sentries” standing near the first of the Bible, in the middle of the Bible and at the close of the Bible God warns – “do not add to the word.” ” You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you” (Deuteronomy 4:2). “Do…