EditorialMarch/April, 2003Volume 38, Number 2 In 1708 Alexander Mack and seven others gathered on the banks of the Eder River in Schwarzenau, Germany, to begin a new fellowship of believers in Jesus Christ. This group had covenanted together to follow and obey the teachings of the New Testament, and to put aside their previous denominational …
The Christmas story in Luke 2 is so familiar to most Christians that some may feel there could be nothing new to learn from the passage. Our aim is to take a fresh look at the very familiar story.Caesar Augustus was the ruler of the great Roman Empire. He had reigned as an absolute monarch …
EditorialJuly/August, 2002Volume 37, Number 4 In Matthew 5, Jesus opens His remarks in the Sermon on the Mount with a series of verses known as the Beatitudes. The second beatitude in the list states, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” This mourning is not the same kind of grief that people …
EditorialJanuary/February 2002Volume 37, Number 1 In our day, family time around the Bible is increasingly being swallowed up by hectic schedules. Parents sometimes say, “I know we should have a family worship time, but we don’t.” We have a Scriptural mandate for conducting family devotions. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 6:5-7, “You shall love the …
EditorialNovember/December, 2001Volume 36, Number 6 On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, thousands of people died-wives and husbands, fathers and mothers, married and single persons-most thrust quickly into eternity–primarily because of a terrorist jihad aimed at the destruction of Israel and those who support that nation. The violent attacks caught the world by surprise. We pray …
EditorialNovember/December, 2000Volume 35, Number 6 Sometimes in the rush of events at Christmas, some folks may be nearly forgotten. While we should focus on Jesus, who was born to die for our sins, there are others mentioned in the birth accounts of our Lord. They are not as prominent, but they are written about in …
EditorialSeptember/October, 2001Volume 36, Number 5 Evangelism and revival are not quite the same thing. Evangelism is the preaching of the Gospel, the Good News of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, in order to win those who are lost and outside the fold of God. By way of contrast, revival is the work of the Holy Spirit in the …
