As I look out my window and see the leaves fading from green to gold and then drifting to the ground, I contemplate the lofty trees from which they fell. Then as I look at the ground around the trees and watch the squirrels busily engaged in secreting away the acorns and hickory nuts, it is amazing to think that …
We have just finished the time of year when everyone thinks a little bit more about giving thanks, but for the Christian, Thanksgiving should be every day! “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” Psalm 100:4. This year, we had an especially blessed Thanksgiving for which we …
“The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every …
Do you ever ponder how the Lord is going to finish His work? As we survey the teeming multitudes circling the globe, the magnitude of the work can seem overwhelming, but praise God, He “will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness.” (Romans 9:28) How can every person on this globe be given the gospel invitation before the …
Attempt Much Let none indulge the thought that we have attempted too much. No, no; we have attempted too little. The work which we are now doing ought to have been done years ago. Our plans must enlarge, our operations must be extended. What is needed now is a church whose individual members shall be awake and active to …
One of the greatest aspects of Jesus’ earthly ministry was the compassion that He showed at all times for lost humanity. As Jesus was seeking out an isolated place for Him and His disciples to rejuvenate and spiritually recharge after their missionary labors, a multitude congregated together and actually arrived at their destination before they did. How easy it would …
March has arrived, and with it spring is just around the corner! While presently there is scattered snow on the ground here in western Washington, we know that soon spring will fully burst forth. The buds on the deciduous trees are swelling and our early blueberry bushes have already revealed their new leaves. How refreshing it is to see the …
Doing God’s Will Philippines “The opinion which prevails in some classes of society, that religion is not conducive to health or to happiness in this life, is one of the most mischievous of errors. The Scripture says: ‘The fear of the Lord tendeth to life; and he that hath it shall abide satisfied.’ Proverbs 19:23.” Christian Education, 67. “True …
This year, we were very thankful for the harvest of berries that we received. Every year we plant a small vegetable garden, and we do our best, but struggle with a late arriving and early ending summer. Our fruit trees, planted several years ago, have yielded almost no fruit. This year, though, our berries were different. They have finally gotten …
Advance in the Altiplano In Peru As we walked off the airplane and down the stairs toward the airport, there was no question that we were not in Lima any more. It was the Peruvian summertime, but it was not the stereotypical equatorial summer that greeted us as we disembarked. We had just left the coastal capital of Lima and …
