We have just passed the time of year when our country recognizes, at least in some degree, our need to give thanks. For some reason, it is so much easier for us to complain rather than give thanks. We complain about how hot or cold it is, about how busy we are, about our aches or pains, etc. Repeatedly the …
Jesus gave a message that is even truer today than when He spoke the words nearly two thousand years ago. “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. . . . Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” Matthew 24:42, 44. Watch and be …
A new year has dawned again: a new year to labor for the Master, a new year to prepare to our heavenly home, a new year to seek to hasten our Lord’s soon return. With the many challenges laying before us, we must learn to trust and hope in the God of hope. Sometimes, we focus on the challenges and …
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 …
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 …
Nothing could be more applicable today than Jesus’ words of nearly two thousand years ago. “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37, 38. There is a great work to do, and Jesus does not just ask us, but …
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 …
Are you not so glad that God has a plan for your life? Sometimes life seems like a jumbled confusion of events, circumstances and happenstances, but through it all God has a purpose and is bringing about His ultimate plan for our salvation and the salvation of others. When perplexed and tempted to discouragement over life’s disappointments and trials, how …
