Author: Administrador

Again, he may be poor—and if he is a real Christian, he usually is—and yet he will always make others rich. Paul was a poor man in prison, but he immeasurably enriched the entire Christian world. John Bunyan was a poor man in Bedford jail, but he gave us Pilgrim’s Progress. You can go on … Continue reading “PERSONAL
FINANCES; POVERTY; STEWARDSHIP”

As sharers in a prosperous economy we Christians must not forget that ability involves responsibility. We have more than our fathers had, and are therefore able to do more for our fellow men than they could do. We are in danger of overlooking this. A larger income may be considered in either of two ways: … Continue reading “PERSONAL
FINANCES; STEWARDSHIP”

There are people in our churches today who think they are being persecuted for their profession of faith in Jesus Christ. I have a word of encouragement and perspective for them. Take a long look at Elijah the prophet!… As a prophet in evil times, Elijah had reason to lean hard on his God. He … Continue reading “PERSECUTION;
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD: DIVINE ENCOUNTER”

Yes, John could have taken the easier way. Just a little compromise and the important people would begin to say, “This man is really doing good things for the community.” But John was a man of faith. He knew what he believed; he knew in whom he believed. He was willing to take the heat … Continue reading “PERSECUTION;
OPPOSITION; BOLDNESS”

Surely Bible-reading Christians should be the last persons on earth to give way to hysteria. They are redeemed from their past offenses, kept in their present circumstances by the power of an all-powerful God, and their future is safe in His hands. God has promised to support them in the flood, protect them in the … Continue reading “PEACE:
IN TRIALS; FEAR; TRIALS: GOD’S PRESENCE IN”

This idea was once expressed better by a simple-hearted man who was asked how he managed to live in such a state of constant tranquility even though surrounded by circumstances anything but pleasant. His answer was as profound as it was simple: “I have learned,” he said, “to cooperate with the inevitable.”… Though we cannot … Continue reading “PEACE:
IN TRIALS; TRIALS: ATTITUDE TOWARD; GOD: HIS SOVEREIGNTY”

Most of us do not see very much of permanence around us in our world. Some while ago, I was given a new definition for permanent. I picked up a flyer being distributed in my neighborhood advertising the opening of a new beauty shop. They were offering women a permanent wave, guaranteed to last three … Continue reading “PERMANENCE”

We are overrun today with orthodox scribes, but the prophets, where are they? The hard voice of the scribe sounds over evangelicalism, but the church waits for the tender voice of the saint who has penetrated the veil and has gazed with inward eye upon the wonder that is God. The Pursuit of God, 41.

The wife of a prophet has no easy road to travel. She cannot always see her husband’s vision, yet as his wife she must go along with him wherever his vision takes him. She is compelled therefore to walk by faith a good part of the time—and her husband’s faith at that. Ruth 1:16; 2 … Continue reading “PASTOR’S
WIFE”

Peace of heart that is won by refusing to bear the common yoke of human sympathy is a peace unworthy of a Christian. To seek tranquility by stopping our ears to the cries of human pain is to make ourselves not Christians but a kind of degenerate stoic having no relation either to stoicism or … Continue reading “PEACE:
FALSE; CHRISTIANS: IN THE WORLD”