Sermons and Biblical Studies

by Staff Forerunner, "Ready Answer," June 26, 2009 “A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” —Proverbs 12:10 Last September, Sydney died! Sydney was our old cat, and she had been an inseparable part of our family for many years. A fine female specimen of … Continue reading “Don’t Be Cruel!”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "WorldWatch," June 26, 2009 Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, a key economic adviser to President Barack Obama, told a Congressional hearing in January that “the economy is broken.” Does anyone else find this a bit extreme? The economy is certainly performing poorly but “broken”? It may be in recession, … Continue reading “Is This How to Fix a Broken Economy?”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," May 22, 2009 Moses writes in Deuteronomy 4:39-40: Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you … Continue reading “The Fifth Commandment”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "WorldWatch," May 22, 2009 If nothing else, it would be great theater to watch Al Gore and all the other apostles of global warming have to explain before Congress why America should spend billions of dollars on “green” initiatives like “cap and trade” when the data show the earth has … Continue reading “So Much for Global Warming”

by John O. Reid (1930-2016) Forerunner, "Ready Answer," May 22, 2009 “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” —Luke 18:8 Luke 18:1-8 contains the Parable of the Persistent Widow. Luke prefaces Jesus' narration of the story of the widow's pestering of the unjust judge with the comment … Continue reading “Will Christ Find Faith?”

by Staff Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," May 22, 2009 Three of our four daughters have been married over the past few years. We think the world of our three sons-in-law and are now eagerly looking forward to a fourth! All three weddings were very lovely and, as is usual, took lots of planning. Many “marriage” scriptures … Continue reading “The Marriage of the Lamb”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," March 2, 2009 Frank Sheedy, a Catholic priest, made the following statement in Our Sunday Visitor, August 12, 1984, p. 11: First, there is no commandment that Saturday should be the Sabbath. The six days when we labor and the seventh when we rest (Dt 5:13) is the commandment. … Continue reading “The Fourth Commandment”

by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," March 2, 2009 Christ prophesies in Matthew 24:21 about a coming Great Tribulation “such as had not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.” He refers to an extraordinary end-time event—one that most readers will be familiar with—and He uses … Continue reading “The Other Great Tribulation”

by David C. Grabbe Forerunner, "WorldWatch," March 2, 2009 As the world's recession continues to expand and the United States' plight becomes more evident, in some circles the conventional wisdom holds that as America stumbles financially, a united Europe—with Germany at its head—will quickly arise to take America's place as the dominant economy, and thus … Continue reading “The European Financial Crisis”

by David F. Maas Forerunner, "Ready Answer," March 2, 2009 “Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?” —I Corinthians 6:7 Probably the most beloved peace officer in the entire state of North Carolina was the mythical Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, a soft-spoken big man with … Continue reading “From Sheriff to Shepherd: Are We Willing to Be Defrauded?”