January 2024

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Dear Reader

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong” (1 Corinthians 16:13) In 1 Corinthians 7:29 it says, “But this I say, brethren, t...

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The Two Great Phases of the Cross

I would dwell for a little on the cross of Christ in its two grand, fundamental phases, or in other words, the cross as a basis of:...

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There is a New Creation

The work of God in creation is brought before us in different parts of the Holy Scriptures, each mention bringing out some peculiar fea...

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Devotedness

Devotedness is a much deeper and, at the same time, a much simpler thing than many suppose. Most think that if they are earnestly e...

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From a missionary in Bolivia

A Prisoner of the Lord It was the missionary’s custom to preach the Gospel every Lord’s Day from 3 to 4 p.m. on the steps of the Libert...

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It Won't Sink

I was the captain of a smuggling boat. At dawn, we discovered a coast guard boat in the distance. The coast guard was still a long...

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Search the Scriptures

Questions Who was Obed’s nurse? Which prophet indicated the place where the Lord Jesus should be born? Who told Joseph what he should name the son...

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