Dear Reader
“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us” (1 Samuel 7:12).
It is hard to believe that this year 2026, the magazineToward The Mark is 25 years old! The Lord is faithful!!
Over the years, many have asked about the origin of Toward the Mark. It was through a deep and prayerful exercise over a two-year period that the need for a Christian magazine that published “things new and old” was realized. In a time when there was a movement to depart from the old path and remove the ancient landmarks, there was a great desire to dig the old wells to bring refreshment and food for the people of God, especially the younger generation. Although very aware of my inadequacy for such a great responsibility, after much prayer and with great support from my wife, who is not only my helpmate but also my chief editor, and my children, young at that time, who were my helpers in preparing the magazine for mailing, and with the support of my dear brothers – you know who you are – who also continue to help with editing, we began.
So finally in January 2001, I published the first issue of the magazine Toward the Mark. Please visit the website to read it.
I am thankful to the Lord for His faithfulness and goodness toward us in the past years. I am grateful to those faithful saints who have quietly been a source of help and encouragement to me in producing Toward the Mark and for those who manage the website. For those who contributed articles, those who translate many of the articles to other languages and publish them in brethren magazines and websites, I am thankful also for a dear brother in Nigeria, who have been printing the magazine there for the last 10 years to distribute locally and in neighboring countries. The Lord is the rewarder.
Also, I would like to thank all of you dear readers for your overwhelming response to the magazine. It is our prayer that the Lord will use Toward the Mark to help you to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Him.
Please keep praying for the Lord’s blessing on Toward the Mark.
Yours in our soon-coming Lord,
Emil S. Nashed
Please send your questions and comments to:
Toward The Mark
c/o Wayne Christian Assembly
60 Smith Lane
Wayne, NJ 07470-5354
Attention: Emil S. Nashed
www.towardthemark.org
