31 Jan 2016

Going Deeper: Simple Helps to Bible Study

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“Do you have anything I can read to help me with studying the Bible?” a young man asked me recently. I told him I would try to think of something and ended up recommending a specific Bible commentary. Yet within myself I was not content with what was available. Then I remembered a small booklet on Bible study which had been privately written and printed by one of the best Bible teachers I had ever encountered, Alfred J. Crick. By … Read More

31 Jan 2016

Be Constant in Prayer

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“When thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt bestir thyself.” – 2 Samuel 5:24 The members of Christ’s Church should be very prayerful, always seeking the unction of the Holy One to rest upon their hearts, that the kingdom of Christ may come, and that His “will be done on earth, even as it is in heaven;” but there are times when God seems especially to favour Zion, such seasons … Read More

19 Jan 2016

God Intends His Promises to Be Used

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“Do as thou hast said.” – 2 Samuel 7:25 God’s promises were never meant to be thrown aside as waste paper; He intended that they should be used. God’s gold is not miser’s money, but is minted to be traded with. Nothing pleases our Lord better than to see His promises put in circulation; He loves to see His children bring them up to Him, and say, “Lord, do as Thou hast said.” We glorify God when we plead His … Read More

10 Jan 2016

Divine Multiplication

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Never mind who sees, if God approves. If he smiles, be content. We cannot be always sure when we are most useful. A certain minister with very great difficulty reached a place where he had promised to preach. There was deep snow upon the ground, therefore only one hearer came. However, he preached as zealously as if there had been a thousand. Years after, when he was traveling in that same part of the country, he met a man who … Read More

10 Jan 2016

Princess Charlotte Pudding

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Sometimes as we move into a new year, one more special dinner party confronts us: a birthday, a visit from someone special. A unique dessert can be the crowning touch to that occasion. For me that dessert is Princess Charlotte. You might even try it some evening, just for those you love. Ingredients 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin 6 tablespoons cold water 1 tablespoon cornstarch 6 tablespoons sugar 2 egg yolks 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 pint whipping cream … Read More

2 Jan 2016

“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.”

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“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” – 1 Samuel 7:12 The word “hitherto” seems like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. Twenty years or seventy, and yet, “hitherto the Lord hath helped!” Through poverty, through wealth, through sickness, through health, at home, abroad, on the land, on the sea, in honour, in dishonour, in perplexity, in joy, in trial, in triumph, in prayer, in temptation, “hitherto hath the Lord helped us!” We delight to look down a … Read More