Three pre-school agers, clamoring about on the backyard fence, were engaged in the following conversation: Teddy: “When I get big I’m going to be a bread man.” Cathy: “I’m going to be a Mom.” Freddie: “I’m going to be a Fred.” Each had his or her own aspirations, well considered, looming large as a worth-while […]
Judge Samuel Leibowitz, judge of aBrooklyn criminal court, said in an interview with United Press, “The young criminal today, though barely out of knee pants, is more brazen, more cynical, more sadistic, than the toughest gangster of the Capone era.” In Seattle, Washington, Judge William C. Long reports that the number of adolescents being brought […]
One of the most important aspects of the life of young people is their interest and concern in finding either a young boy or a young girl who can be for them a partner in marriage. This occupies much of their time and thinking, and is a major concern of their life. It is of […]
From the giant printing press all over the land an enormous supply of religious literature is daily being provided and distributed without cost to the public. Churches and religious sects of every hue compete at enormous costs to get their message across and win adherents to their particular view. This necessitates a discerning public, for […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (continued) III. AT PHILIPPI, 16:11-40 A. The Journey, vss. 11, 12. 1. What is the significance of “therefore,” vs. 11? 2. Trace the journey. How long did it take? 3. What kind of city was Philippi? a. What is the meaning of “the chief city […]
Thy Spirit, O Lord, makes life to abound, The earth is renewed, and fruitful the ground; To God ascribe glory and wisdom and might, Let God in His creatures forever delight. Psalter No. 287:1 The lines quoted above are a versification of the 30th and 31st verses of the 104th Psalm: “Thou sendest forth […]
The teacher of Bible must have a thorough knowledge of the Bible as a whole, for this sacred history is not a disconnected list of episodes having no bearing one upon another but are firmly woven together by the all-purposeful God so that each “story” can only be understood in the light of the rest […]
Are you ever curious to know how special days originate? I am. I looked up the origin of this one. It seems to have had its beginning in England or amongst the Yugoslavs who, for many years, have set aside a Sunday for honoring mothers. In the U.S. the day received national recognition as recently […]
Probably one of the greatest and most influential church fathers of the ages was Augustine. He was born in Tageste in 354. His mother, Monica, was a staunch believer in the Christian faith and she tried to indoctrinate these beliefs into her son despite the hindrance of his pagan father. While still very young, his […]