Once again we find ourselves in those days when our attention is focused more particularly on the fulfillment of those prophetic words of God which He gave us through the prophet Isaiah, “For unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given…” With a view to this fact the undersigned has been […]
One of the essays in a series called “Adventures of the Mind” in the Saturday Evening Post was an article by Mr. Aldous Huxley titled, “Drugs That Shape Men’s Minds.” This well ‑written, thought‑stimulating treatise began as follows: “In the course of history many more people have died for their drink and their dope than […]
When it was time again to write the article for the November issue of the “Beacon Lights,” I somehow forgot that I was not yet finished with all that I wanted to say with respect to this matter of Courtship and Marriage. The result was that I started on another subject, the subject of a […]
Truly the spirit of Christmas is a spirit of giving! By this is not meant that the worldly practice of pouncing upon every opportunity to commercialize the most sacred of all events and use it merely for lucrative gain is the proper spirit of Christmas. Neither do we have in mind to condemn without further […]
Most of the trees have now shed their colorful autumnal foliage. Nature is bleak and already awaits the falling snow as I write this article. We’ve had a beautiful fall but our thoughts are turned by the activities in nature to the coming cold of winter. These days also turn our thoughts to the frigid […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (continued) III. The Journey to Jerusalem, 20:7 – 21:16 (continued) B. To Miletus: 20:13-16 1. How did Paul’s companions travel from Troas? 2. How did Paul leave Troas? Why? How is it that Paul could travel more quickly afoot? 3. Where did they meet? 4. Trace their […]
Every child has a pattern of growth that is as unique as his appearance or the way he walks. By carefully studying the growth patterns of children, researchers have found that these generally fit into six groups. A child may start with a deficit or advantage and maintain the one or the other parallel to […]
Have you ever stopped to watch a little girl playing with her dolls, or a little boy playing with his trucks? My! how busy he is, putting himself wholeheartedly into his play. Yes, this is the nature of a child; what he does, he does wholeheartedly. It is for this reason that a child is […]
We have shown that the so-called “amillennial” doctrine has the support of Scripture. It also has the support of the doctrinal standards of the Church, such as the Westminster Confessions, including the Larger and Shorter Catechisms (Presbyterian), the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion (Episcopal), the Philadelphia Confession (Baptist) and the Three Forms of Unity: the Belgic […]
In the past, the smallness of the Protestant Reformed Churches, which has been deplored by many, has led also to various desirable characteristics. Paramount among these was the closeness experienced by the young people in the different congregations. This closeness has been consummated yearly in the Young People’s Convention. A bond of fellowship and friendship […]