This very old subject was the subject of the very first proclamation of God to man after the fall. It is the Word of God in Genesis 3:15, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise its heel.” […]
War is a grim business. No one realizes that more than you who are called into service, wherever that may be. We at home live in constant suspense, wondering what tomorrow may bring, but surely no more than you do. Yet of this we may be confident, that God rules overall and does all His […]
“PLANT EATS FOUR FLIES” Perhaps to most of us this sounds like an excerpt from Ripley’s column. If the statement read, “Four insects eat plant!”, it would arouse no curiosity because we know most insects as well as many animals are herbivorous, that is, they live on herbs or plants. The fundamental difference between plants […]
(Continued from last Issue) From 1790 to 1808 four ships were seen by the Pitcairn Islanders, averaging one every four and a half years. None of these stopped and it was not until 1808, when the colony had been in existence for 18 years, that Captain Mayhew Folger of Boston, sailing the Topaze on a […]
In this age of printing, with its millions of books, we more or less take the Bible for granted. Oh, I know we’ve read it, studied it perhaps, some more some less, but did you ever pause to consider its supreme importance? It is, of course, true, that we have another revelation of God beside […]
Pacific Activities The war in the Pacific has been in progress approximately ten weeks at this time. For the past month it has been in the spotlight continually. Even though the British have lost most of the region they had gained in northern Africa during this same period greatest interest has centered in the Southwest […]
Have you often wondered just what we do to keep ourselves busy and also what sort of an outfit I am in? On the outside, looking in, one might have a different slant on things. Even when I was first in the Army and for many weeks after, I wondered just how everything was handled, […]
Parris Island, South Carolina Today I received my copy of the Beacon Lights. I was very glad to get it. 1 haven’t had time as yet to read it, but expect to soon. I have glanced through its pages, and believe I will enjoy it very much. Well, now a little about Parris Island. It […]
Outline XXI THE UNPROFITABE SERVANT For the parable read Luke 17: 7-10. Strictly speaking the contents of these verses can hardly be called a parable. The usual introductory words “the kingdom of heaven is like unto’’ are altogether absent; besides, the parable does not even say “a certain man had a servant”, or something similar. […]