“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him. . . in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” In a manger: in a lonely stable: somewhere on the outskirts of tiny Bethlehem! In a manger?! He the Christ of God, the long-awaited […]
ASN 12345678 Somewhere, Abroad Dear Dad and Mom, Just a few weeks and we’ll be in the midst of the Christmas season again. But Christmas won’t be the same as other years, will it? I can just imagine how it will be. You will be sitting there with the picture I sent you on the […]
Who has not repeatedly read the well-known words of the Preacher, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them?” But in these times we are inclined to ask, could days ever be […]
The events of the past month have again revealed the insincerity of our Administration at Washington in respect to its promises of freedom from fear and want. Many a home in our country wanted coal for heating purposes. Many others lived in fear of being forced to face freezing weather without any coal wherewith to […]
There was a time when Christians could admonish one another in the spirit of true love. But it seems as though that isn’t possible anymore in the day and age in which we live. And that is not due so much to the fact that the Christian isn’t able or willing to admonish the other […]
Grand Rapids, Nov. 23, 1943 Dear Fellows: The other day I heard some speaker over the radio say that even though we could not get turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner, but perhaps had to eat chicken instead, we could still be thankful and celebrate the day! The statement evidently proceeded from the supposition that with […]
Oct. 31, 1913 Dear Friends: Another Sunday is nearly by. It is a day when one thinks of home, friends, and his own church. I didn’t have a chance to go to church today, because of being on barracks guard. However, I received my copy of the Beacon Lights, Standard Bearer, and Sovereign Grace Hour […]
In the spring of 1937, one of the brethren from Edgerton, Minnesota gave a talk to a League of Christian School Societies in Hull, Iowa. While talking with some of the people gathered there, he met Rev. L. Vermeer and after a talk with him about Church and School matters, he invited Rev. Vermeer to […]
“And He said to them all, If any man will come after me. let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23. In the context we rend of the multitudes that followed Christ. And after the feeding of the five thousand Jesus and His disciples were alone. Jesus prays […]
Introductory remarks: A word about the relationship of Chapters 3 and 4 of Acts may be first, of all in place. To see the beauty of the Word of God in these chapters and the marvel of His doings it is necessary to read and reread these two chapters as belonging together. They are most […]