When I am bowed with grief, When troubles round me throng, When there seems no relief, When I can find no song, He sends His perfect peace From sorrow gives release, Through all my journey here, Peace, perfect peace. When I have doubts within, When faith is far from strong, When I behold my […]
Last time we considered God’s holiness and how it applies to us as Christians. Now let’s take a closer look at how true obedience to God’s law is an expression of our proper fear of the Lord. Jehovah admonished the nation of Israel again and again by the mouth of Moses both to fear Him […]
Dear Beacon Lights Editor, I was sent a set of tapes from a series of lectures given by Rev. David Silversides in 1999. The tapes I received in mid 2000. They were sent to me by a young Christian friend whom I know through the mutual friendship of Mr. Paul Hayden, first Secretary of the […]
A Story from the Time of the Afscheiding translated by Rev. Cornelius Hanko Chapter 14 The Hole in the Door (The following chapter is mainly about Evert Splint. The readers will recall that he was the father of a poor family, and God had recently put into the family a new baby. Evert worked in […]
Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave by Dave Breese. Paperback 235 pages. Moody Press, 1990. As this book’s preface “The God’s of the Mind” indicates, the seven men singled out in the book are men who, in the author’s judgment, have the unique accomplishment of controlling the minds of people with their […]
January 1 Read Exodus 19:1-6 As we come to the beginning of a new year, we come to that portion of Scripture in which Israel comes to Mount Sinai. We, too, need to come to Mount Sinai and see what God has to say to us here. The laws that Israel received have meaning for […]
As we see the church in the New Testament grow, we also see temptations increasing. The apostles had much to battle against in their ministries and missionary journeys. They had to hold fast to the truth and go proclaim the gospel in all the world. What a task! It was a great undertaking having to […]
Man pumps millions of barrels of oil out of the earth every day and the nations of the world use this oil to power their economies. Energy from the oil is released to melt down ore, extract metals, and drive the massive machines that manufacture goods. The oil itself is refined and used in everything […]
During my high school years, the idea of being called to serve God’s church as a minister grew and developed. The prayers changed from, “Lord, what dost Thou want me to be?” to “Lord, I think I am called to be a minister. I think I want to be one. If that is not Thy […]
Reprinted from the Loveland PRC newsletter. Scripture makes it very clear that Christ’s coming is always accompanied by signs. So it was with His coming in the flesh (Luke 1:18-20; 41-45; 2:12). So it is with His return (Matt. 24:3, 30; Luke 21:11, 25). These signs are important and must be rightly understood. The signs […]