As a young person, I sometimes find myself asking questions like, “How am I benefiting the church?” or, “Are young people like myself important in the life of the church?” Even at a young age, we have been taught that each member of the church is important in fulfilling God’s purpose. Each one of us […]
1 Peter 5:8–9: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.” The text chosen for the 2015 PRYP convention is a survival […]
November 8—Wisdom Cries Read Proverbs 8:1–21 Throughout Proverbs, wisdom is personified, and wisdom speaks. Wisdom is an attribute of God, his “knowledge of all things and his wonderful ability to do all things for his own glory” (Doctrine According to Godliness). The Hebrew word for wisdom is feminine: that’s why wisdom is personified as a […]
When you are travelling through lion country, you must be vigilant. In June 2015, a young woman paid for her lack of vigilance with her life. She was visiting a safari park in South Africa. Reports suggest that she was taking photographs—with the window of her vehicle open. Tourists in nearby vehicles honked their horns […]
This month we celebrate the national holiday known as Thanksgiving Day. While certainly Thanksgiving Day represents a good opportunity to express our thankfulness to God, we recognize that our whole lives ought to be filled with thanksgiving. God has given us many good physical and spiritual gifts as expressions of his love. The Bible instructs […]
There is, as you have been told, nothing like a lion’s all-out charge—the speed, the power, the sheer ferocity. If you happened to be taking a tour of Africa, and you decided to wander off into a lion-infested area without proper precaution or protection, especially into an area where a known man-eating lion was on […]
After Danny finished swinging his stick and practicing his catechism, he came inside, ate dinner, and got into his pajamas and brushed his teeth. When he and his sister Becky were ready for bed, their mom gathered them together for devotions before bed. “Earlier today, Danny and I talked about being God’s warrior.” His mom […]
MHH: Now, Aunt Truda [my aunt by marriage to Cornelius, my uncle], you were mentioning and discussing a little bit about the radio choir and about singing in general. Is there anything that you have to add to what you have already said? TJ: I do remember some of the things about the radio choir. […]
Before we examine the various signs of the times, a few remarks about these signs are in order. We all know what a sign is. It is something that points to something else. For example, road signs give us directions to a destination. The signs of the end times are similar. They point to the […]