Divorce and Remarriage
(Copyright) by Jesse McLemore (United States) While this study is entitled “Divorce and Remarriage,” we will be discussing much more than this. This is easily the longest study I have ever written and due to the conflicting opinions on this issue, along with the serious ramifications for being wrong, I saw a need to not […]
Empirical Data in Support of Egalitarian Marriages and A Fresh Perspective on Submission and Authority
(Copyright) by Dennis J. Preato (San Diago, California) There is a serious problem with the institution of marriage in the USA. Many marriages, and particularly Christian marriages, don’t seem to last. They fall short of God’s ideal that marriage should be permanent as long as the two partners live. A 2001 national study conducted by […]
From Start to Finish
From Start to Finish (Part One)(Copyright 2021) by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) Listen, Jacob. Listen, Israel—I’m the One who named you!I’m the One.I got things started and, yes, I’ll wrap them up.Earth is my work, handmade.And the skies—I made them, too, horizon to horizon.When I speak, they’re on their feet, at attention.—Isaiah 48:12-13 (The Message) At […]
Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom
(Copyright 2023) by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) The first chapter of Mark records that after John the Baptist was imprisoned, “Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel’” (Mark 1:14-15). The word gospel means “good news,” but conflicting […]
Getting to Know God
(Copyright) by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida) Despite all the bad news, the negative attitudes of the world, our nation, our families, and neighbors, there’s a positive solution to all mankind’s problems IF, and it’s a big IF; IF we get and stay close to God. First, we have to get to know Him. He […]
Same-Sex-Marriage Blasphemy: Child Sacrifice
(Copyright 2022) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Young Minds Divorced from Innocence and Reality. Diabolical Result of honoring same sex marriage: Justifies sexual perverts, adopting children perverting innocent minds and imposing depravity on children in public school sex-ed. Children – Forced to accept the fraud and perverted concept that a child has two daddy’s […]
Getting to the Root Cause of Gun Violence in America
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have emphasized that enforcing immigration laws will not solve the problem of illegal immigration. They insist that we must deal with the “root cause” of the problem. Kamala Harris travelled to Central America, she said, to explore the root causes illegal immigration. I strongly urge […]
Digital Identity
(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) “Digital Identity in America in less than a year” per Michele Bachmann, former presidential candidate turned dean of the Regent University School of Government. I receive emails from Mat Staver, LC Action Chairman on hot topics. Liberty Counsel ActionPO Box 540629Orlando, FL 32854407-875-1789 This is one from Aug. 12th, 2023. Staver […]
Research into British-Israelism by non British-Israel Scholars
(Copyright 2023) by Craig White (Australia) I have now uploaded a selection of theses and papers by various ones that have investigated British-Israelism here: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/iframe/Further_Research/Lost_Tribes_British-Israel/Researchbyothers/researchintobibyothers.html The first one is the most interesting and useful. There are other articles and papers by authors that find this teaching quaint or intriguing. Since my youth I have been taught to read widely, […]
Faith to Face the Future
(Copyright 2009) by Norman S. Edwards (Port Austin, Michigan) Billion-dollar bank failures! Government rescues with trillions in bailouts, but somehow, nobody is at fault! Global crop failures! Caused by global warming, or by genetic engineering and mass agri-business practices? Solved by the carbon tax—governments charging us to use the atmosphere? Who are our enemies and who are our friends? Europe, Russia, […]
Why is the Fat Reserved for God?
(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) We all know that God says that “the fat is mine” dozens of places in the Old Testament. Did you ever wonder why? And for that matter, why would God ask us to do something that is impossible? Why do I say impossible, you ask? Well, every piece […]
Delighting in Design –and in its Originator1
(Copyright 2022) by Philip Bell (Powder Springs, Georgia) Living things certainly look designed—like the intricacies of a peacock’s tail. You have likely heard it said, or said it yourself, “Everywhere we look we see design.” Obviously, one would fully expect believers in biblical creation, and advocates of Intelligent Design, to attest to design in the creation—hence the many […]
Talking 2017 or what? Déjà vu all over again
(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The ruler was a strong leader who brought renewed wealth and power to the nation. He restored the border. He made new trade possible, and money flowed into the country from abroad.” – Beyond Today magazine, January 2017 BUT A HICK OUT IN THE STICKS had a different message […]
Thought on 2 Timothy 1:13
(Copyright) by Albert Hudson (United Kingdom) “Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Tim.1:13). Throughout the ages the progress and development of Christianity has been marred by doctrinal strife. Intolerance, discord, and persecution has stained many a fair page of the […]
Wool and Linen
(Copyright 2015) by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) “You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.” —Deuteronomy 22:11 What is the strangest law in the Bible? For many, it is Deuteronomy 22:11, “You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.” This directive […]
Symbolism Of Oil
(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) When oil is mentioned in the Bible it always means olive oil unless specifically excepted (Esther 2:12 for instance). So, what we’re really asking is what does olive oil represent. And honestly, church people overthink things. When asking what the symbolism for oil is, they go all over the […]
Ezekiel 9:1-6 – What Mark is in Your Heart?
(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) One Identifies you with God, the other with the Devil. Ezekiel Vision, 9:3-6 “The glory of the God of Israel” moved to the threshold of the temple. “The Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side and said to him, […]
National Day of Prayer
(Copyright 2010) by Bill Buckman (Port Austin, Michigan) What does the United States of America need to repent of? Our supposed president Barack Obama has declared today, May 6, 2010, to be a National Day of Prayer. What should we pray for? Our nation is going through a lot of trials at the present time. Are […]
Tis the season for vote buying and lying; smarty pants on fire
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.” – Dwight Eisenhower “The lie in the Soul is a true lie.” – […]
Scattered But Not Divided
(Copyright 2023) by Fellow Servants (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Eph. 4:13-16, “til we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and […]
The Manhattan Declaration
(2009) Compiled by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas) I suggest you go to: http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/ and consider signing. I and my wife have signed. It is a declaration of Christian conscience, standing for some of the most basic principles of truth. The Manhattan DeclarationA Call of Christian ConscienceChristians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their […]
This Was Tucker Carlson’s “Greatest Public Mistake”
(Copyright 2023) by Jeffrey A. Tucker (Brownstone Institute) A new biography of Tucker Carlson offers a very interesting look at the intellectual odyssey of the most popular commentator in the US if not the world. Particularly interesting is his turnabout on the pandemic response. Today he is a mighty critic of lockdowns and forced vaccination. But it was […]
We have the Mind of Christ– 1 Corinthians 2:16 – Do We Really?
(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Would Jesus Christ Eat Pork, or Shellfish and consider Sunday holy? No! Why do You? Paul, in 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 used Old Testament promises, and warnings recorded in, Isaiah 52:11, to teach new testament believers: “We are the temple of the living God. As God has said I […]
The War on Dissent: Fibs, spin, statistics, and pure fiction
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “What need has a god of a star ship?” – Hollywood “What need has ‘settled science’ of a Public Relations firm?” – C. Dahlgren WAR ON DISSENT: Russia, Venezuela, the Middle East, and Washington DC. Left-wing causes are all into “minimizing.” Lying becomes misspeaking; spin becomes misremembering; statistics are tools for […]
The Obedience of Faith
(Copyright 2022) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) Prayer is easiest for those who are like little children, for prayer is an acknowledgement of our helplessness and our impotence to God. Clever adults find it difficult to acknowledge that. That is why Jesus said that we must be like little children. The more we depend on […]