The sky is dark; the night is cold;
But God hath pledged my hand to hold.
The trial's great, the valley low;
But God will show the way to go.
He has not planned an easy...
Winter 2017
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The Circle Problem
// Neighbor Circles // Cousin Circles // Common Interest Circles //
I love the young people in our church and I am one of them. While we as a church have very few youth-...
The Potter’s Vessels
God the Potter is molding me,
What kind of vessel will I be?
To carry, to store or for a drink?
A lamp, or a plate, or a kitchen sink?
I'm a little bit shallow, I admit,...
Is Thy God Able?
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest...
What About Midwifery?
It is not infrequent that I am asked the question stated in the title of this article. As the father of a daughter who is just starting out in this field, and as a doctor who has always striven to...
"Outside-The-Church" Counseling
Much ado is being made these days about the counseling and psychiatric movements that are filtering into our plain, conservative Anabaptist churches. I am thankful for this, as it shows there are...
Understanding A Child’s Nature
Have you heard of ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)? This disorder, supposedly existing in certain children, has recently been redefined and updated by “experts” in the field of psychiatry. It...
Know Them Which Labor Among You
KJV ~ “And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake...
Any More from Heaven?
The dictionary is a book with authority. If two people have a disagreement about the meaning of a word, a dictionary has the power to settle it, because its definitions have been approved by...
Nonresistance vs. Pacifism
At first glance, one could suggest that these two terms might be synonymous. In fact, one hundred years ago they sometimes were used interchangeably.(i) But as the English language continues its...
Attributes & Nature of the True God
One of the great needs in the church, and in the world, today—is a new conviction about the greatness, majesty, holiness, and nature of the living God. Many people in Western society today say...
Recall Notice
ATTENTION!
God, the Maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make, model, or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the...
Preserving the Childlike Spirit
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and...
From The Editor
Greetings of Christian love to our readers,
A New Year
It is hard to believe that we already have such a good head-start into another year. I sit here reflecting back a number of...