2020 June
Editorial
The word Jehovah or Yahweh is a derivative of the expression “I AM.” What does the expression “I AM” signify? It was the name of God given to Moses to express the idea of the eternal presence of God...
Salvation
So, what is it that occupies your mind? The choices you make on a daily basis will determine your eternal salvation. It is not enough to have a shallow experience, expecting your religious belief to save you.
Christian Life
“Home should be made all that the word implies. It should be a little heaven upon earth.” Ibid. Unfortunately that is not always the case and frequently, too many homes are a hell on earth.
Daily Living
This is not the usual story about the three wise men that brought gifts to Jesus at His birth. This is a story of two wise men that I have learned about over many years and with whom I was personally acquainted.
Inspiration
Inspiration – Walk in the Light
God is willing to work for us, to give us of His free Spirit, if we will strive for it, live for it, believe for it; and then we can walk in the light as He is in the light. We can feast upon His love and drink in of His rich fullness.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – Did Bob Think?
Do you wonder that we keep Bob’s memory green? And isn’t his thoughtfulness a lesson for children whose excuse for carelessness that injures others is, “I didn’t think”? Bob thought, and his thinking saved the child’s life.
Question
Question – …Is it okay for certain kinds of dancing?
Question - The Bible says that David danced. Is it okay for certain kinds of dancing? Answer - “And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod” (2 Samuel 6:14).
Health
Health – Are World Pandemics Inevitable?
The year 2020 will be recorded in history books as the year of the global Coronavirus pandemic. It is not the first pandemic the world has experienced, but consequences of pandemics are more disastrous today because of easy global travel.
Evangelism
Very soon, Jesus will come to take His children home. The pearly gates will open and we will hear His welcoming words, “Come, ye blessed of My Father” (Matthew 25:34). The national anthem of the redeemed will play and we will sing in melodious tones the song of “Moses and the Lamb.”
Life Sketches
Life’s Sketches – Today’s Choice
Friend, life is serious. This life is very short compared with eternity, but it is in this life where the decisions you make determine your eternal destiny. The choice is yours. What will it be, eternal life or eternal death?
Recipe
Recipe – Apple Almond Flour Cookies
Organic Apples High in Bacteria Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a new study shows that organic apples harbor a more diverse and balanced bacterial community, which could make them healthier and tastier than conventional apples. “The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonize our gut,” says study senior author Professor Gabriele Berg, of ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – “Go… Teach”
June 28 – July 4, 2020 - TEACH ALL NATIONS - What commission did Jesus give to His followers? Matthew 28:19, 20. Note: “The gospel commission is the great missionary charter of Christ’s kingdom....
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Principles of Education
July 5 – 11, 2020 - “The object for which you are obtaining an education should not be lost sight of for a moment. It should be to so develop and direct your faculties that you may be more useful and bless others to the extent of your ability.”
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Original Pattern for Education
July 12 – 18, 2020 - The system of education instituted at the beginning of the world was to be a model for man throughout all aftertime. As an illustration of its principles a model school was established in Eden, the home of our first parents.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Education in Ancient Israel
July 19 – 25, 2020 - How did the Lord direct the education of Israel in the wilderness? 1 Corinthians 10:1–4; Isaiah 63:9. Note: “The Lord Himself directed the education of Israel.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.