2024 May
Church
Architecture in the Service of the Church
In the history of church architecture, a special place is occupied by the Gothic cathedral, which represents the most perfect expression of the human spirit’s quest to dominate the entire space inhabited by medieval humanity.
Editorial
The amazing thing about this statement is...yet, his testimony is that he is the chief of sinners.
Health
“What is hypnotism? … What force is exerted that, after making a man sleep, rouses him to a false wakefulness in which he obeys any....
Christian Life
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should [show] forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
Children's Story
I’m going to ask Jesus to always help me to do what is right and to remember that the devil is not my friend and that sin stinks.”
Inspiration
The truth which we profess will be of no avail to us unless we are sanctified through it. ... While error is prevailing to such an extent in our land, we want to know what is truth, because we cannot be sanctified by error.
Keys Storehouse
Where is the God who calmed the sea and stopped the storm? Where is the God who healed the sick and raised the dead? Where is the God who fed 5,000 and more with five loaves of bread and two fishes?
Health
When a baby is born, it has 270 bones, but most of these bones are cartilage. As the child grows, a number of these bones fuse together until over time, the number of bones decreases to 206, making up its adult skeleton.
Nature
All We Can Be – A story of two cats
We have six cats, all rescues from the hard times of living on the streets. Animals have many things to teach us. With each rescue I have ever been surprised by how love can take over in what appears at first to be an indifferent cat. Here are two of their stories.
Series, The Mystery of Godliness
The Glory of God Manifested in Man
His Spirit will develop in man all that will ennoble the character and dignify the nature. It will build man up for the glory of God in body and soul and spirit.
Recipe
Cardamom Cardamom is a member of the ginger family, and is the third most expensive spice in the world after saffron and vanilla. Commonly used in Indian cuisine, it has earned the nickname “The Queen of Spices.” Because of its complex flavor profile, it is used in both sweet and savory dishes. There are two ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Two Apartments of the Sanctuary
May 26 – June 1, 2024 - “The building [the tabernacle] was divided into two apartments by a rich and beautiful curtain, or veil, suspended from gold-plated pillars.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 347
Bible Study Guides
June 9 – 15, 2024 - “The priesthood, however, was restricted to the family of Aaron. Aaron and his sons alone were permitted to minister before the Lord; the rest of the tribe were entrusted with the charge of the tabernacle and its furniture, and they were to attend upon the priests in their ministration,...
Bible Study Guides
The Gospel in the Sanctuary Service
June 16 – 22, 2024 - Explain the two divisions of the sanctuary service. Leviticus 4:1–12; 16:29–34 Note: “The ministration of the sanctuary consisted of two divisions, a daily and a yearly service.
Bible Study Guides
June 23 – 29, 2024 - “While God’s word speaks of the humanity of Christ when upon this earth, it also speaks decidedly regarding His preexistence. The Word existed as a divine being, even as the eternal Son of God, in union and oneness with His Father.”
Bible Study Guides
June 2 – 8, 2024 - “You shall also make the court of the tabernacle.” Exodus 27:9, first part What fact, in relation to the heavenly sanctuary, indicates that the earth is the outer court where “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” ( John 1:29) was sacrificed? Hebrews 13:12, ... Read more
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.