2023 September
Editorial
Why do you believe what you believe?
“It is of the greatest importance to us that we obtain a knowledge of the Bible. … Our only safety is in becoming personally acquainted with the reasons of our faith. …
Daily Living
Joy and Happiness, or Purgatory
If my home is less like heaven and more like purgatory, a place of suffering and misery, will everyone in my home go to heaven? No.
Bible
“Eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality.” Romans 2:7. This shows that we do not now possess immortality, for if we do, why should we be instructed to seek for it?
Christian Life
We all desire immediate and direct answers to our prayers, and are tempted to become discouraged when the answer is delayed or comes in an unlooked-for form.
Nature
What Creature Kills the Most Humans?
What Creature Kills the Most Humans? There is, however, one creature that kills more humans than any other.
Children's Story
One day Tony’s grandfather was visiting them and he gave Tony a silver dollar. Tony had never had a silver dollar before. He was so pleased with it that he kept looking at it, turning it over and over.
Keys Storehouse
Recently, what I said that day back in 2003 came to my mind, and I thought, there is a day coming when I should be able to look up and say to our returning Lord, “I’ve waited my whole life to meet You.”
Evangelism
As she was writing, making notes for the testimony, John came and tore it all up. He told her, “If you give that testimony, you will be dead in two weeks.”
Inspiration
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
Question
Question: What is the unpardonable sin?
Question: What is the unpardonable sin? Answer: What constitutes the sin against the Holy Ghost? It is willfully attributing to Satan the work of the Holy Spirit.” Counsels for the Church, 81 “They [the Pharisees] attributed to satanic agencies the holy power of God, manifested in the works of Christ. Thus the Pharisees sinned against ... Read more
Health
Protein – What’s all the Hype?
Few nutrients are as important as protein. Not getting enough protein will affect the health and body composition. How critical they are to our survival can even be seen in its Greek root word Proteios,...
Series, The Mystery of Godliness
The Greatest Battle Ever Fought
The warfare against self is the greatest battle that was ever fought. The yielding of self, surrendering all to the will of God, requires a struggle;...
Recipe
Nuts and Seeds The Global Burden of Disease Study, the largest analysis of risk factors for death and disease in history, calculated that not eating enough nuts and seeds was the third-leading dietary risk factor for death and disability in the world, killing more people than processed meat consumption. Insufficient nut and seed intake is ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
October 1 – 7, 2023 - “Patience as well as courage has its victories. By meekness under trial, no less than by boldness in enterprise, souls may be won to Christ. The Christian who manifests patience and cheerfulness under bereavement and suffering,...
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Brotherly Kindness
October 8 – 14, 2023 - What position does brotherly kindness hold in the ladder of Christian perfection? 2 Peter 1:7
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Brotherly Kindness (continued)
October 15 – 21, 2023 - “By purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love.” 2 Corinthians 6:6
Bible Study Guides
October 22 – 28, 2023 - What is the simplest definition of God’s love? 1 John 4:8, 16 Note: “The love that the Lord has for His children passeth knowledge.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.