Acres of Montana wheat stretched out like a soft green carpet on either side of the road that led to the Independence School. Large, well-kept farms with clean fence rows and acres of growing grain gave the Yellowstone Valley an air of prosperity. The centre of activities for this Bloomfield settlement was the Church, where [...]
The powers of heaven are the sun, the moon, and the stars. “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And God made two great lights; the greater light [...]
Uriah Smith was born on May 3, 1832 to Rebekah Spalding and Samuel Smith in West Wilton, New Hampshire. He, along with his family, had accepted the Advent message and joined the Millerite Movement, but the great disappointment struck a sharp blow to his faith, leaving him floundering spiritually. Uriah lost interest in religion and went [...]
I came across this reflective statement from the Spirit of Prophecy, namely: “The intercession of Christ in man’s behalf in the sanctuary above is as essential in the plan of salvation as was His death upon the Cross. By His death, He began that work which after His resurrection He ascended to complete in heaven. [...]
It is interesting to note how closely connected heaven is to earth. Some say that heaven and Jesus are so far away and that Jesus takes little notice as to what is happening on this earth. If you read the Bible carefully, though, you will find over 1100 verses where the two words, “Lord said”, [...]
Have you made any future plans for your life in this world? And have you made plans for eternity, and are you following them? If you plan to go to Heaven, and to have eternal life, then you have to follow a specific way. We must follow the travel plan that God has made for [...]
"Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14 “As the weary traveler seeks the spring in the desert and, finding it, quenches his burning thirst, so will [...]
The Reformation Messenger - October 2019
"Ernest Swalm?” asked the Major as Ernie entered the room. “Yes, sir.” “You refuse to put on your uniform?” “Yes, sir. I am a Christian. I cannot kill my enemies, for the Scriptures say, ‘Love your enemies.’ Nor can I wear the uniform of an organization whose business it is to kill.” “You conscientious objectors [...]
As we learned last month, the connection between our gastrointestinal (gut) microbiome and our health is a very new area of scientific research. In the past, scientists were able to identify the totality of the human genome—the set of instructions that each cell in our body contains, to allow us to live and function. Like [...]
