January 2020

“I think I am sure  I will receive a reward,” said Edward, as he stood with his school friends. It was examination day, and many a young heart was beating quick with the hope of receiving a reward, or with the fear of failure. Some had looked forward to this day, studying hard, knowing how [...]

"All should have an intelligent knowledge of the human frame that they may keep their bodies in the condition necessary to do the work of the Lord. The physical life is to be carefully preserved and developed that through humanity the divine nature may be revealed in its fullness. The relation of the physical organism [...]

The country of Sweden, as in other European countries had been under the rule of the Papal Roman Church. The people were steeped in poverty and ground down by oppression. They were destitute of the Holy Scriptures, and having a religion of mere signs and ceremonies, which conveyed no light to the mind. They were [...]

Are the Adherence to Past/Original Truths, and the Belief that Light/Truth is Progressive, Two Mutually Exclusive Concepts? If you have ever canvassed you have probably experienced a lot of rejection, having doors slammed in your face. Is it new truth that we are presenting to these people at their door? For many of them it is. [...]

Have you ever asked someone, “What do you think?” I think I can safely say that almost everyone has asked this question of someone else at one point in their lives. And, why did you ask this question?  While there are several reasons why people ask this question, often the most important reason is because [...]

Circumcision was a covenant or law (as also referred to in other texts), first given to Abraham by God. “This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.” Genesis 17:10. It was performed on the foreskin, eight days after [...]

We are very adaptable; we get used to different conditions easily, and change our habits. People can live in the north under extreme cold temperatures, and also in the constant heat of a hot climate. They can live in luxury, in mansions and riches, and also in poverty; they can even get used to living [...]

“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.” Psalm 23:2 “In David's song His grace is pictured also as the cool, ‘still waters,’ amid green pastures, beside which the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock.” –That I May Know Him, p. 24 “As the watchful shepherd, Jesus labours for His sheep and lambs. He bids [...]