Roger was a very happy young boy. He was very outgoing and loved to make his friends laugh and smile. Most of the time he spent happy days with his friends, however, Roger had one problem. Once in a while, when things did not go his way, he got very angry. When he was angry, [...]
Lemongrass is a type of grass, with more than 55 different species, each having its own unique properties. It is a tropical plant that is native to Asia, Africa, and Australia. Lemongrass has red base stems, which can grow up to 3 metres in ideal conditions. Each stalk of lemongrass contains several layers, each growing [...]
"And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:22–24 These verses were the first memory verse assignment that I [...]
Personal Testimony It was summer vacation time. I was then 24 years old, and went with a group of people from Vienna (Austria), where I was working, on a bus-tour to Rimini Italy on the Adriatic Sea. One day at about 2 PM I decided to go for a swim. It was hot and the [...]
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” Colossians 4:6 “The voice is an entrusted talent, and it should be used to help and encourage and strengthen our fellowmen. If parents will love God and keep the way of the Lord to [...]
At my work, I made it clear from the beginning that I would not work during the Sabbath hours. Once in awhile the charge nurse forgets, and has asked me to work on Sabbath. I tell her, “no,” and then she replies, “Oh yes, I forgot, it is your Sabbath.” The truth of the matter [...]
God has set up a standard which we must reach, or we will be lost. Only a few people will reach this standard. Sister White writes, “I also saw that many do not realize what they must be in order to live in the sight of the Lord without a high priest in the sanctuary [...]
"Show your colors to men and an angels. We are safe only when we are committed to the right. Then the world knows where we shall be found in the day of trial and trouble.” –Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8, p. 96 “What is the Sentinel for?--It is to be as the voice of [...]
The Reformation Messenger - November 2020
Cheryl was raised in a good Christian home. Her parents were very active in the church. They often brought people home for lunch after the Sabbath services. Many visitors came and went from their household. Her parents especially had a burden for people who were from the poorer class and very needy. They loved to [...]