This month we will continue to learn about wheat species and varieties. We will now focus on free-threshing wheats. As we learned in the September issue, hulled wheats were the first cultivated wheats. The seed was difficult to remove from the plant, and needed extra flailing or soaking so that the seed could be used. [...]
“I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me; Thou art my help and My deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 40:17 “As the shepherd leads his flock over the rocky hills, through forest and wild ravines, to grassy nooks by the riverside; as he watches them on the mountains through [...]
I asked for bread: God gave me a stone instead. Yet while I pillowed there my weary head, The angels made a ladder of my dreams, Which upward to celestial mountains led. And when I woke, beneath the morning’s beams, Around my resting place fresh manna lay; And, praising God, I went my way For [...]
Joshua Himes was born on May 19, 1805 in Wickford, Rhode Island, USA. His father (Stuckeley Himes) was a successful merchantman and West Indies Trader and his mother (Elizabeth Vaughn Himes) came from one of the wealthiest families in the region. Joshua spent his early years living in the finest house in Wickford. His parents belonged [...]
"In times like these, you need a Saviour, In times like these, you need an Anchor; Be very sure, be very sure Your Anchor holds and grips the solid Rock.” This was the theme of the Canadian Field Conference held on September 17–19, 2021. After two years, it was a blessing to finally be able [...]
When someone says, “I will. . .” you often trust that they will do as they said. What does the word “will” mean? There are several different ways that the word “will” can be used in the English language. For this article I will use the word will as a modal (helping) verb. People often [...]
In our life we begin as a rough stone, without shape, useless and worthless. Some stones will be taken by the artist to his studio where he will start shaping them, and working on them, giving them ten thousand blows with the hammer and chisel, and polishing them for many days. Finally there are pieces [...]
"As we behold the restless ocean and the sea and waves roaring, we think of the mighty power of God with whom we have to do. And all who accept of Jesus Christ are brought into close relationship with God.” –Manuscript Releases, vol. 20, p. 323 “Christ came to teach human beings what God desires [...]
The Reformation Messenger - November 2021
If Jesus walking would today Down the city street, the park, the waterfront, the bay, He would see the people occupied with the cellphone in the hand, |Or on the ear, or absorbed in looking on the screen Checking, texting all the while when walking. Others are with earphones listening engrossed While biking, jogging, strolling, [...]