During the winter of 1849–1850, James and Ellen White held meetings with Adventists in Oswego, New York. A young man named Hiram Patch and his girlfriend were attending these meetings. They were soon to be married. Both had decided to lay the right foundation for their new home by becoming Christians and joining a church. [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in the Ukraine, floods, hurricanes, drought, increase in crime, trying to juggle all of life’s responsibilities, including work, family, and school! What can this all lead to? STRESS! We all use the word “stress” often, but do we know what it means? “I’m so stressed out!” “All this stress is [...]
The previous month I wrote an article about the tribe of Ephraim and why they were not included in the 144,000 with the other tribes as mentioned in the book of Revelation chapter 7:4–8. This month, I would like to research the tribe of Dan. Dan also has been eliminated in Revelation. If the tribes [...]
Based on the “Book of Ruth” How she moaned – how she groaned, Her heart so ached – was sorely grieved as she perceived, That life was just not dealing fair, For dead was now her second son – leaving her without an heir! Even though – life must go on… Forward bent from [...]
Get it today, not tomorrow. It is possible in this life that we may need something but lack the means to get it today. I repeat though, “get it today,” but what are we to get? And why today, not tomorrow? “To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” Hebrews 4:7. [...]
Have you sometimes crossed a street and someone yells, “Watch out!”? There is a car coming, and if you do not jump out of the way, you can get killed or at least hurt. Or on a construction site, someone yells, “Watch out, a piece of lumber is falling from the top?” Normally we are [...]
"The only begotten Son of God came to this world to redeem the fallen race. He has given us evidence of His great power. He will enable those who receive Him to build up characters free from all the tendencies that Satan reveals. We can resist the enemy and all his forces. The battle will [...]
The Reformation Messenger - December 2022
“A special burden rests upon me for the young people,” Ellen White said to her husband one day. “I long to see them choose Christ for their Saviour. Let us especially work for them during these meetings that we shall hold.” Appointments had been made for meetings to be held with several churches and companies [...]
Where is the danger? Is it within or without? This is very important to know. By nature, everyone protects his life and hides himself for his safety. The same applies even to animals. Each one wants to prevent death and to hide his life from hurt. But “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the [...]