Archive for July 2013
Compassion Makes a Difference
Walter G. Fremont I was on my way to the dentist on a hot summer day. Driving in air-conditioned comfort, I passed a grandmotherly looking woman standing by an older car with a flat tire. I felt pity for her, but I had only ten minutes to spare and a meeting after my dental appointment.…
Read MoreReview: The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition
A review by Brian Collins Synan, Vinson. The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. In chapter one of The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition, Synan roots the origins of Pentacostalism in the teachings of John Wesley. He notes the influence of William Law as well as Jeremy Taylor, Thomas à Kempis, Madame…
Read MorePinball or Chess?
Thomas Overmiller Which best portrays your life– a pinball game or a chess match? Daniel describes the pinball lifestyle distinctly when he says, “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Dan. 9:24). Non-stop action and superfluous information certainly characterize the normal American routine. Like the start of a pinball round when…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web – R. T. Ketcham edition
In our wandering around the internet, we find items that may interest our readers. In this edition, we stumble across a series of posts on Robert T. Ketcham, former leader in the GARBC and noted fundamentalist. From the introductory post: Robert Thomas Ketcham (1889-1978) was a Baptist fundamentalist preacher known for his tender care of…
Read MoreWhy Despair? (Help for depression) [1]
Mark Minnick The first of three parts • Part Two • Part Three “Oh,” but you ask, “why not despair? Surely, if anyone has a right to it, I do. Who would not if he were me?” Well, there are many who have known your pain. “I am the subject of depressions of spirit so…
Read MoreWindows: Cutting Straight with the Word of Truth
2 Timothy 2:14–26 Fred Moritz Think with me for a moment about Paul, who made tents to help support himself in his church planting ministry (Acts 18:1–3). We can imagine him as he receives an order for a tent. He lays out the rough camel-hair cloth, with which tents were then made, and places a…
Read MorePrayer God Answers
Jim Oesterwind We all have a desire to pray so that we see God working continuously in our lives and answering our prayers. Yet I venture a guess that most of us remain unsatisfied with our prayer lives. There is a plethora of books that teach us how to pray effectively. But a close look…
Read MoreCelebrate the 4th by Caring for the Troops
The Transit Center at Manas, in the Kyrgyz Republic, sees thousands of troops passing through to Afghanistan. The following list of items include personal things that the chapel there could make available to troops in transit. Anyone who desires to send a “Care Package” can send items from the list to the address provided below.
Read MoreCenters of Influence: God’s Plan for Winning a War
Wayne Bley Most Americans will remember September 11th and what they were doing when the planes struck the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. I, however, will remember 11:45 A.M. September 17th even more vividly. It was at this time that I called my wife and told her that I was heading…
Read Moreme, the Holy Spirit, and my Bible
Don Johnson The great William Tyndale gave us most of our English Bible. He is credited with a quote about desiring to make the Bible such that the common plowboy could understand it. The quote (as many such) may be a bit off. Wikipedia reports it this way: “John Foxe describes an argument with a…
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