By Jay Stephens A June 1993 article by brother Dobbs (Firm Foundation) alerted our congregation to the fact that our Bible school material might be denominationally biased. Our class material is purchased from Sweet Publishing Company, who allegedly purchases this material from David G. Cook Publishing it is written, therefore, by denominational people. In recent …
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The Dedicated Life
By Jimmy Tuten “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:10). These words described the purpose of Ezra, the priest and scribe,’ as he leaves his exiled state in Babylon to go to Jerusalem for the purpose of …
Jesus, Our Sin Offering
By Tim Mize Mirror in the Cross As Christians, we look to the cross of Christ as our “sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour” (Eph. 5:2). Israel of old also offered sacrifices for “a sweet smelling savour to the Lord” (in other words, to honor and please him; see Lev. 1:9; 2:2; 3:5; 4:31; …
Whimsical Wanderers
By Irvin Himmel “As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place” (Prov. 27:8). A bird may have a valid reason for leaving her nest. If a cat climbs up to the nest and threatens to catch the mother bird, or if the nest is destroyed, she is …