I once read this statement and it has stuck in my mind: "Friends may come and friends may go, but enemies accumulate." It was probably said by some famous person or by a character in a famous book, but that part didn't stick. I think there are two reasons why it stuck in my mind. … Continue reading Are we accumulating friends or enemies?
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Living waters or bitter waters? (Tuesday’s version)
(I wrote the first version of this late Sunday night and posted it. When I read it the next morning it sounded flat to me and I had more ideas I wanted to incorporate into it. Your comments and critiques are welcome. Tell me which version you prefer.) Way back in 1948, when I was … Continue reading Living waters or bitter waters? (Tuesday’s version)
Living waters or bitter waters? (Monday’s version)
“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,” (Psalm 46:4). Ezekiel and the apostle John recorded visions of clear, pure, life giving water that flowed from the throne of God. Jesus told a Samaritan woman that He could give her water that would forever satisfy the thirsting of her … Continue reading Living waters or bitter waters? (Monday’s version)
Answer to an unspoken prayer
I was starting a new job as a Quality Assurance Inspector, a job that would involve interaction with all of the 200 men and women working in this factory. I was still young in my Christian faith and worried about the ungodly language and immoral influence of the people I would be dealing with day … Continue reading Answer to an unspoken prayer
Adopting and being adopted
Chris and I began to consider adoption about a year after we were married. All we had ever known about adopting involved matching prospective parents with a child who most closely matched their interests and background. Thus, when we began the application process we were expecting some kind of extensive background check. We soon found … Continue reading Adopting and being adopted
How can a woman be safe?
A few days ago, the police in Toronto issued a warning to the public about a series of sex assaults that have occurred in the downtown area. In response, Krista Ford, 21 years old, posted the following note on her Twitter account: “Stay alert, walk tall, carry mace, take self-defence classes & don’t dress like … Continue reading How can a woman be safe?
Benjamin Eby’s “Origin and Doctrine of the Mennonites” – Part 6
BIOGRAPHY OF MENNO SIMONS, continued The following is an extract from Book 16 in the Downfall of the Tyrants, by Peter Jantsz Twisck, pages 1074-1075. A daughter of Menno Simons, a praiseworthy woman, in our presence related the following incident: A certain traitor who had agreed, for a certain sum of money, to deliver without … Continue reading Benjamin Eby’s “Origin and Doctrine of the Mennonites” – Part 6
CAUSES OF FAILURE IN PRAYER
[This post is an excerpt from How I Know God Answers Prayer by Rosalind Goforth, first published in 1921. Jonathan & Rosalind Goforth spent the greatest part of their lives as missionaries in China.] 1. Sin in the heart and life If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me … Continue reading CAUSES OF FAILURE IN PRAYER
Benjamin Eby’s “Origin and Doctrime of the Mennonites – Part 5
BIOGRAPHY OF MENNO SIMONS Gathered from his own writings and also from Gerhard Roosen, a Mennonite minister at Hamburg, in his book named: “Innocence of the Evangelical Baptists, who are called Mennonites,” which was printed in the year 1702, as well as from several other writers. He was born in the year 1495 at Witmarsum … Continue reading Benjamin Eby’s “Origin and Doctrime of the Mennonites – Part 5
Truth and idolatry or truth and charity
On se fait une idole de la vérité même ; car la vérité hors de la charité n’est pas Dieu, et est son image et une idole, qu’il ne faut pas aimer, ni adorer, et encore moins faut-il adorer son contraire, qui est le mensonge. (We make an idol of the truth itself, for truth … Continue reading Truth and idolatry or truth and charity
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