by William J. Stewart Most of us have had a nickname at some point in our lives. Generally nicknames are either a shortened form of our name or based on a characteristic that identifies us. The man we know as Barnabas from the Bible was actually Joses—Barnabas was a nickname given to him by the…
Category: Encouragement
Thanksgiving
by William J. Stewart Happy Thanksgiving! While looking at the history of Thanksgiving, I was intrigued to find the following: On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed— to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October. (wikipedia.org) Many…
Enter Into His Gates
by William J. Stewart The Psalms are filled with expressions of praise and thanksgiving before God. In some, we read about the troubles which the psalmist endured, and can see the transformation from a spirit of distress to one of trust and expectation of the grace of God. In the process of this lifting of…
Satan Left The Wife And Friends
by William J. Stewart Adversity can bring out the best, and unfortunately, sometimes the worst in people. When times get tough, then it truly becomes evident who is on your side and who is not. Consider the case of the prodigal son, who found himself destitute after famine struck the far country where he had…
How Precious Are Your Thoughts To Me
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On Psalm 139 is likely familiar to most Bible students because of how it characters God as our all-knowing (v 1-6), ever-present (v 7-12) Creator (v 13-16). These verses are filled with a number of great quotes. For example; …there is not a word on my tongue, but…
You … Put My Tears Into Your Bottle…
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On Of the 150 Psalms in the Bible, five are identified as “a Michtam,” which means golden or profound.1 Easton’s Bible Dictionary says, The root of the word means to stamp or grave, and hence it is regarded as denoting a composition so precious as to be worthy to be engraved…
Good News
Jim R. Mickells How often do you listen to the local or national news on T.V. and hear something good reported? Not nearly as often as you hear of things which are very troubling. When we read the newspaper, it is filled with stories about killings, robberies, thefts, wars, etc.. I know of some who…
The Sick Lady
Jim R. Mickells Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, ‘Woman,…
Looking To Jesus When Facing Trials
Lee Wildman We will all face trials and difficulties in our lives. The books of Job and Ecclesiastes and the stories in the Bible of the lives of the faithful make this abundantly clear. There will be injustice, war, bad government, divorce, disappointment with children, difficulties of growing old, illnesses, tragic accidents, unexpected deaths, unfaithfulness…
Looking Ahead to 1998
William J. Stewart Another year has passed. Just a few more days, and 1997 will be but a time in history. That requires of us that we look ahead. We often make plans for ourselves at the end of the year, and this year I suppose will be no exception. We plan where it is that…