Category: Congregationalist

  • THE ROCK

    Vol. 15 No. 7    Dear Friend, Ever walked in a swamp? I have many times and the question is always, “where is a firm place for me to put my foot down for my next step?’ We need a firm place, a solid place to place our foot, to build a building or construct… Read More

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  • SPEECH

    Vol. 15 No. 8 Dear Friend, One of most beautiful things written about speech may be found in the Book of Proverbs: A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver [Pr 25:11 NIV]. Wow!  To be able to say the right word, the helpful word, the encouraging, correcting, guiding, blessing… Read More

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  • CHANGE

    Vol. 15 No. 9 Dear Friend, Sometimes we love changes in life… a newborn baby, a new season, a new friend. At other times we dislike change… something becomes different about a friend or our home or work or church that we preferred the way it was before. We embrace the changes we choose for… Read More

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  • STRENGTH

    Vol. 15 No. 10   Dear Friend, In this season of football playoffs, you can tune in and watch exceedingly strong men tossing each other around like so many toothpicks. Their strength is remarkable. Consider the various kinds of strength people have in addition to the strength of their physical bodies:             strength of character,… Read More

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  • POWER

    Vol. 15 No. 11   Dear Friend, Consider the final words of the Lord’s Prayer: “For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.” Every time we pray it, we re-affirm our conviction that our God is indeed a God of power. God’s infinite power means that God is… Read More

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  • SPEECH

    Vol. 15 No. 12 Dear Friend, On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ some fifty days after the resurrection. Consider the words of the apostle Paul, “…be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18 NIV) and notice four things about the verb “be filled”. Be filled… Read More

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  • SPEECH

    Vol. 15 No. 13 Dear Friend, The following words offered to graduating seniors recently express three priorities of our purpose as followers of Jesus Christ.  Allow these words to guide your own life and relationships. Hold on to the God who leads you.             Keep on trusting Jesus Christ.                         Read a portion of… Read More

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  • TRUTH AND LOVE

    Vol. 16 No. 1 January 3, 2017 Dear Friend, I often meet people today who think that they may practice a vital faith while remaining separated from any regular association with other believers. The New Testament rather vigorously begs to differ with them. For example, we read in the Book of Hebrews:  “Let us not… Read More

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