I grew up in communist Romania. We were not allowed to go to church, have Bibles, or even talk about God. All that was forbidden. When I was 7 and my brother was 10, we found a Bible hidden in the floor of our house. We didn’t know what it was. We started reading it...
But as for you, continue in what you have learned, and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 3:14-15) I walked into the house the...
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 Electronic technology has given us a double- edged sword in our growth as disciples of Jesus Christ. We have online catalogs for just about every Christian book or course available. There are podcasts, free...
A Journey through the Beatitudes Using as a guide the book Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Continuing from last month: Our next verse is a little different than the others but it is still an account and description of the Christian. The Lord changes the emphasis slightly from what...
Susan is due for Home Assignment and will leave for the U.S. on March 30th. She would appreciate prayer for good progress on the website the team is developing for the ministry of encouraging young graduates to put Christian principles into practice in the workplace, an often challenging environment. Specifically she asks for prayer for:...
This is an essay I wrote about 10 years ago, when I wanted to record some memories of my childhood for my mother Margaret Barbour. For many pleasant years, we lived in the pretty neighborhood of Mountain Drive, across Williams Street from Grace Church. I’d estimate that this took place was when I was around...
Tuvya reports that he has two significant projects ahead. “First, I am writing a follow-up outreach booklet for Jewish-Gentile couples. It will introduce them to avenues for finding spiritual harmony in Christ. Please pray for the Lord’s guidance in the material and production of the booklet. The other project is with the Jews for Jesus...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross…. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Easter Sunday is later this year than...
¨ Reserve Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, for the annual OPC Women’s Retreat at Lakeside Conference Center in Pittsfield. Details will follow. ¨ The annual Faithlift will be held at Lakeside Christian Camp this year, on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6. Denise Ridley will speak on “Joy – Diamonds in the Dust.” The event is sponsored...
A Journey through the Beatitudes” Using as a guide the book “Studies in the Sermon on the Mount” by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Continuing from last month: We will continue to look at what a person becomes if they in truth have entered the kingdom of God. Verse 9: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall...