The Christadelphian Tidings (1958 – 1998) is published bi-monthly for the Christadelphians of North America and provides news on Christadelphian events in that area, but also provides general articles of Biblical exposition and exhortation.
Loving greetings in Jesus.
As many of your readers will be ware, Sis. Peggy Hill and the late Bro.Ron Hill maintained an account for the Christadelphian Bible Mission (CBM) for many years. …
In the September Tidings, we considered the new Israeli government and its movement for peace in the Middle East. During the past two months, interesting developments have taken place.
This is the primary cry. Bushra Kanafani, spokesman …
The Bible conditions our salvation and eternal rewards upon our individual obedience and virtue, and not upon any merits deriving from the literal death or blood of Jesus Christ.
Megiddo rebuttal to Christadelphian statement in support of the above …
“…Behold, a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death…” (Rev. 6:8).
This particular prophecy has reference to the period A.D. 250-265. At that time there was a pestilence so severe, that, at one time, five thousand …
Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude. This short pithy saying means that your attitude is more important than how talented you are, when it comes to being able to fly high, that is, be successful, in …
“Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, …
The Scriptures comfort us with the fact that even devoted men and women of God were not by any means exempted from the ‘military service’ of the trial of their faith. They were often pushed (driven) by God Himself to …
We commonly think of Jesus, the child and the young man, growing up in the quiet countryside, the provincial backwater, of Galilee, amid the village life of Nazareth. Certainly, many of his teachings draw on pastoral and farm settings, and …
Commitment to the Lord knows no gender. However, as the following thoughts were delivered at a sister’s retreat a few years ago, the focus is naturally towards sisters.
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Commitment is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “the state of intellectual …
Faith is spiritual sight, an understanding of that which cannot be seen literally, but can be perceived spiritually. We cannot see events taking place in ancient times, nor can we can talk to people long since dead. But we can …
My grandfather, the late Bro. Angelo Buonadonna, in his youth, could only read and write in Italian. He became a Christadelphian almost 100 years ago by reading a book called Guida Alla Vertia — Guide to the Truth — by …
At the conclusion of our previous article we saw how Paul was stressing the unity, in the Lord Jesus, of Jew and Gentile. Now, in verse 16 of Ephesians 2, he pursues the same theme, using the word “reconciling”, …
Two of Webster’s definitions for prayer are:
To ask or beg earnestly, to entreat, to supplicate as in the guilty rebel begging for mercy, and To make or address petitions to the Divine being.
Now, I like this one. An …
Continuing with “what I don’t know”…
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the …
John Glenn has said that there is no cure for the common birthday. As the days pass, we inexorably age, wrinkles appear, body parts wear out, and the birthdays continue to arrive until we die. Someone once noticed that after …
“Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, has always been a lodestone and a source of inspiration to people of different religions and to people from many cultures throughout the world.
“Many have longed to reach it — pilgrims, curious travelers, commanders …
In late August, while searching for ancient Jerusalem’s main road, Israeli archeologists have seemingly found the drainage channel that some Jews used to escape the Roman army in AD 70.
It is supposed that, under threat from Romans plundering Jerusalem …
It is interesting that so many Christadelphians, Johnson family members and others, are buried in the cemetery on the Pedernales. It is quite natural, though, when it is realized that the first family members interred there were indeed Christadelphians. Public …
An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm, vast and deep and wide, Through which was flowing a swollen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream …
For many in North America, migrating flocks of Canadian geese are a common sight in the fall. Did you ever wonder why these birds fly together in their famous V formation?
The instinctive tendencies of the goose is perhaps nature’s …
In this article, we study the first four beatitudes concerning the poor, the mourners, the meek, and the hungry and thirsty. In his exposition of these beatitudes (Mt. 6:1-7:11), Jesus teaches us what to think and how to act about …
“With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, …
On February 14, 1991, a young man’s life reached a crisis. For 13 years (beginning at age 15), he had wandered aimlessly through life experiencing the Navy, marriage, moving from town to town and delving into various religions. Nothing worked …
After a brief greeting, Paul, Silvanus rk(Silas) and Timothy commend the Thessalonians for spreading God’s word in the face of affliction (1:10). Paul then recalls the troublesome circumstances of his initial visit and reminds them of his own labor on their …
“Weary with contention, the Master had left those to whom he had spoken in the Porches, and, while the crowd wrangled about his Words or his Person, had ascended the flight of steps which led from ‘the Terrace’ into the …
Our last article looked at the last words of Sarah, as she restored order and harmony to the ecclesial family by “casting out the bondwoman and her son.” Paul picks up her words to remind us that we are the …
“Exhort and exhortation are common words in Christadelphian speech. Common words are likely to be devalued as a result of frequent use. Exploring the meaning and use of these terms has two benefits: it reminds us of our exhortational obligation …
Fifteen thousand leaflets were distributed; we placed ads in the newspaper and on the radio. But there was no response!
At the lecture, there were some personal friends who often come and a number of young people, but there were …
How does one go about calming a quarrel? By being patient. As this verse implies, several actions are very useful:
Start out by refusing to get angry: far better to have no answer, no response, and no action whatsoever… if …
Switzerland is a remarkable land. It is famous for its beautiful scenery, high ‘ snow-capped mountains, cascading water falls and lovely glacier lakes.
But it is remarkable in another way. It has a wonderful transportation system with trains, busses, cog …