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.
We greatly appreciate the response this year, which is running well ahead of last year’s. Last year, income covered about 60% of the cost of printing and mailing the “Tidings.” That gap should be closed some this year. …
As this is written, the U.S. has over 500,000 troops stationed in the Saudi Arabian desert and war has commenced against Iraq. We do not know how these events will affect the alignment of …
(Following is the completion of an article begun last month. It deals with Matt. 12:1-8 and the two incidents cited by the Master to establish that the disciples were guiltless in plucking and eating ears of corn on the sabbath day. …
This is a vital issue in Matthew’s presentation of the life and work of our Lord. “It is written” or an equivalent phrase occurs about 40 times in Matthew. As this gospel was …
The Acts of the Apostles covers a very brief period of time — perhaps 35 years — from the ascension of Christ to the imprisonment of Paul at Rome. The entire New Testament was completed before the end of the …
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:12 RSV – all quotes from RSV unless indicated). Only after …
Dear Uncle Tom,
There are some points in your letter that were good advice and I want to thank you for them. But there are some things you said which I feel reveal a typical bias found in so many …
Who would not like the Lord God to say about us what He first said about Job before his trial:
“There is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth …
I Corinthians 15 is a discussion by the apostle Paul concerning various aspects of the resurrection.
After opening with the argument that the resurrection of Christ establishes the validity of the gospel (vs. 1-19), he goes on to make several …
Sometimes events occur which make us more acutely aware than usual that we must face the judgment seat of Christ. Some brother or sister may die prematurely of an accident or world events may build to a crisis that seems …
This issue of the “Tidings” is dominated by ecclesial news. The time of year is partly responsible as many ecclesias send in their happenings for the past year all in one report. But it also reflects the increasing size of …
This time of year people begin to think of the calendar and the fact that their present well worn one has become outdated.
We are reminded of just how fast time seems to be flying by when we come to …
Dear Brother Don,
Greetings in our one hope!
I saw this in the Oct., 1990 “Good Housekeeping” magazine and thought it was interesting in light of your letters regarding rewarding children in meeting.
“Offering kids rewards may …
The question of war or peace in the Persian Gulf nearly overshadowed what would otherwise have been a great historic event. In Paris, leaders of 34 nations met to usher in what many hope …
[From numerous conversations and letters, it is evident the following opinion has gained considerable credibility in the brotherhood. We have decided to print the best available summary of arguments in favor of this idea. A refutation of this view will …
The news has been filled with pictures of soldiers making ready for war. We have been impressed with the protection they have against being killed and the weapons they have to succeed. And we have been impressed with the difficulty …
World developments in the past year alert us that this may be it!
1989 saw tremendous and totally unexpected changes in Europe. Now we see equally dramatic events in the Middle East. Whoever would have expected that so Western armies …
J.P. Morgan once said, “A man always has two reasons for doing anything, a good reason and the real reason.”
We recall the parable that Jesus told about those who had been invited to a great supper. He said that, …
Opportunities to Preach
Dear Brother Don,
Hearty greetings.
There is presently much interest being shown in the brotherhood’s periodicals in the biblical and prophetic significance of German reunification. And rightly so.
However, there is one aspect that is …
If Iraq were not dominating the news, we would hear much more of the removal from power of the rebel Maronite leader Michel Aoun by Syrian forces in Lebanon. Aoun overthrew the legal Lebanese government …
The word of the Lord was precious in those days. It was “rare” (RSV, NIV) because there were “not many visions” (NIV). In the beginning, communion between God and man was quite direct: “the Elohim walked in the garden.” In …
Is it a correct interpretation of Scripture to say that the racial exploitation of those of African descent, including slavery in the United States, is a fulfillment of Noah’s curse on Canaan (Gen. 9:25)? Or is it an attempt to …
Dear Mark,
So you’ve decided to rent a house with a group of college friends. You say it’s cheaper and more like home; and you can actually buy food for less than it would cost in the university dorm.
I …
The letter is written to ecclesias in Asia Minor many of which had been founded by the apostle Paul and had received epistles from him. Why is Peter writing? Where is Paul?
Consider this possibility: Paul had been executed in …
If we were all to ask ourselves, “What is the most important thing in our life?” we would no doubt all say, “The Truth,” or “The Coming of Christ,” or something along that line. It is certainly true that we …
The Christadelphians are a lay community. When answering the question “Who are the Christadelphians?” it’s undoubtedly one of the points that we all include in our explanation. But why are we a lay community?
Some may feel we …
There was a cranky grandpa who stretched out on the couch one afternoon for his nap. While he slept, his grandson carefully applied some Limburger cheese on his mustache. Grandpa awoke with a snort and grumbled saying. “This room stinks.” …
Dear Brother Don,
Greetings in Christ Jesus.
It was the September response (pg. 272) that drew my attention to the June article “Principle or Pragmatism” (pg. 171). I, too, detect “faulty reasoning” that can lead to wrong …
As a result of negotiations that have been under way since March 1989, the United States and the Soviet Union reached agreement in principle on a conventional arms treaty. The treaty will require the Soviets …
Her song of prophecy and praise concluded, Hannah left her little Samuel (probably five to eight years old) at Shiloh with Eli. Though her heart had been filled to overflowing with the revelation of the wonder and majesty of God’s …