The Clay – Isaiah 64:8
I, a lump of clay! The Lord, Creator, Potter! God kneaded me and placed me on this wheel, the spinning planet earth. I was content to be just me. But now the Potter wants me, needs me, crushes me, rewets, …
Archives
The Christadelphian TidingsThe 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.
Wills And Testaments
Throughout History, the last will and testament of a dying person has been held to be a sacred trust. Men and women of firm, lifelong convictions have often utilised their wills as more than merely a means of transmitting their …
Inspiration
There Is a subscriber site on hotmail.com called Your Quick Inspiration for the Day. I find it a wonderful daily encouragement when life is just too busy and burdensome to sit down and do more serious reading. And I …
Thank The Lord
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a bed to sleep on, you are richer than 75 percent of people in the world. So thank the Lord.
If you have …
Set The Bitterness Out Of Your Soul
Last Month I mentioned that I watched a Bible video called Solomon. It made me read carefully the appropriate sections in the books of Kings and Chronicles, and then the Proverbs, Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes. I realised that there …
At The Lord’s Table -“The Lord Will Surely Comfort Zion”
It Is So Good this evening to see that the hand of the Lord has been gentle upon our dear sister today, despite the years of suffering. In all things, yes, in all things we give thanks to our Maker …
Editorial – Fear
Last Night, at Kingston’s weeknight Bible class, scheduled for 6 p.m. so we can reach home before possible curfews, we were engaged in a very lively discussion on the subject of demons when there was a sound somewhere outside. Instantly, …
Learning From Joseph And Mary
When Joseph found out Mary was expecting a child, he planned to put her away until he was told by an angel of the Lord not to do so (Matt. 1:18-24). The villagers of Nazareth, however, received no such angelic …
Bread Out Of Heaven – Part 1
The Feeding of the 5,000 possesses a special interest, being the only miracle performed during the Lord’s ministry which is recorded in all four gospels. In this present study, we take note that the event itself and what followed, provided …
The Allegory Of Hagar And Sarah – Part 3
It Is Essential that this allegory is seen as the climax of Paul’s argument against Judaism, or the logic of his argument may be missed and the allegory not understood. In this epistle, Paul’s first step was to make the …
His Father Ran And Kissed Him – Part 13
A Young Man and an older man walk along together, talking about various matters. The young man said to the old man: “Tell me — I’ve studied the Bible, as you know — but I’d like YOU to tell me …
The City Of God
Peculation And Worry about the effects of global warming are increasing; political unrest and the war against terrorism are gathering momentum. In a world full of fear and turmoil, it is so reassuring to refresh our minds about God’s wonderful …
Committee Report
The Annual Meeting of the Tidings Publishing Committee was held October 19 at the new Ann Arbor ecclesial hall. We were very sorry to receive the retirement of Bro. Norm Luff, Brantford, Ontario, due to a recurrence of ill health. …
Minute Meditation – Room In The Bank
There is a delightful story about a father who gave his little daughter a silver dollar to put into her piggy bank. She excitedly ran off to her room to ‘deposit’ the coin. However, in a few minutes she returned …
Punishments In Store For The West
During The Study of latter-day prophecies, Bible students tend to focus on divine judgments associated with the Gogian confederacy (Ezek. 38 and 39). They have also expounded at length on the associated terrible humiliation of Israel which will lead them …
Living In Isolation
The Hawaiian Island Chain is comprised of 137 islands that are located in the north central Pacific Ocean. Apart from biologists, only seven of the islands are inhabited, with the main population center located on the island of O’ahu. The …
Meaning Moments
I Heard on the radio that a famous ‘great house’ had been burnt to the / ground during the night. Knowing that an isolated sister, paralysed and bedridden, lived in the basement of that house, I feared that she may …
Prophetical Considerations In Early New England
There Are Two remarkable periods of time recorded in scripture. One 1 is already past, the other is yet to come.
The one already past was at or soon after the first coming of Christ, and this time was much …
Happiness
The ninety-two year old sister, well poised and proud Fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock Hair fashionably coiled and coifed. Even though she is legally blind Moved to a nursing home today Her husband of seventy years passed away …
Are You An Adonijah Or A David
During the campaign for the recent general election in our country, we heard the blare of sirens, then watched an advance guard of motor bikers with flashing blue lights, followed by a black limousine with tinted windows, and then another …
Abu Bakr In The News Again
Abu Bakr and his Jamaat-al-Muslimeen have been prominent in Trinidadian affairs once again. Prime Minister Patrick Manning offered a grant of government land to the militant Muslim sect, and then, following public outcry, cancelled it a day later.
One subsequent …
At the Lord’s Table – Feeling Sorry for Ourselves
We Have probably come this morning feeling very sorry for ourselves. We have been knocked around by nasty storms, nasty terrorists, and maybe by lots of other nasty things. (This exhortation was given just after the passage of hurricane Isidore …
Editorial – The Hardest Trial Of Faith
The Scriptures return to the theme again and again: the hardest trial of our faith, the hardest test of all, is not poverty or hardship or persecution, but prosperity.
Moses knew the terrible depth of the pitfall: “When you have …
Ego The Executioner – Part 2
In Last Month’s consideration of the ego, we examined the two great divine blood laws: 1. Blood should not be eaten; 2. Blood had to be poured out at the altar. We considered how this lesson is expressed in exhortation …
Fear God
This Theme raises the central question: What role does fear play in our worship of God? A more literal translation of the passage reads: “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man.” In the original …
The Judaisers – Part 2
It Could Not Have Been Easy for any Jew to ignore the things which he had been taught from childhood, especially fundamental things like cir cumcision, the observance of special feasts and the offering of sacrifices. Only the spiritually minded, …
The Chief Of Sinners – Part 12
There is an interesting progression in the writings of the apostle Paul as he refers to his persecution of believers before his conversion on the road to Damascus:
First of all, in point of time, Paul spoke of himself as …
Introduction And Summary Of The Epistle – Part 1
One Of The Wonders of Scripture is that even though it was written many centuries ago, it is not just history; its message is still topical and crucial to our salvation. That is partly because problems which troubled the early …
Disciples Of Christ
It Is Always A Privilege and an uplifting experience to meet together around the table of our Lord in obedience to his command. This morning it is especially joyous, having just witnessed the baptism of a young woman, now our …
Learning From Job To Trust God In Time Of Trial
This Month’s Caribbean Pioneer article advances affluence as the most difficult condition for the disciple to survive without compromising godliness. That may be the case, but this month’s readings in Job take us through what surely must be another of …