Worry
Our lives can easily become overtaken by worry and fear. But, we need remember that God has given us courage to not fear and worry. We can always look to God for help in every situation we are in. God …
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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.
Pride Comes Before Destruction – Part five
Introduction
The story left off (see The Tidings, July 2013, p. 217) with Jonathan and his armor bearer in the midst of the Philistine garrison. After they had slain twenty Philistine warriors, Yahweh shook the earth and caused confusion throughout …
Introduction – Part One
“Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion” (Jude 11).
A murderer might seem like an odd choice for a Biblical character study, …
Prayer — A Way of Life
If we think about it more deeply than usual we shall realize that prayer is an extraordinary experience. We pray to God, the Father whom we have never seen; we assume that He is interested in us, even though, in …
Answers for some of Prayer’s Difficulties
There’s one particular aspect of discipleship that too often gets too little use, maybe not used at all, or perhaps just used in the wrong way. It is a tremendously important aspect to our discipleship and very integral to our …
Ernest Packie Wells
Deep in Virginia
One evening I was to be found hunting through a Christadelphian graveyard for a certain headstone. It was in Southern Virginia, close to the North Carolina border, and dusk was falling, so it was difficult. But I …
Virtuous Women, Mighty Men
Dating
This article is about dating relationships, which can be a sensitive subject, but a subject that’s extremely important in the life of a young person. As followers of Christ, this is something that we have to get right. The …
Marriage, the Helping Principle
The beautiful Biblical imagery of being “yoked” in marriage and of being “heirs together” conveys the idea of laboring side by side for a future together. Marriage is the divine arrangement allowing the closest possible human relationship for the greatest …
How to be a Help Meet to Your Husband’s Work in the Truth
Care for a household
From the beginning women have been given a special role. The man that God created could not thrive alone. He needed someone to help him, a help “meet” as the Bible states in Gen 2:18. This …
The Water of Life
But then we come to the Table of the Lord and we think of him who said: “I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of Life” …
Everlasting Relationships
“I will be the God of all families of Israel and they shall be my people…Yea, I have loved them with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness I have drawn thee” (Jer 31:1-3).
The amazing thing about the above …
Girl Talk
Relationship Section – Introduction
What do all of these words have in common: God and man, husband and wife, parents and children, siblings and cousins, friends, and co-workers? These are all different types of relationships that we may encounter on …
A Fight with Cancer
In late 2007, I got the dreaded news that I had Stage 4 cancer of the Tonsil, which had also spread to a couple of lymph nodes. None of us had ever even heard of this type of cancer. I …
Resuscitate or Not to Resuscitate
Medical issues trouble all of us, as a consequence of the mortality we all inherit. This section includes two articles, one addressing the situation of one facing cancer, the other the issues surrounding the end of life. Through faith in …
The Inner Man (Hannah)
The world is very good at selling us its bill of goods — that we have certain inalienable rights. We are frequently told by the world that we have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We …
Walking With God
I have always been intrigued by the phrase in Jesus’ prayer that “this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). He’s asking for a relationship, such …
Single Women in the Bible and Today
God established the practice of marriage surprisingly early on in Scripture. In Genesis 3, we read of Eve being placed under Adam’s authority, and that her future seed should bruise the head of the serpent. Most women in the Bible …
Bible Study Section Introduction
The topic of women in the Bible, and related matters, is enormous and full of vital interest and examples. In this section we will consider a few examples: of single women, of Deborah and Jael, of Hannah, of the Biblical …
Sunday School and a Most Inspiring Sister
The early pages of The Christadelphian magazine record a steady growth of Sunday schools in the brotherhood, starting in the 1860’s. It is impossible to follow the story without coming to admire Sis. Mary Turney Randles and the valuable part …
Finding Faith in Kosovo
About two years ago, my husband and I made a decision to teach abroad in Pristina, Kosovo which would try our faith more than …
Sisters living within their means
The wife can play a crucial role in the financial stability of a household. Look at the example of the wife in Prov 31: she is in control of supplying food and clothing for her family, she helps the needy …
Practical Section Introduction
Too often in life we follow the world’s advice when it comes to how we respond to particular situations. These situations can range from who we value as friends, how to raise our children, how to spend money, etc. Over …
Introduction – Sisters’ Writings
In the beginning
Before the beginning of the Christadelphian movement, while John Thomas was still nominally associated with Alexander Campbell, a sister wrote a letter to Alexander.. She was the wife of Albert Anderson, who was John Thomas’ first follower and …
Do Good
The apostle Paul tells us, “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” The virtue of doing good to others is a divine principle that is …
Why does God let Children Suffer?
Thank you for your question. The problem of suffering is perhaps one of the most difficult questions that a Christian has to face, as it cuts to the core of our understanding of God and His purpose. Whilst some skeptics …
A Heart of Compassion
Compassion is a beautiful word that conveys a deep inward emotion of tender love and affection. Pharaoh’s daughter had compassion on the babe that wept when she opened the basket. The Good Samaritan had compassion on the wounded traveler. And …
“And man created God….” – Part Two
Introduction
In the previous article (Tidings, June 2013) we introduced the moral dilemma illustrated by the situation of the man born blind in John 9. Jesus’ answer was that God had His own purpose in the man’s blindness. We will …
Why should we believe it? – Part Eight
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (for brevities sake termed Mormons in this series) claim the Book of Mormon is the inspired word of God: “The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy …
Early Years of Marriage – Part three
While many things in the world have changed since the late 1800’s, one thing is still very much the same. Just like today, young Christadelphians in the 19th century visited neighboring ecclesias, got to know each other, and fell in …
There’s More Life in that Old OHP! The Shadow Play Revisited
Does your Sunday school have an overhead projector (OHP) tucked away somewhere? And are you wondering what to do for your next Sunday school program? Why not do a shadow play? Stretch a large flat bed sheet across the room …