One day last week a baby robin fluttered onto our deck, having successfully completed its first flight from its nearby nest. It was followed by its mother. She was anxious to show it how to fly upward to the nest area again. It got me thinking about how wonderfully God created birds. [...]
Devotional "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin." Romans 6:6 Christian, why would you play with sin? Has it not cost you enough already? Burnt child, will you play with the fire? What! When you [...]
One of the most profound of questions is the one posed by the Psalm, “What is man?” [Psalm 8:4]. Mankind stands alone in this world. We share this earth with innumerable plants, animals, birds and fish, but man is truly unique – one of a kind. He is unique in his existence. [...]
Devotional "Continue in the faith." Acts 14:22 Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, [...]
The Westminster Confession of Faith states that, ‘God, the great creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose and govern all creatures, actions and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and Holy providence.” He governs all things according to the counsel of His own will. That [...]
Devotional “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16) This incisive expression—“redeeming the time”—occurs also in Colossians 4:5: “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.” The Greek word for “redeem” means to “buy back,” to [...]
You Need To Be Saved “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” [John 3:3]. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” [Romans 3:23]. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” [Hebrews 9:27]. “Every one of us shall [...]
Devotional “Fathers and mothers are the most natural agents for God to use in the salvation of their children. I am sure that, in my early youth, no teaching ever made such an impression upon my mind as the instruction of my mother. Neither can I conceive that, to any child, there can [...]
The Toronto church held its annual general meeting on May 1st. Reports from the various departments were given and showed that the church and school are in good shape. The pastor, Dr. Larry Saunders, thanked the many workers who made 2023 such a success. The church session was augmented by the addition [...]
Devotional “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.” (1 Thessalonians 4:9) The Christian life involves both individual accountability and interpersonal involvement. Each of us is individually responsible for maintaining the right sort of relationship with others, [...]
The Bible is like a magnificent palace constructed of precious oriental stone, comprising sixty-six stately rooms. Each one is different from its fellows, and is perfect in its individual beauty, while together they form a building incomparably majestic, glorious and sublime. In Genesis, we enter the grand Vestibule, where we are [...]
Devotional "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:" Psalm 138:8 He who has begun will carry on the work which is being wrought within my soul. The Lord is concerned about everything that concerns me. All that is now good, but not perfect, the Lord will watch over, and preserve, and carry [...]
