The Olympic games have come and gone with the usual excess of hype, some real and some unreal. Christians should remember that the games are named after Mount Olympus in Greece, the supposed home of the pagan god Zeus. So therefore, don’t be surprised that they are no paragon of virtue. Canada [...]
Devotional “Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” (Psalm 115:1) One of the great words of the Bible is the word “glory,” and it should be evident that glory belongs to God, not man. Indeed, the very “heavens [...]
The Olympic Games in Paris are garnering a lot of attention at present, some good, and some not so good. It was in Paris 1924 that one of the most devoted Christian actions took place. Eric Liddell was born in 1902 in China to missionary parents. He came to Scotland to continue [...]
Devotional "Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it." Proverbs 8:10-11 It is hard to convince people in these days, that anything is or can be better than [...]
It is with a heavy heart that we record the death of Dr. John Douglas on July 30. John was Dr. Paisley’s first convert on the Ravenhill Road in 1946. He was 91 when the Lord called him home. John was one of the first Free Presbyterian ministers, his first church being Moneyslane [...]
Devotional "The Babylonians broke through the wall—and the city fell!" Jeremiah 39:2 When even the smallest breach is made in a wall—it is the beginning of the end! The breach is easily increased, until, where at first only one or two men could enter—now a whole army pours through. Each of us lives [...]
The Lord, when He made us, gave us the great blessing of sleep whereby our weary bodies and minds are refreshed for another day. It is amazing to think that if you live to be sixty you have spent about twenty years in bed! (The writer has spent a whopping 29 years!). [...]
Devotional "Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth." Romans 8:33 Most blessed challenge! How unanswerable it is! Every sin of the elect was laid upon the great Champion of our salvation, and by the atonement carried away. There is no sin in God's book [...]
It seems incredible that we have reached the 200th edition of 'Bits and Pieces.' We started on March 4, 2020, to help us get over the Covid pandemic and, apart for a gap last year when I was ill, have continued to the present day. It appears that quite a few people enjoy, and [...]
Devotional It is true I am weak in faith, and prone to fall, but my very feebleness is the reason why I should always be where You feed Your flock, that I may be strengthened and preserved in safety beside the still waters. Why should I turn aside? There is no reason why [...]
Martin Luther described the book of Job, “as more magnificent and sublime than any other book of Scripture.” Others, like the poets Tennyson and Carlyle, shared the same sentiments. The book of Job is placed in the middle of the Old Testament, but chronologically it belongs in the time of Genesis. Job [...]
Devotional “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” James 3:15 True wisdom is “from above” and is “pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy” (v. 17). False wisdom, on the other hand, may come from the [...]
