Category Archives: Encouragement
The Son of Encouragement
by William J. Stewart Most of us have had a nickname at some point in our lives. Generally nicknames are either a shortened form of our name or based on a characteristic that identifies us. The man we know as … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
by William J. Stewart Happy Thanksgiving! While looking at the history of Thanksgiving, I was intrigued to find the following: On Thursday, January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest … Continue reading
Enter Into His Gates
by William J. Stewart The Psalms are filled with expressions of praise and thanksgiving before God. In some, we read about the troubles which the psalmist endured, and can see the transformation from a spirit of distress to one of … Continue reading
Satan Left The Wife And Friends
by William J. Stewart Adversity can bring out the best, and unfortunately, sometimes the worst in people. When times get tough, then it truly becomes evident who is on your side and who is not. Consider the case of the … Continue reading
How Precious Are Your Thoughts To Me
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On Psalm 139 is likely familiar to most Bible students because of how it characters God as our all-knowing (v 1-6), ever-present (v 7-12) Creator (v 13-16). These verses are filled with … Continue reading
You … Put My Tears Into Your Bottle…
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On Of the 150 Psalms in the Bible, five are identified as “a Michtam,” which means golden or profound.1 Easton’s Bible Dictionary says, The root of the word means to stamp or grave, … Continue reading
Good News
Jim R. Mickells How often do you listen to the local or national news on T.V. and hear something good reported? Not nearly as often as you hear of things which are very troubling. When we read the newspaper, it … Continue reading
The Sick Lady
Jim R. Mickells Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. … Continue reading
Looking To Jesus When Facing Trials
Lee Wildman We will all face trials and difficulties in our lives. The books of Job and Ecclesiastes and the stories in the Bible of the lives of the faithful make this abundantly clear. There will be injustice, war, bad … Continue reading
Looking Ahead to 1998
William J. Stewart Another year has passed. Just a few more days, and 1997 will be but a time in history. That requires of us that we look ahead. We often make plans for ourselves at the end of the year, … Continue reading