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24 March 2024

Meditation – Sufferers Make Strong Believers by Charles H. Spurgeon "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth" Lam. 3:27 This is as good as a promise. It has been good, it is good, and it will be good for me to bear the yoke. Early in life I had… Read More

17 March 2024

Meditation – Pray Believingly by Joel Beeke And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith… Read More

10 March 2024

Meditation – Is it OK for Christians to Grieve? by Rev. Keith Evans It happens with irregular regularity: suffering inserts itself into our otherwise pleasant lives and disrupts yet again. Grievous experiences have an unwelcome… Read More

03 March 2024

Meditation – The Living Voice of Christ by Isaac Overton I love books. I also enjoy browsing other people’s bookshelves, I think it tells you a little bit about another person to see what’s on their bookshelves! I can’t quite remember where he said it, perhaps it was in one… Read More

25 February 2024

Meditation – Five Things You Should Know About Heaven by Robert Rothwell From music to movies to books and more, heaven is a topic that fascinates people both in the church and in the world. Yet as with other spiritual matters, much confusion abounds regarding the concept of heaven.… Read More

18 February 2024

Meditation – The Value of Church History by Rev A. Barkley Before delving into the past to examine afresh some of the great events in the history of the Christian Church, it might be profitable to preface such a study with a consideration of the question, What is the value of… Read More

11 February 2024

Meditation – The Deceitfulness of the Heart by Martin P. Geluk Some people simply do not like to hear about the deceitfulness of the human heart. When this subject is brought up in sermons, addresses, or in the Bible study circle, and it is said that man’s heart by nature is morally… Read More

04 February 2024

Meditation – The Christian's Call to Courage by William Gurnall A cowardly spirit is beneath the lowest duty of a Christian. You of all people will need courage and determination if you hope to obey your heavenly Captain's orders. He commands you, "Be thou strong and very courageous…"… Read More

31 December 2023

Meditation – Pursuing the Call of Theology by Isaac Overton What is the most important thing that you can do with your life? I wonder if you’ve pondered that question before. I wonder what sort of answers we might expect to hear if we asked the average person? We might hear things… Read More

24 December 2023

Meditation – Waiting for Christ or Christmas? by Patrick Jason We’re tired from work, and looking forward to the Christmas break. We’re eagerly waiting to spend time with our loved ones, hop on that long overdue trip, finally go on that special date, or even celebrate our long-… Read More

17 December 2023

Meditation – The Reformation and Education by G. Van Groningen In May 1967, a university president, speaking to a group of graduates from his institution said, “If you now depart from this university with the feeling that you have both feet firmly planted in life, then we have… Read More

10 December 2023

Meditation – The Making of a Minister by T.L. Wilkinson Preamble: In our last blog post our focus was directed towards the shortage of ministers in the churches which was already an issue back in 1976 and how Sessions looked for creative short term solutions… Read More