SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-FORGETFULNESS
" He that findeth his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." MATTHEW x. 39. THERE are some words of Jesus…
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Iraq (Apr. 15, 2004) - U.S. Navy Chaplain, Lt. Cmdr. Lulrick Balzora, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fourteen (NMCB-14), prepares to baptize Construction Mechanic Kyle Ellis. Balzora baptized several members assigned to NMCB-14 and NMCB-74 using a 2.5 cubic yard front-end loader bucket as an improvised baptismal. NMCB-14 and NMCB-74 are currently deployed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Builder 2nd Class Jerome Kirkland (RELEASED)
THE NEW BIRTH
" Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." JOHN iii. 3. It is impossible, I think, for any one to read or hear these…
LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
" If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! " MATTHEW vi. 23. THERE are many truths and teachings in these deep words…
AVERAGE AND ABSOLUTE VIRTUE
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth : But I say unto you, Resist not evil." MATTHEW v.…
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TRUTH PASSES THROUGH FAITH INTO POWER
" Not being mixed with faith." HEBREWS iv. 2. THERE is always a pathetic interest, made up of sadness and hope together, in the sight of any good thing which…
THE MYSTERY OF MAN
" For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man that is in him ? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but…
THE ENDLESS CONFLICT
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and be- tween thy seed and her seed. It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." GENESIS…
BULK AND ESSENCE
" A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory." MATTHEW xii. 20. MATTHEW is telling us how…
NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL FORCES
" Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven." PSALMS Ixxxv. n. IN September, 1656, Oliver Cromwell delivered a remarkable speech at the opening…
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WORK AND REST
"Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the eve- ning." PSALM civ. 23. WE all suspect, far more than we know, how the beauty and significance…