By P.J. Casebolt “And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized” (Acts 8:36)? At this point in the eunuch’s life, he may have been hindered from being baptized by a number of things. Divine intervention could …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Refugees
By Donald P. Ames In Hebrews 6:18, the writer speaks of Christians as those “who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” As we look at the world around us, the news is full of accounts of refugees who are fleeing from one country to another, often at great risk …
“We’ve Lost Two Good Soldiers”
By Tommy Hagewood “We have lost two good soldiers.” These words were spoken to me by sister Jeannetta Clifford just prior to the funeral service of her beloved husband, brother Rufus R. Clifford, Sr. The other soldier sister Clifford was referring to was brother Grover Stevens. Both men passed from this life to their reward on …
Religious Suicides
By Larry Ray Hafley You have heard of the recent suicides of religious cults in Canada and in southern California. Forty-four have died in the two suicide pacts. This number, tragic as it is, does not approach the 913 who followed the notorious Jim Jones in Guyana, in 1978. Unbelievers will paint all religious people with …