By Kenneth D. Sils As Jesus was passing through Jericho, according to Luke, a grand gathering thronged the Son of God. One interested person in the crowd, Zacchaeus, was so deter-mined to see Jesus, he climbed up into a sycamore tree just to get a look at his Lord. When Jesus came to the tree, he …
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Drought and Crop-Failure Produce Critical Need in Philippines
By Jim McDonald Many appeal letters have come from almost all quarters of the Philippines with pleas for help to buy rice. From November 1994 – April 1995 there was virtually no rain and this drought has made the rice harvest a disaster. Since rice is the major food for Filipinos, a great crisis has arisen. …
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Fellowship and Friendship
By Edward O. Bragwell “Fellowship” and “friendship” are not synonyms. We have a hard time understanding this. We find it hard to deny the “right hand of fellowship” to friends, regardless of the their spiritual condition. A few find it hard to work in true partnership (fellowship) with any other than close friends. When a brother …
A Sad Thing
By Greg Litmer On Tuesday night, Halloween, I saw something that I can’t get out of my mind. I guess you could say that I saw something that really is “haunting” me. A group of youngsters came to our door to “trick or treat” and included in their number was a young girl who looked to …