1 Kings 8 takes us back to one of the most celebrated events in Jewish history. The Tabernacle of the wilderness had given way to the Temple in all of its magnificence and splendour. After seven long years of sacrifice and labour, Solomon completed what his father could only dream of. A new era had begun as the Temple stood as a powerful reminder of God’s faithfulness and the crowning achievement of the Jews. The congregation of Israel gathered around

Recently my physician told me I really needed to start walking each day. Like so many of us, my flesh is growing… and it’s starting to take a toll on my well-being. My doctor said that I should view walking as an investment in my future. I couldn’t help but agree (she made me shake hands!) and see, as well, the spiritual parallels of this good advice. In the Scriptures the spiritual health of a believer is directly linked to

An Early History of the New Brunswick Bible Institute By Mark Bredin (This address was originally given at the 50th anniversary celebration of NBBI in October 1994.) I am going to read from the Word of God in Deuteronomy chapter 8, pick out three verses from this passage and on them hang my thoughts as I seek to review with you, the history of New Brunswick Bible Institute. All Scripture is not about us and this passage is not about us; it’s

Nothing has so changed the course of humanity as the birth of Jesus Christ. He is the central figure in human history. His birth was unrivalled, His life was undefiled, His nature was divine, His message was the message of God, and His power was no more clearly evident than when He conquered the grave. He is the Perfect Sacrifice for man, He is the Sufficient Sacrifice for man, and He is the Only Sacrifice for man (John 14:6). Yet,

By John Hoag Close to 2,500 years ago Jeremiah stood in the ashes of Mount Zion. The place of worship devalued by God’s people now had been totally desecrated by the enemy. The temporal things around him destroyed and desecrated, the man of God looks heavenward. “Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.” Lamentations 5:19. He finds consolation at the eternal throne of God. What a contrast – the eternal throne of God with Mount

19th-century preacher, Phillips Brooks, was known to be a quiet and even tempered man. However, even he suffered times of aggravation and irritability. One day a friend saw him anxiously pacing the floor like a caged animal. “What’s the trouble, Mr. Brooks?” he asked. “The trouble is that I am in a hurry, but God is not!” All of us can probably relate to this statement.