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THE IMPORTANCE OF STEADFASTNESS

John Wesley was a man used mightily by Christ for the building of His church in the 18″‘century. He achieved much in his life time but not without considerable opposition, […]

Beware of Anger

contributed by the Rev. Paul Seiler If a rattlesnake is cornered, it can become so frenzied that it will accidentally bite itself with its own deadly fangs. In the same […]

Losing Faith in Atheism

contributed by the Rev. Paul Seiler George Bernard Shaw was a brilliant man. His stories have delighted many and his writings show great genius. Yet he was an atheist and […]

They Gave Their Lives

The church has known many a martyr for the faith and one of the early Christian martyrs was Polycarp (69-155). Polycarp was a good friend and pupil of the apostle […]

The Cost of Christmas

It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home during a long period of exile in Egypt to protect the little babe. It cost mothers, in and around Bethlehem, the […]

Strength in Adversity

There is a fascinating and unusual tree called the “Bristlecone Pine.” Growing in the mountain regions, sometimes as high as two or more miles above sea level, these evergreens may […]