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Frank Proudlock
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‘Give Attendance to Reading’ – How Can We Help a Believer if They Cannot Read?
As you read this article a profound series of processes are taking place in your eyes and brain. Approximately four times a second your eyes make extremely rapid movements, called saccades, moving you…
Frank Proudlock
2024 Volume 79 Issue 1
Devotional
Change in the Midst of Decay
‘It’s obsolete, mate!’ These are the words I frequently heard working in a shop selling power tools and garden equipment, when the repair technician, usually with a hint of glee, let down a customer h…
Frank Proudlock
The Teaching in the Letter to the Hebrews
2025 Volume 80 Issue 1
Study
Hagar
Hagar was a slave. She had no rights. She could not request time off for rest and recuperation. She could not express her opinion. She couldn’t campaign for better working conditions. She did as she w…
Frank Proudlock
Old Testament Women Who Appear in the New Testament
2020 Volume 75 Issue 3
Exposition
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey – Part 1
Overview Paul’s first missionary journey consisted of a loop passing through Cyprus into southern Turkey, a region called Asia in the New Testament, then returning to Antioch in Syria. Paul’s second m…
Frank Proudlock
Paul’s Missionary Journeys
2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
Study
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey – Part 2
Summary In Part 1, we considered Paul’s extended visit to Ephesus, where a remarkable work of God took place, Acts 19. Satanic opposition ensued, culminating in a city-wide uprising with Paul narrowl…
Frank Proudlock
Paul’s Missionary Journeys
2023 Volume 78 Issue 1
Study
Question Time – Should I be at assembly gatherings?
QUESTION Should I be at assembly gatherings? ANSWER ‘Should’ sets a low bar as we begin to address this question. ‘Should’ suggests obligation or duty. It is symptomatic of an underlying lack of motiv…
Frank Proudlock
2024 Volume 79 Issue 3
Question Time
Question Time – What Is the Difference Between Atonement and Propitiation?
QUESTION What is the difference between atonement and propitiation? ANSWER Atonement and propitiation are related ideas, but with important differences, the most obvious being that they are Old and Ne…
Frank Proudlock
2024 Volume 79 Issue 1
Question Time
Question Time – Who were the Pharisees and why do they feature so much in the New Testament?
Question Who were the Pharisees and why do they feature so much in the New Testament? Answer In my late teens I recall reading through the Gospels for the first time. One thing that struck me was that…
Frank Proudlock
2021 Volume 76 Issue 1
Question Time
Question Time – Are Head Coverings for Sisters a Relevant Practice for Today?
QUESTION Are head coverings for sisters a relevant practice for today? ANSWER Head coverings for sisters using a head scarf or hat when a local church meets together, and perhaps on other occasions of…
Frank Proudlock
2023 Volume 78 Issue 1
Question Time
Question Time – How Can I Believe God Is in Control of My Life When I Am Experiencing Such Pain?
Question How can I believe God is in control of my life when I am experiencing such pain? Answer The preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that it is common to the human condition that we go…
Frank Proudlock
2021 Volume 76 Issue 3
Question Time
Question Time – Is It Acceptable for a Christian To Get a Tattoo?
QUESTION Is it acceptable for a Christian to get a tattoo? Answer An online survey conducted in 2018 estimated that 40% of responders in the UK had received at least one tattoo with similar trends bei…
Frank Proudlock
2022 Volume 77 Issue 1
Question Time
Question Time – Is it right for Christians to gamble?
QUESTION Is it right for Christians to gamble? ANSWER Since there are no specific verses in the Bible that either sanction or prohibit gambling, we need to use spiritual common sense and apply fundame…
Frank Proudlock
2020 Volume 75 Issue 3
Question Time
Question Time – Is the COVID-19 crisis the judgement or intervention of God?
QUESTION Is the COVID-19 crisis the judgement or intervention of God? ANSWER ‘Unprecedented’ is a word that has been used frequently to describe the current COVID-19 crisis. Yet both the Black Death o…
Frank Proudlock
2020 Volume 75 Issue 4
Question Time
Question Time – Should I be concerned about the Judgement Seat of Christ?
Question Should I be concerned about the Judgement Seat of Christ? Answer In considering this question let us first state clearly what we mean by the ‘judgment seat of Christ’. The expression is found…
Frank Proudlock
2021 Volume 76 Issue 2
Question Time
Question Time – Should We Look for Signs Today That the Lord Jesus Will Return Soon?
Question Should we look for signs today that the Lord Jesus will return soon? Answer When it comes to understanding what the future holds, believers are the most informed people on the planet. Both Ol…
Frank Proudlock
2021 Volume 76 Issue 4
Question Time
Question Time – What Is the Difference Between the Lord Jesus Acting As Our Intercessor and Advocate?
QUESTION What Is the Difference Between the Lord Jesus Acting As Our Intercessor and Advocate? ANSWER As our Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus, has, ‘offered one sacrifice for sins for ever’, dealing …
Frank Proudlock
2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
Question Time
Question Time – What Should Our Attitude Be Towards Environmental Issues Such As Climate Change?
What Should Our Attitude Be Towards Environmental Issues Such As Climate Change? ANSWER To answer this question, let us first consider why this is such an important issue today. In the autumn of 2021,…
Frank Proudlock
2022 Volume 77 Issue 3
Question Time
Question TIme – When Believers Are Persecuted for Their Faith by Unbelievers Should They Complain to the Government?
QUESTION When believers are persecuted for their faith by unbelievers, should they approach the government to raise their concerns? ANSWER Some of our international readers may have faced many years o…
Frank Proudlock
2023 Volume 78 Issue 3
Question Time
Question Time – Where Will Christians Be During the Millennial Reign of Christ?
QUESTION Where will Christians be during the millennial reign of Christ? ANSWER The millennial reign of the Lord Jesus Christ is a specific period that will occur in the near future commencing with th…
Frank Proudlock
2022 Volume 77 Issue 2
Question Time
Question Time – Why Do Christians Sin and How Can We Overcome Sin?
QUESTION Why do Christians sin and how can we overcome sin? ANSWER Before I became a Christian, my understanding of right and wrong was shaped by various influences - my upbringing,1 the opinions of …
Frank Proudlock
2025 Volume 80 Issue 1
Question Time
Sarah
Sarah – a woman of faith and inner beauty We often find it easy to write off and dismiss the spirituality of others. We focus on failings rather than the strengths. Imagine you had to compile a list o…
Frank Proudlock
Old Testament Women Who Appear in the New Testament
2020 Volume 75 Issue 2
Devotional
Son of the Father
Many of us will have experienced a father-son relationship firsthand, either as a son, or as a father, or both. For some, parental relationships may have been dysfunctional or missing altogether and t…
Frank Proudlock
Son of…
2023 Volume 78 Issue 2
Devotional
The Eyes of God
The idea of God ‘seeing’ is the most widely used anthropomorphism in the scriptures. Although the expression ‘the eyes of God’ is not found in the Bible,1 the phrase ‘the eyes of the Lord’, also trans…
Frank Proudlock
Anthropomorphisms
2024 Volume 79 Issue 2
Study
The Widow of Sarepta (Zarephath)
Sometimes we isolate ourselves from others. We may have been hurt or let down and hide ourselves away to avoid being hurt again. Some of us are happy to be alone and we are content with our own compan…
Frank Proudlock
The Widows of Luke’s Gospel
2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
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