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2026 Volume 81 Issue 1
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‘All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea’, Gen. 14. 3
‘All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea’, Gen. 14. 3 The salt sea, perhaps better known as the Dead Sea, is a landlocked lake between Israel and Jordan, the lowest b…
John Bennett
Front Cover
The Assembly – Diversity of Gift but Unity of Operation – Part 1
[All quotations are taken from the New King James Bible] The New Testament pictures the church, not as a monarchy (with one person in charge), nor as a democracy (every sheep with an equal vote), nor as…
Andrew Wilson
Diversity
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Dan Crawford (1870-1926)
‘Konga Vantu’, the ‘gatherer of the people’ Daniel (Dan) Crawford was born on 7 December 18691 in Gourock, a town on the south bank of the Firth of Clyde, twentyeight miles west of Glasgow, Scotland. Hi…
Howard A. Barnes
History
The Deliverer Who Was Delivered
[All quotations are taken from the New King James Version] There is a word which has ‘taken off’ in worldwide usage during the last ten years - ‘deliver’. During the 1930s and 1940s, we in America had o…
David Brauch
Devotional
Editorial – February 2026
‘A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year’, Deut. 11. 12. In his farewell address, Moses re…
Graeme Andrews
Editorial
The Glory of God Departs
Ezekiel is a chronological masterpiece; the twenty-two years of Ezekiel’s prophetic career are recorded in ‘one of the most complete chronological systems in … the Old Testament’.1Fourteen months have e…
Graeme Andrews
Ezekiel the Seer
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Introduction
We must recognize that in dealing with the subject of the Holy Spirit, we do so with reverence, for we are on holy ground. When speaking of any of the Godhead, we cannot refer to any as being inferior o…
Tim Coltman
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
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Jehovah Rohi – The Lord My Shepherd
As David sat down to compose the twenty-third Psalm, what was on his mind? Was it memories of cold nights huddled with his flock, cool mornings on the green grass, scorching summer afternoons as he led …
Andrew Ware
Titles of Jehovah
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Jericho
Today, the modern city of Jericho is located on the West Bank of the Jordan River. It was captured by the British in 1918 towards the end of the First World War and was part of the British-mandated divi…
John Bennett
Towns and Cities in the Life of the Lord
Devotional
The ‘Looks’ of the Lord Jesus – Part 1
[All quotations are from the New King James Bible unless otherwise stated] Introduction The Gospels have much to say about the occasions when Jesus saw and looked at people. It was enough for the Lord t…
Malcolm Horlock
Devotional
Malachi (2026)
‘I have loved you’, Mal.1. 2 When writing to Timothy, the Apostle Paul predicted that in the ‘last days’ men would have ‘a form of godliness’ but deny ‘the power thereof’, 2 Tim. 3. 1, 5. This was the c…
Jeremy Holifield
Studies in the Twelve (Minor) Prophets
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A Man of Principle
The rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls was not without difficulty. Having considered some of the external troubles faced by the people because of their enemies in chapter 4, internal challenges come to lig…
Tom Merriman
Nehemiah
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Naaman – True and False Greatness
As Syria’s commanding general, Naaman seemed to have it all. He was described as ‘great and honourable … in the eyes of his master’, and by his valorous skill led his nation to victory, 2 Kgs. 5. 1.1His…
Keith R. Keyser
The Life and Times of Elisha
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New Testament
(1) To the Samaritan woman at the well, John 4. 26 The Lord Jesus was travelling from Judea on His way to Galilee. Wearied with His journey He sat resting on the well outside the city of Sychar. At midd…
Mervyn Wishart
The ‘I AM’ Statements of Scripture
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Power: Priests, Pilate and People
The death of the Lord on the cross was, among other things, the result of a power struggle. We can see three main players in this power struggle, each with a single purpose: to see the Lord crucified. P…
Ernest Abbott
Reflections on the Cross
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Question Time – Is Capitalism Biblical
QUESTION Is Capitalism Biblical? ANSWER Capitalism is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own the means of production and operate for profit. It is characterized by free market…
Frank Proudlock
Question Time
Seed Sowers UK and Europe Trust
John 3. 16 in Every Home ‘The sower soweth the word’, Mark 4. 14 The logo of Seed Sowers is of the sower scattering seed from his bag. In our technological era, marketing is increasingly targeted, but i…
Andy Mullan
History
Words at the Cross – Part 8
‘And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost’, Luke 23. 46. The first and the final sayings of Christ on t…
Mervyn Wishart
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