Author name: Lloyd McDonald

Matthew 19:16-30 “Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”  He said to Him, “Which […]

I’m sure you’ve noticed that society often renames things in order to make them appear less sinful or not sinful at all. For instance, a certain lady, whom I will not name except to say she would have been a U.S. President if someone hadn’t trumped her bid—– Well, this lady told a tall tale.

By nature, we tend to be self-centred, which is not all bad. For instance, it is a good thing to be vitally concerned with our personal standing before God, and our hope of eternal life. However, this tendency toward self-centeredness is not always beneficial in a servant. No, in the strictest sense of the word,

As a child growing up in Canada , I really wasn’t affected all that much by the Second World War. Oh, there were certain items such as sugar, etc., that were rationed, but on the farm, there was always plenty to eat. However, I can remember my mother shaking cream in a sealer for ever so long

1 Corinthians 6:1 “Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?” When you get a letter that’s only 13 sentences long, and some of them fairly brief, you might call it short and sweet. But you can hardly call a letter that begins with

As we go through life, we are continually evaluating those around us. It’s not because we’re critical, although sometimes we can be. It’s just our way of sensing our surroundings. And these perceptions, be they right or wrong, profoundly affect the way we react to ours. So it’s not surprising that someone who was in

Who is He in yonder stall, at whose feet the shepherds fall? Yes, who was that little baby born under such unusual circumstances? Well, the shepherds knew. They believed the angel’s announcement, and they had come to worship “Christ the Lord.” But what were Mary’s thoughts as she looked down on that little bundle of life

A few years ago, my wife and I went to an arts and crafts show in Cambridge . While we were there, Eleanor bought a china cup with a hand-painted rose on the side, and it quickly became her favourite cup for drinking tea in. Now, Eleanor isn’t a possessive person, and I don’t recall ever discussing it, but

Now this morning I want to talk about what I would call the principle of indwelling. That may not be a good theological title, but as we go along, I’m sure you will understand what I mean. And even though we are going to concentrate on this principle in the spiritual sense, it is one

If I Timothy Chapter 3 was read in complete isolation, we would probably get the impression that the assembly in Ephesus was a relatively new work. After all, this chapter includes the qualifications of elders. Wouldn’t such a consideration indicate a first step in establishing a new assembly? Well, yes, it would, and, yes, it