December 2024

Quotable

December 1, 2024

“Be Still, My Soul” Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide; in every change He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heav'nly Friend through thorny ways leads...Read more

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TBC Notes

December 1, 2024

HAS THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION CHANGED YOUR HOPE? In last month's newsletter I asked the question to all who voted, "Did the election results change their hope?" My purpose was to get the reader to think about what he or she was placing his hope in. Sadly, many have...Read more

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Letters

December 1, 2024

*Our purpose in this section is to simply show what kind of feedback we receive. We may respond to some of them in private whether or not we agree with their views. Dear TBC, I love Dave Hunt as a good preacher of the faith who tells it like it...Read more

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Question: "Needing to be a Berean" is unscriptural.

December 1, 2024

Question: You keep expressing the idea that "people need to be Bereans." This is misleading and unscriptural. Nowhere in the Bible does it say, "You must be a Berean." In fact, the term "Bereans" is not even found in the King James or New King James versions or the Geneva...Read more

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Question: Should I "pray on" the armor of God?

December 1, 2024

Question: In Ephesians:6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. See All... , Paul says to “put on” the armor of God. A few nights ago [someone] said she "prays on" the armor of God. This reminded...Read more

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Question: Can I use prayer beads?

December 1, 2024

Question: I struggle as a Christian to pray. I was looking at the idea of prayer beads. I know how Catholicism uses them and the other pagan religions—meditation, mantras, repetitive prayer, and mysticism. That's not my aim. I simply think they could be an aid to me. Am I way...Read more

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Hymns That Glorify Our Savior

December 1, 2024

A few years ago, I was in a major supermarket and I was shocked by what I heard coming from the store's sound system. “Shocked” doesn't describe my reaction unless you can find abundant joy in the term. What I was hearing were words like these: "I need Thee; O,...Read more

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