Horatius Bonar
Hymns - Jewels From Horatius Bonar
December 11, 2025
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) was the most prominent and prolific Scottish hymn writer. He is called “the prince of Scottish hymn writers.”
Horatius, known by his friends as Horace, was born into a family of Scottish preachers. His grandfather John was a preacher, as were his father James, and his brothers Andrew Alexander and John James. Horatius’ son Horatius Ninian was also a preacher. The Bonars served a total of 364 years as ministers in the Church of Scotland.
Horatius graduated from the University of Edinburgh and was ordained in 1838 at age 30.
In 1843, he married Jane Catherine, who was in perfect sympathy with him in faith.. see full report
December 11, 2025
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) was the most prominent and prolific Scottish hymn writer. He is called “the prince of Scottish hymn writers.”
Horatius, known by his friends as Horace, was born into a family of Scottish preachers. His grandfather John was a preacher, as were his father James, and his brothers Andrew Alexander and John James. Horatius’ son Horatius Ninian was also a preacher. The Bonars served a total of 364 years as ministers in the Church of Scotland.
Horatius graduated from the University of Edinburgh and was ordained in 1838 at age 30.
In 1843, he married Jane Catherine, who was in perfect sympathy with him in faith.. see full report
Social Media a Forum for Heresy and Nuttiness
December 10, 2025
The following is excerpted from Keeping the Kids in the Social Media Age, www.wayoflife.org -
We live at the end of the church age in the depths of apostasy at the end of the church age. The little leaven that began in the days of the apostles has leavened “Christendom” for two millennia, until the whole is almost leavened.
And never has it been so easy for people to come into contact with every type of heresy and goofy principle, from emerging church to flat earth, from Christian rock to New Age dieting, from theistic evolution to yoga.
When I was a new Christian, I didn’t have spiritual guidance in a sound church for the first few weeks and was tossed to and fro in the sea of apostasy. I was confronted with Pentecostalism, Seventh-day Adventism, and Herbert W. Armstrongism.. see full report
December 10, 2025
The following is excerpted from Keeping the Kids in the Social Media Age, www.wayoflife.org -
We live at the end of the church age in the depths of apostasy at the end of the church age. The little leaven that began in the days of the apostles has leavened “Christendom” for two millennia, until the whole is almost leavened.
And never has it been so easy for people to come into contact with every type of heresy and goofy principle, from emerging church to flat earth, from Christian rock to New Age dieting, from theistic evolution to yoga.
When I was a new Christian, I didn’t have spiritual guidance in a sound church for the first few weeks and was tossed to and fro in the sea of apostasy. I was confronted with Pentecostalism, Seventh-day Adventism, and Herbert W. Armstrongism.. see full report
The Antichrist and Israel
December 9, 2025
The following is excerpted from the book Jews in Fighter Jets: Israel: Past, Present and Future, which is available from www.wayoflife.org --
Bible prophecy describes a powerful man who will rule the world for a short period before the return of Christ. He is called by many names, including Antichrist, Man of Sin, Little Horn, the Beast, Son of Perdition, and that Wicked.
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day.. see full report
December 9, 2025
The following is excerpted from the book Jews in Fighter Jets: Israel: Past, Present and Future, which is available from www.wayoflife.org --
Bible prophecy describes a powerful man who will rule the world for a short period before the return of Christ. He is called by many names, including Antichrist, Man of Sin, Little Horn, the Beast, Son of Perdition, and that Wicked.
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day.. see full report
Levites on the Temple Mount
(Photo courtesy Beyadenu)
(Photo courtesy Beyadenu)
Friday Church News Notes
December 5, 2025
LEVITES SING ON TEMPLE MOUNT FOR FIRST TIME IN 2,000 YEARS (Friday Church News Notes, December 5, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The fervor to build the Third Temple in Jerusalem continues to increase. The Temple Institute and others have prepared articles for the temple service, such as the priest’s garments, the golden candlestick, and the altar of sacrifice, and Levites are practicing to make the offerings, including the Passover. The Third Temple is referred to in four prophecies: Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; and Revelation 11:1-2. It will be occupied by.. see full report
December 5, 2025
LEVITES SING ON TEMPLE MOUNT FOR FIRST TIME IN 2,000 YEARS (Friday Church News Notes, December 5, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The fervor to build the Third Temple in Jerusalem continues to increase. The Temple Institute and others have prepared articles for the temple service, such as the priest’s garments, the golden candlestick, and the altar of sacrifice, and Levites are practicing to make the offerings, including the Passover. The Third Temple is referred to in four prophecies: Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; and Revelation 11:1-2. It will be occupied by.. see full report
John Rice and the Old Sword Churches
December 4, 2025
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org -
John R. Rice (1895-1980) was probably the most influential preacher in the fundamental Baptist movement, certainly one of the top five. When dividing fundamental Baptists into major groups, the largest is “the Sword crowd.” The influence of The Sword of the Lord paper, Sword of the Lord books, and the Sword conferences cannot be calculated. The circulation of the weekly paper peaked in 1972 at 300,000.
There was a lot that was right and biblical about John Rice and his associates, and I am glad that there were “Sword-style” fundamental Baptist churches when I was saved in the early 1970s. I’m glad that.. see full report
December 4, 2025
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, www.wayoflife.org -
John R. Rice (1895-1980) was probably the most influential preacher in the fundamental Baptist movement, certainly one of the top five. When dividing fundamental Baptists into major groups, the largest is “the Sword crowd.” The influence of The Sword of the Lord paper, Sword of the Lord books, and the Sword conferences cannot be calculated. The circulation of the weekly paper peaked in 1972 at 300,000.
There was a lot that was right and biblical about John Rice and his associates, and I am glad that there were “Sword-style” fundamental Baptist churches when I was saved in the early 1970s. I’m glad that.. see full report
C.T. and Scilla Studd
December 3, 2025
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists
The Cambridge Seven were students from Cambridge (one was from the Royal Military Academy) who were saved during their student years and volunteered to go to China with J. Hudson Taylor’s China Inland Mission. They made this commitment during the 1883 Moody-Sankey crusade at Cambridge.
The most famous of the seven was CHARLES THOMAS (C.T.) STUDD (1860-1931), a renowned cricketer and graduate of Eton and Cambridge. C.T.’s brothers were also cricket stars. C.T. was the captain of the famous Cambridge Eleven.. see full report
December 3, 2025
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists
The Cambridge Seven were students from Cambridge (one was from the Royal Military Academy) who were saved during their student years and volunteered to go to China with J. Hudson Taylor’s China Inland Mission. They made this commitment during the 1883 Moody-Sankey crusade at Cambridge.
The most famous of the seven was CHARLES THOMAS (C.T.) STUDD (1860-1931), a renowned cricketer and graduate of Eton and Cambridge. C.T.’s brothers were also cricket stars. C.T. was the captain of the famous Cambridge Eleven.. see full report
Baylor University
December 2, 2025
The following is excerpted from The Way of Life Comme Baylor University of Texas illustrates the rank apostasy of a large percentage of Baptist churches and institutions worldwide.
Baylor was founded in 1845 by Baptists in Texas and was long aligned with the Southern Baptist Convention. In recent decades it has been aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
“Shortly after the advent of the 20-century, evolution and modernism gained a foothold in this school, a foothold that has never been released. Numerous attempts by conservatives to change its direction have always failed. In the early 1990's, the Baylor.. see full report
December 2, 2025
The following is excerpted from The Way of Life Comme Baylor University of Texas illustrates the rank apostasy of a large percentage of Baptist churches and institutions worldwide.
Baylor was founded in 1845 by Baptists in Texas and was long aligned with the Southern Baptist Convention. In recent decades it has been aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
“Shortly after the advent of the 20-century, evolution and modernism gained a foothold in this school, a foothold that has never been released. Numerous attempts by conservatives to change its direction have always failed. In the early 1990's, the Baylor.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes
November 28, 2025
DECEPTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ARTWORK (Friday Church News Notes, November 28, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - There is zero evidence for the evolution of life from non-life and from “simple” life to complex life, which explains why evolutionists have often been guilty of faking evidence with deceptive artwork. A recent example appeared with the Fox News report “Perseverance rover spots mysterious ‘visitor from space’ rock on Mars surface,” Nov. 19, 2025. The article was accompanied by an artist’s rendition of the rover parked near four metal bars featuring precise machining. This is entirely fictitious. The “mysterious visitor” in question is merely a rock containing “high levels of iron and nickel.” It looks absolutely nothing like a metal object.. see full report
November 28, 2025
DECEPTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ARTWORK (Friday Church News Notes, November 28, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - There is zero evidence for the evolution of life from non-life and from “simple” life to complex life, which explains why evolutionists have often been guilty of faking evidence with deceptive artwork. A recent example appeared with the Fox News report “Perseverance rover spots mysterious ‘visitor from space’ rock on Mars surface,” Nov. 19, 2025. The article was accompanied by an artist’s rendition of the rover parked near four metal bars featuring precise machining. This is entirely fictitious. The “mysterious visitor” in question is merely a rock containing “high levels of iron and nickel.” It looks absolutely nothing like a metal object.. see full report
Joint-Heir With Christ
November 25, 2025
The following is excerpted from The Way of Life Commentary Series, Romans, www.wayoflife.org -
The sons of God are joint-heirs with Christ (Ro. 8:17).
- This is a truth that is almost beyond comprehension at present, but God wants us to begin understanding it now, and He has revealed much to us. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. BUT GOD HATH REVEALED THEM UNTO US BY HIS SPIRIT: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God” (1 Co. 2:9).
- We are joint-heirs by adoption.. see full report
November 25, 2025
The following is excerpted from The Way of Life Commentary Series, Romans, www.wayoflife.org -
The sons of God are joint-heirs with Christ (Ro. 8:17).
- This is a truth that is almost beyond comprehension at present, but God wants us to begin understanding it now, and He has revealed much to us. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. BUT GOD HATH REVEALED THEM UNTO US BY HIS SPIRIT: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God” (1 Co. 2:9).
- We are joint-heirs by adoption.. see full report
Recommended Materials for Church Bookstores
November 25, 2025
The following was first published in 2008 and is a work in progress as we have opportunity to update and enlarge it. Please note that we do not promise to keep the contact information such as phone numbers and web site addresses up to date. If a link no longer works please do a google search for a possible substitute. --
A well-run Christian bookstore can be a powerful and important ministry, and I believe that it is nearly essential today that churches set up their own bookstores. Even if there is a Christian bookstore in the area, it is more than probable that it contains many books that are doctrinally unsound. Further, it probably sells “Christian” rock... see full report
November 25, 2025
The following was first published in 2008 and is a work in progress as we have opportunity to update and enlarge it. Please note that we do not promise to keep the contact information such as phone numbers and web site addresses up to date. If a link no longer works please do a google search for a possible substitute. --
A well-run Christian bookstore can be a powerful and important ministry, and I believe that it is nearly essential today that churches set up their own bookstores. Even if there is a Christian bookstore in the area, it is more than probable that it contains many books that are doctrinally unsound. Further, it probably sells “Christian” rock... see full report
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Beware of Cultural Liberalism
November 25, 2025
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).
The liberty in Christ is not the liberty to live as one pleases. It is not the liberty to live according to the flesh. That is the life of apostasy (“after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,” 2 Ti. 4:3-4).
The false liberty that was tempting the churches of Galatia is brazenly taught by the emerging church today. The emerging church demands the liberty to participate in the sensual pop culture, to drink, wear the world’s immodest unisex fashions, listen to the world’s raunchy music, watch raunchy movies, play raunchy video games, get tattoos.. see full report
November 25, 2025
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).
The liberty in Christ is not the liberty to live as one pleases. It is not the liberty to live according to the flesh. That is the life of apostasy (“after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,” 2 Ti. 4:3-4).
The false liberty that was tempting the churches of Galatia is brazenly taught by the emerging church today. The emerging church demands the liberty to participate in the sensual pop culture, to drink, wear the world’s immodest unisex fashions, listen to the world’s raunchy music, watch raunchy movies, play raunchy video games, get tattoos.. see full report
Avatar of deceased Mother
Friday Church News Notes
November 21, 2025
AI CREATING AVATARS OF THE DEAD (Friday Church News Notes, November 21, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - We are only at the dawn of AI and it is obvious that it is a major change agent, with great potential for good and evil, like the internet at large. AI itself is mere technology, but fallen man invariably uses technology for evil. God’s people must be on guard more diligently than ever; we must protect our children and youth more diligently than ever, We recommend The Pornographic Age and Victory in Christ, available from the Books section of www.wayoflife.org. The following is excerpted from “AI app 2Wai,” The Express Tribune, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 14, 2025: “A new artificial intelligence app has prompted significant debate after introducing tools that allow users to create interactive digital avatars of deceased relatives. The company behind the project, 2Wai, gained widespread attention when founder Calum Worthy released a promotional video demonstrating the technology in use. The video shows.. see full report
November 21, 2025
AI CREATING AVATARS OF THE DEAD (Friday Church News Notes, November 21, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - We are only at the dawn of AI and it is obvious that it is a major change agent, with great potential for good and evil, like the internet at large. AI itself is mere technology, but fallen man invariably uses technology for evil. God’s people must be on guard more diligently than ever; we must protect our children and youth more diligently than ever, We recommend The Pornographic Age and Victory in Christ, available from the Books section of www.wayoflife.org. The following is excerpted from “AI app 2Wai,” The Express Tribune, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 14, 2025: “A new artificial intelligence app has prompted significant debate after introducing tools that allow users to create interactive digital avatars of deceased relatives. The company behind the project, 2Wai, gained widespread attention when founder Calum Worthy released a promotional video demonstrating the technology in use. The video shows.. see full report
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