CRUMBS

Have you ever considered the depth of wisdom and knowledge of God? Have you ever thought how unsearchable His judgments and His ways are? Have you ever asked yourself if it is possible to know God? The Word of God demands that an acceptance of the truth be linked to a knowledge of the truth, and a knowledge of the truth linked to the practice of it. Sadly, the modern way of thinking is to put a Tag on a concept or idea, and then let man work it out for himself. Philosophy says: Think your way out. Politics says: Legislate your way out. Science says: Invent your way out. Industry says: Work your way out. Communism says: Revolutionise your way out. Fascism says: Bluff your way out. Militarism says: Fight your way out.

But Jesus says: I AM THE WAY OUT.

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Pages: 188


DANTES DILEMMA

If we consider the atoning work of Jesus Christ, and the millions who have responded positively and whose lives have then been changed, we should join with the ones we read about in Mark 7:37 who, seeing what Jesus had done in their community said, “He has done all things well.” There is the hymn too:
Sing of a perfect salvation,
For every tongue, tribe, and nation;
High as the heavens and deep as the sea
And broad as eternity.

Yet sadly we so often try to add to it: we try to please God by our works and our sacrifices, forgetting the simple phrase: Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Our earnest attempts at fulfilling the Law of Moses do not, to our dismay, please God at all. Only faith in his Son, the Word of God does – as the apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Galatia, “By resurrecting the Law to try to justify myself actually makes me a sinner all over again. No, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” That is what justified the Apostle. The same justified Martin Luther as well as millions more.

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BIBLE PATRIARCHS

Neville Holmes lived in Jordan, Lebanon and Cyprus for 22 years.
He was taught by the Arab people living in those countries and those who had made their homes there coming from other countries.
There are two sections of the book. The Genesis account and the New Testament  passages. The latter focuses on God’s intervention in our fallen world through His dealings with the patriarchs.

 

 

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Author: Neville Holmes
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TRIBUTES DEDICATED TO VIRGINIA ROSS

This Book of Tributes to the late Virginia Ross is divided into two distinct parts:

  1. BIRTHDAY WISHES

It begins with a celebration of her centennial year on 20 October 2020 with memories and photographs of her. Sadly, four months later she was called home and is now enjoying the company of her Lord and Saviour.

  1. TRIBUTES

The second part of this book is a celebration of her life and work. It contains an astonishing array of heartfelt accolades and acknowledgements, each one testifying to her amazingly productive lifespan during which so many lives were touched and, by the wonderful grace of God, were irrevocably transformed to focus on Jesus Christ.

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THE PARABLES OF JESUS

 

This book offers a different way of understanding the parables that Jesus taught in the light of the culture of that area. The author, Neville Holmes, was taught by Arab believers in Jesus as he studied Arabic in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He then went on to teach others what they had taught him. Soon, he became known as Parable Holmes and because of this, many doors were opened where congregations wanted to hear the Bible being taught in the light of Bible culture.

 

 

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RADICAL CHANGE – by Neville Holmes

Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
God recognised that Abraham “adopted” Jacob by calling him his father and taught him about his relationship with the God who called him to follow Him and live in an area his descendants would inhabit.
His grandson Jacob was ignored by his son Isaac, so for the last fifteen years of his life, Abraham replaced Isaac as the father of Jacob.
So many of Jacob’s actions imitated that of the man who taught him like his son. He in turn passed on his relationship with God to Joseph which accounts for him being different to his brothers.
A series of lessons learned in a God ordered life.

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A LOVE STORY – by Colin Tomlinson

 

LOVE – what is love? A great and aching heart;
Wrung hands; and silence; and a long despair.
LIFE – what is life? Upon a moor-land bare
To see love coming and see love depart.
Robert Louis Stephenson

 I’ve looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take and still somehow 
It’s love’s illusions I recall;
I really don’t know love at all.
Joni Mitchell

Two writers, a hundred years apart, telling of the mystery of love.

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THE POTTER’S PRODUCT – by Neville Holmes

A potter uses clay to form useful items. God needed clay in the form of JNAH to serve Him in Lebanon in 1968. The clay needed training. He needed a wife and children.

On arrival in Lebanon the training continued with Arabic studies and the learning of the culture of the people which is so similar to that of the people in the Bible.

Two children were adopted, which is unusual as locals did not do that. After the family narrowly escaped death in 1984, they returned to South Africa and served for a further 12 years, preaching the message of the Bible through that culture.

The Potter is still at work. The clay remains clay as the Potter continues to mould it for further use. Eventually the daughter and her husband served in Lebanon for 14 years.

This is the record of a lifetime of working with the Lord.

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AN IMPERFECT WOMAN – by Noreen Holmes

Noreen Holmes was born in Cape Town, South Africa just before the beginning of the Second World War.
This is the story of her life, written some years ago at the request of her son, but now adapted and updated for publication.
It spans the eighty-two years plus of her life, of which nearly thirty-five were spent in missionary service – at home and abroad – with a Middle Eastern Christian fellowship.
She served with her husband, Neville Holmes, and they adopted their daughter and son in Beirut.
Basically, it is the story of grace.
An imperfect woman and her personal relationship with the amazing, gracious and wonderful Triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who is at the heart of the ordinary, the extraordinary, and the adventurous parts of this story.

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Pages: 301

CORONA REFLECTIONS – by Colin Tomlinson

Though most of the strict and enforced confinements during Corona time have eased, we’re still locked down in a sense. Modes of thinking and even thoughts have been changed – and this will last for a long time. We think differently; our patterns will change, our views on authority, on science, on historical norms and ways of life – they will all change … We were masterful; we could do things without too many hindrances, but now we are less certain. How can a virus and its spread seem to conquer the world?

Perhaps an equivalent time was life before WW1 and after its start. Societies with regular order and norms suddenly thrown into a breakdown of all of that: rich or poor, the people of Europe were all in the same boat: death and destruction. Memories of peace and order come back, but the war is present and persuasive.

As Christians we have hope: a hope that is rooted and sure, yet we live in this world and suffer with so many that suffer; there is no more a “them and us” – the virus is indiscriminate.

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… choose life – by Colin Tomlinson

Land of Troy, King Midas, Tarsus; land of Iconium, Laodicea, Colossae, Ephesus …
… So, where did the Turks come from? Wasn’t this the Asia Minor we learned about? How come everyone speaks Turkish? Wasn’t Greek the lingua franca? Why is nearly everyone Muslim? Didn’t the Apostle Paul come here, and the people become Christian?

Wasn’t the capital and great city called Constantinople – named after a Roman emperor, now Istanbul??
Did the Christians run away or were they all massacred?
Let’s look at these things …   

 

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THE MYSTERY OF GOOD AND EVIL – by Colin Tomlinson

Greedily she gorged without restraint
And knew not eating death.
John Milton – Paradise Lost

Blaise Pascal, the renowned 17th Century mathematician and physicist, when considering what we call original sin, wrote the following:

“But for this mystery, the most incomprehensible of all, we remain incomprehensible to ourselves.”

This booklet attempts to answer some of the issues that we are faced with — after the first man and women disobediently ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
We know that, despite the command, they ate — and death came. We also know that the tree in itself was not evil, for all things were good, as we read in the first chapter of the book.
We know too that the apostle Peter wrote that Jesus Christ was hanged on a tree.
What do all these things mean, and how can we connect them to the issues, ‘good and bad’, that we face today?

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HEAVENLY AIRWAYS – by Cheryl Botha

I dedicate these devotionals to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who carried me through a very difficult time in my life. My eldest son Darryn suffered for twelve years and was very ill.
He was diagnosed with a fatal Blood Cancer,  unless a bone Marrow Donor was found. The Holy Spirit inspired me to start a WhatsApp group of Prayer Warriors.
We prayed together and called on the Lord to intervene and it became a means of sharing, prayer requests and encouraging each other. We kept each other updated, wept and pleaded, and claimed the Word of the Lord. My special thanks and sincere gratitude go to this special prayer group whom the Lord Himself called into existence.
They were born out of trials and tribulations, heartache and tears. I posted daily readings and updates using WhatsApp and this little book is evidence of them.

Be still and know I am God – Psalm 46:10

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A MATTER OF WORDS – by Colin Tomlinson

In 2015 the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta was celebrated. One of the few surviving copies of the document was to go on display during the year of the anniversary at a museum at Renmin University in Beijing, China, but the exhibit was abruptly moved to the British ambassador’s residence with no proper reason or explanation given.

What is the Magna Carta?

Magna Carta, which means ‘The Great Charter’, is one of the most important documents in history, as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial. The Document was first authorised in June 1215 at Runnymede, on the River Thames near Windsor, and was signed by King John of England.
The Magna Carta and all that inspired its drafting and signing is surely the fruit of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as it crossed borders and spread into foreign lands (as England initially was). The words of the document point to the freedom of the individual under the laws of the individual’s whole community, and the words are inscribed for all to see and read. This booklet points to that freedom.

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STORIES FOR CHILDREN – by Jon Emerton

It is no secret that Bookshops are awash with Stories aimed at children. Sadly the content of much of what is on offer is anything but suitable for young inquiring minds given the pre-occupation with Magic, Wizards, Witches, Ghouls, Ghosts and Spirits.
Many surveys conducted by concerned Authorities are united in their condemnation of  this type of reading material, and are demanding a change to the “Feedom of Expression” regulations.
Their findings are that children are not being taught the rudiments of life as directed by our Creator of Heaven and Earth.
For many children, the concept of polite behaviour and a simple, please and thank you, are virtually absent as is respect for authority and simple rule following.
It is hoped that this publication will nudge Parents into taking more of a leading role in bringing up their Children in the way God intended, combined with an increasing responsibilty for what their precious offspring read and watch on TV and on-line.

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