LandMarks Magazine Contents

2020 July

Editorial – Fishers of Men

Jesus told His disciples that He would make them fishers of men. To fish, you put bait on a line and then wait for a fish to bite. I have watched fishermen sitting for hours waiting for a fish to accept the bait.

Fall on the Rock

It often takes a catastrophic event for a person to realize their true position with God and their need for a deeper conversion. It is easy for the heart to be divided. You may think you have a heart for the Lord, but often there is still something in this world that has a hold ... Read more

A Little Heaven…What Home should be…

The members of the home, through their speech and interactions with each other, will prove to be a blessing or a curse. Thus, much is at stake in the home. Now, more than ever, Satan is attempting to sabotage this critical establishment of society that God Himself instituted in Eden. The goal of any home ... Read more

The Reconciliation of Man to God

“The reconciliation of God to man, and man to God, is sure when certain conditions are met.” Fundamentals of Christian Education, 369.

Inspiration – “I Am But a Little Child”

Solomon was never so rich or so wise or so truly great as when he confessed to the Lord, “I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.”

Children’s Story – The First 4th of July

The Liberty Bell became famous on the first 4th of July in American history. A verse from the Bible is printed on the bell. It says, “Proclaim liberty throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof”

Keys to the Storehouse – Spotted Garment

We are told to “Keep your garments unspotted from the world. Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. Temptations may be all around you, but you are not compelled to enter into them....

Nature – Pearls in the Making

These pearls are gorgeous. Freshwater pearls can take between one to six years to form, and saltwater pearls from five to 20 years. The longer the pearl stays in the shell the larger it gets due to the continuous nacre coating.

Question – What is the “faith of Jesus” in Revelation 14:12?

‘The faith of Jesus.’ It is talked of, but not understood. What constitutes the faith of Jesus, that belongs to the third angel’s message?

Health Nugget – Short on Protein?

The fear of not having enough protein has led us to the opposite problem of too much protein. Even the false idea is presented that we need a certain kind of protein that can be obtained only from animal sources and that vegetable proteins are incomplete.

Life Sketches – Almost Persuaded

Felix said he would wait for a more convenient time. Agrippa was almost persuaded to become a Christian. But consider this: if you are almost persuaded, in the end you will be totally lost.

Recipe – Creamy Cantaloupe Ice Cream

Cantaloupe! What a yummy summer fruit! “Cantaloupe is truly a high-volume food. An entire large melon has only 277 calories, way less than most desserts, and more than most people can eat at one sitting. About 90 percent of the melon is water. But that water in the melon goes a long way toward filling ... Read more

Bible Study Guides – The Great Educator

July 26 – August 1, 2020 - “He [Jesus] was a Teacher, such an educator as the world never saw or heard before. He spake as one having authority, and yet He invites the confidence of all.”

Bible Study Guides – The Foundation of True Education

August 2 – 8, 2020 - In searching the Scriptures you are not to endeavor to interpret their utterances so as to agree with your preconceived ideas, but come as a learner to understand the foundation principles of the faith of Christ.

Bible Study Guides – To Be a Teacher

August 9 – 15, 2020 - Teachers are to do more for students than to impart a knowledge of books. Their position as guide and instructor of youth is most responsible; for to them is given the work of moulding mind and character.

Bible Study Guides – Guidance for Home Educators

August 16 – 22, 2020 - What responsibility rests on parents as the first educators of children? Deuteronomy 6:6–9. Note: “As a preparation for teaching His precepts, God commands that they be hidden in the hearts of the parents...

Bible Study Guides – The Church and Its Youth

August 23 – 29, 2020 - Some would be content with the thorough education of a few of the most promising of our youth; but they all need an education that they may be fitted for usefulness in this life,...

All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.