"The voice of Thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings
lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook" (Psalm 77:18).
Fortunately dad was a builder, for with a family of ten, and
missionaries and Bible teachers so often entertained as guests, it
took a large home to accommodate us all.
Not only did we have a large home; it was also the highest house in
the city of Paterson, New Jersey, with its rear, second-floor porch
affording a commanding view of the city and its surroundings.
This porch came into its most memorable use during thunderstorms.
Often when such storms gathered dad would say to mother and us
children:
"Let's go out and hear Father speak."
Never will we forget those impressive occasions! From our "grandstand"
seats we watched many a dramatic electrical storm and were thrilled to
"hear Father speak" in the rolling thunder as His clouds poured out
their rain on the city below.
By taking us out to see such "shows" -- God's shows -- dad accomplished
two purposes. He helped to rid us of the excessive fear of electrical
storms that unnerve so many people, and he gave us a small glimpse of
the infinite greatness of our great God.
To the Reader:
Some of our Two Minutes articles were written many years
ago by Pastor C. R. Stam for publication in newspapers.
When many of these articles were later compiled in book
form, Pastor Stam wrote this word of explanation in the
Preface:
"It should be borne in mind that the newspaper column,
Two Minutes With the Bible, has now been published for
many years, so that local, national and international
events are discussed as if they occurred only recently.
Rather than rewrite or date such articles, we have left
them just as they were when first published. This, we
felt, would add to the interest, especially since our
readers understand that they first appeared as newspaper
articles."
We hope that you'll agree that while some of the
references in these articles are dated, the spiritual
truths taught therein are timeless.
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