We all know that God loves the world. But I’m afraid that we think of it as God loving us as one big gaggle down here, without any particular love for the individual. But when …
The Book of Ezekiel #12
Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet neither shall you mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down. Forbear to cry, make no …
The Predestined Life
Are all the events of your life already written down somewhere? Does an inexorable fate drive you onwards to some destiny that you can’t foresee or know? If something really terrible happens to you, was …
The Words of Jesus #40
We have an incurable fascination with the future, don’t we. We want to know what is going to happen, when it is going to happen, why it is going to happen. Small wonder that when …
The Words of Jesus #39
The idea of the End of the World has a kind of morbid fascination for us. We are conditioned to think in terms of beginnings and ends of things, so it becomes not so much …
The Words of Jesus #38
How would you like to know—step-by-step—all the events leading up to the end of the world? Maybe you’d rather not know. We really have a morbid fascination with the end of the world, don’t we? …
The Words of Jesus #37
Power corrupts. Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It is one of the reasons why men have rejected absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings. But forget about absolute power for a moment and think about …
Perfectly Joined Together
View PostThe Book of Ezekiel #11
[…] Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. Seeing then that I will cut off from …
The God of Time
As I understand my basic science, time can speed up or slow down depending on the speed at which an object travels. That is a little hard to grasp, but they say it has been …
The Words of Jesus #36
When you consider the mess the world is in right now, you might wonder if God has written us off as a bad investment. But if you read the Bible, you know that the world—at …
The Words of Jesus #35
There is a name that will live forever in our memories, and there is probably not a culture in the world that does not understand the significance of the name…Judas. Judas is hard to understand…almost …
The Words of Jesus #34
If I could tell you a way whereby you could live forever, would you be interested? Well, the question was put to Jesus, and Jesus gave a straight answer. Would you like to hear it? …
The Words of Jesus #33
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye …
The Honor of the Sabbath
View PostThe Book of Ezekiel #10
[…] What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions. And she brought up one of her cubs: it became a young lion, and it learned …
God, In Person
Is God everywhere? Is he in every leaf of every tree? Does he permeate the cosmos with his being? Is he in every blade of grass? Well, yes and no. God is in every blade …
The Words of Jesus #32
A very wealthy man had a manager who had allowed a dangerous cash flow situation to develop. Various customers had built up debts and were slow to pay. The manager had allowed this, not so …
The Words of Jesus #31
Is it hard to be a Christian? Or is it relatively easy? What is demanded of us to actually be a servant of Jesus the Christ? I suppose it depends on your theological perspective. If …
The Words of Jesus #30
The chances are pretty good that you know someone who has had a miraculous answer to prayer. There are a lot of people walking around out there who ought to be dead. But people have …
Could Christ Return Tonight?
View PostThe Design
I have to see my eye doctor three times a year, and I am always left waiting in his examination room. The walls there are covered with pictures and diagrams of the human eye. I …
If Not Christmas, What?
Jesus was not born on December 25. On the evening of Jesus’ birth, there were shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. Shepherds, they tell us, would not have been …
Saving the World
This entry is part 18 of 22 in the series The Thread: God’s Appointments with History On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, …
The Day of Atonement
This entry is part 12 of 22 in the series The Thread: God’s Appointments with History For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, …
Trumpets and the Resurrection
This entry is part 11 of 22 in the series The Thread: God’s Appointments with History Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; in a …
Governing Sheep
What is the shape of a flock of sheep? This probably belongs on a list of the world’s most meaningless questions, for a flock of sheep has no shape. It is a collection of living …
Baptized with Fire
This entry is part 8 of 22 in the series The Thread: God’s Appointments with History And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your …
Basic Christianity: The Opening Gambit
The Christian faith must seem downright confusing to an onlooker. Even the largest, seemingly the most monolithic Christian denominations are, in reality, composed of many factions. Unless you are an insider, you can remain unaware …
Passover at Home
View PostWhy Do You Believe What You Believe?
Where did you get your beliefs? Can you remember your first ideas about God, or how old you were when you first became aware of the existence of God? Maybe you remember praying as a …
An Uneasy Thanksgiving
As I sit down to my Thanksgiving dinner this year, one of the things I am thankful for is that we still have Thanksgiving Day. And I find myself mildly surprised that we still do. …
Second and Third Tithes
View PostA Funeral Service for Anyone
When we are young, we are a little unsure about funerals. We don’t like to think about death and we are uncomfortable being around people who are grieving. We don’t know how to feel, and …
Is There Life After Divorce?
“Let none be faithless to the wife of his youth. For I hate divorce, says the Lord the God of Israel.” Divorce is painful. If you have been through a divorce, you need no one …
A Second Chance?
“There are two kinds of people in the world,” intoned the preacher, “the saved and the lost. There is no middle ground with God.” Now there is a sobering thought. If indeed there are only …
Why Did Abraham Tithe?
When God gave Abraham his great victory over the King of Elam, he was met on his return by an enigmatic figure, a priest, by the name of Melchizedek. What is of special interest about …
The Grace to Die Well
(This article was written by Ronald L. Dart in the 1980’s) When it comes my turn to die—and it will come—I hope that God will give me the grace to die well. I know I …
A Christian Harvest Festival
One of the great losses to the nominal Christian faith was the abandonment of the holy days of the Bible—their dismissal as merely Jewish institutions. And surely, one of the greatest of the Christian holy …
Keeping the Sabbath Holy
Just what does it mean to keep the Sabbath? What should a person do on that day? Or, as some prefer to ask, what should a person not do? Can you work at your normal …
The Words of Jesus #41
This entry is part 41 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus We all know that God loves the world. But I’m afraid that we think of it as God loving us as …
The Book of Ezekiel #12
This entry is part 12 of 21 in the series The Book of Ezekiel Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet neither shall you …
The Predestined Life
Are all the events of your life already written down somewhere? Does an inexorable fate drive you onwards to some destiny that you can’t foresee or know? If something really terrible happens to you, was …
The Words of Jesus #40
This entry is part 40 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus We have an incurable fascination with the future, don’t we. We want to know what is going to happen, when it …
The Words of Jesus #39
This entry is part 39 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus The idea of the End of the World has a kind of morbid fascination for us. We are conditioned to think …
The Words of Jesus #38
This entry is part 38 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus How would you like to know—step-by-step—all the events leading up to the end of the world? Maybe you’d rather not know. …
The Words of Jesus #37
This entry is part 37 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus Power corrupts. Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It is one of the reasons why men have rejected absolute monarchy and the divine …
Perfectly Joined Together
View PostThe Book of Ezekiel #11
This entry is part 11 of 21 in the series The Book of Ezekiel […] Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from …
The God of Time
As I understand my basic science, time can speed up or slow down depending on the speed at which an object travels. That is a little hard to grasp, but they say it has been …
The Words of Jesus #36
This entry is part 36 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus When you consider the mess the world is in right now, you might wonder if God has written us off as …
The Words of Jesus #35
This entry is part 35 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus There is a name that will live forever in our memories, and there is probably not a culture in the world …
The Words of Jesus #34
This entry is part 34 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus If I could tell you a way whereby you could live forever, would you be interested? Well, the question was put …
The Words of Jesus #33
This entry is part 33 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away …
The Honor of the Sabbath
View PostThe Book of Ezekiel #10
This entry is part 10 of 21 in the series The Book of Ezekiel […] What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions. And she …
God, In Person
Is God everywhere? Is he in every leaf of every tree? Does he permeate the cosmos with his being? Is he in every blade of grass? Well, yes and no. God is in every blade …
The Words of Jesus #32
This entry is part 32 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus A very wealthy man had a manager who had allowed a dangerous cash flow situation to develop. Various customers had built …
The Words of Jesus #31
This entry is part 31 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus Is it hard to be a Christian? Or is it relatively easy? What is demanded of us to actually be a …
The Words of Jesus #30
This entry is part 30 of 47 in the series The Words of Jesus The chances are pretty good that you know someone who has had a miraculous answer to prayer. There are a lot …
Recipes for the Days of Unleavened Bread
View Post2018 Women’s Conferences – Texas & Missouri
March 9th–11th in Parkville, MO. April 21st–22nd in Tyler, TX. More details inside.
CEM Press Release
View PostFeast of Tabernacles 2017
Live-streaming worship services from Kentucky, Oct 5–12.
Allie Dart – 1933–2017
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Allie B. Dart (née Driver), 83, of Tyler. Allie died peacefully on August 9th, 2017 at The Hospice of East Texas, HomePlace. She was …
Radio Updates – Dallas / Fort Worth
Beginning June 5th, the Born to Win radio program with Ronald L. Dart is back on the airwaves in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! Broadcasting from Garland, KAAM radio can be heard from Oklahoma to Austin …
Media Updates – October 2016
With a library of messages spanning several decades, and content both recent and vintage being added, it can be hard to keep up with what’s new on our website. Here is a list of content …
Feast of Tabernacles 2016
Our plans for the 2016 Feast of Tabernacles, October 17 through October 24, offer exciting options for everyone. CEM will be celebrating the Feast in two locations to make it more convenient for you to attend with us. We are once again providing a wonderful opportunity to worship and fellowship in East Texas at Timberline Camp and Conference Center as well as Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky, in partnership with CGI.
CEM Spring Holy Day Schedule
View PostRonald L. Dart – 1934–2016
Ronald L. Dart died peacefully in his sleep early this Sabbath morning, January 23rd, from a prolonged battle with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. His remarkable gift of clarity and love and understanding of the Bible were devoted to teaching others.
Christian Educational Ministries, founded by Ron Dart in 1995, will continue to promote his timeless insights into God’s Word through the Born to Win program, his books, essays and audio messages. He was a gifted speaker and teacher who leaves a legacy of knowledge and understanding of the precious Word of God.