–> What’s in the news? Different people will have different answers to that. You may be the type who never watches or listens to the news (I know some for whom it is just over-whelming to do so). You may be someone who gets most of their news from sporadic mentions in other media. Possibly…

–> Greetings, The gospel is a rich, complete and compelling message. This update looks at one aspect of the gospel message. In understanding the gospel we have much for which to be thankful. We will be sharing other aspects of the gospel in due course. GOSPEL – A Message of Hope Our world could use…

–> Greetings, It would appear from the daily events which unfold around us, both locally and internationally, that human nature is becoming more and more unrestrained. If we define human nature as the works of the flesh, then we see a pattern of behavior that fits these categories. For example, sexual immorality, hatred, contentions, outbursts…

inney and I addressed a question we received on the subject of why we as a Church group have not been more specific about appropriate dress and grooming for services and on the use of makeup. We thought it might be helpful to share the main part of our response. I would like to preface…

–> Many have wondered how the Veal/Stiver trip has been going and the following will bring you up to date as of November 1. We were all expertly chauffeured around London then through the Euro Tunnel underneath the English Channel without incident by Mr. Veal – despite him driving on the wrong side of the…

–> Greetings, From time to time we find ourselves in situations where we are confronted with our own mortality. Intellectually we know that our lives are physical and have a limited tenure. We all know that it is appointed for man to die. But we manage to mentally push that certainty back down the road.…

–> Greetings, Another annual cycle of God’s Holy Days is completed and we have all been spiritually recharged by the Feast of Tabernacles. Let us focus forward toward the goal we have rehearsed over the past year. The certainty of Christ’s return and the establishment of the Kingdom of God ruling over all nations. This…

–> Greetings, Many are facing difficult situations in regard to keeping the Feast this year and some will not be able to attend, mostly for health reasons. You are not alone. Here is a message we received from our elder in the Philippines, Mr. Jonathan Dicen: Just before the Feast of Trumpets two electrical posts…

–> Greetings, Our anticipation of the return of Christ is framed partially by the reality of the world we observe around us. That is because the conditions that we see, look increasingly like those which Christ had foretold. The disciples had a natural curiosity about the things Christ told them would happen in the future.…

–> Greetings, The wisdom of Solomon imparts understanding of the cyclical nature of life. He declared, “That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, ‘See, this is new’? It…

–> A Community with Solid Foundations Recently I had the opportunity to visit my daughter and family in a “dormitory community” adjacent to a large US city. They live in a newish home located in a housing development, which is under constant construction as new houses are being erected on a near daily basis –…

–> Greetings, Through the pen of the apostle Peter, God reassures us that, “His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness …” (2 Peter 1:3). “All things” refers to the whole. As we struggle with daily life in this worldly environment it is good to remember that God has…

–> Greetings, We often speak of human life in terms of God’s purpose. God is the Creator of human life and is very clear about its purpose. Our Father is creating an eternal family and to this end, man is made in His image. We also understand that the physical creation is not the finished…