Weekly Perspective

revealed to Daniel the meaning of the image that Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar had seen in a dream. It became clear that the king was ruler over the greatest of all four revealed kingdoms. The head of gold represented Nebuchadnezzar ruling over a kingdom of power, strength and glory. This knowledge impressed the king enormously but…

biblical statements are quite familiar to us since we have read or heard them many times over the years. But do we ever pause to ask ourselves – have I really embraced what this statement means? Familiarity is said to breed contempt. It is true that we can lose respect by devaluing the importance of…

time to time events cause us to deeply consider the reality of our own mortality. One of those times inevitably is when we experience the death of someone close to us. This is particularly true in a situation that involves a devastating disease such as cancer. Experiencing the process causes us to be very realistic…

src=”https://thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Thessalonica.gif” alt=”Thessalonica” align=”right” hspace=”5″ />Thessalonica was a commercially important city in Greece. It was named after the step-sister of Alexander the Great. It was a free city ruled by a council of its own citizens—a perk they received by being on the winning side during the Roman civil wars. Many religions were represented there in…

Today there is a lot of talk about “going green.” Ideally it means that we pollute the environment less — the goal being, taking better care of our air, water, soil and natural resources. Less than ideal is the fact that the concept is more of a political football than anything else. But the term…

owing the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 the Chicago Atomic Scientists, a group of researchers who had been involved in the development of these bombs, began publishing a newsletter which later became the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In 1947 the bulletin began depicting a clock on its cover. This symbolic clock face…

ive in a world today, which is simultaneously fraught with peril, filled with opulence, devoid of spirituality and held captive by region-encompassing false religiosity. While oil princes in the Middle East drive Rolls Royces and some of the tallest skyscrapers on the planet look down upon luxury homes for the wealthy, at the same time…

ntly I viewed online some photographs of severe flooding in the area where I grew up. I still have cousins living in the area and could picture their situation clearly in my mind. Seeing familiar locations from my childhood in the news reports made me think of a question I am asked frequently: “Where do…

ther with the desire to encourage, the Apostle Paul had a God-given ability to address doctrinal areas that often required difficult life changes. Modifying our entrenched behaviors and thinking processes is difficult and encouragement goes a long way in assisting those changes. This combination is expressed in Paul’s approach to the church in Colossae. The…

e move into another Gregorian calendar year the world around us speculates about what might lie ahead. With God generally not in the picture it seems that little is learned from actions and events of the previous year. We, on the other hand, are striving to keep God front and center in our lives and…

ll from Cliff Veal in London: Mr. Orchard thought it might be helpful to give you a brief update on a couple of things going on in Europe, Africa and Madagascar. My wife, Connie, and I will be driving over to Germany toward the first part of next week to be there for services on…

ou ever feel a little overwhelmed by a sense of the meaninglessness that surrounds us? At this time of year especially, the senses are overloaded. The sights, sounds and smells of the “Holiday Season” bombard us from all directions. It’s all designed to be appealing as we approach the world’s winter solstice celebration. Yet it…

aturday evening and Sunday, the 5th and 6th of December, 2015, the Council of Elders held a conference together with the members of the Business Management Team. This was our first full meeting since we became newly incorporated in September. Brian Orchard called the meeting for the purpose of defining roles and developing strategies for…