e is no doubt that we live in a world of changing morality. Over the years we have regularly talked about the steady – and sometimes rapid – decline in moral standards around us. We have noted that some people view the breaking down of barriers and taboos as progress towards a freer, more accepting…

ong>Repentance Man was created to have a relationship with his Creator. The Father desires to have and is the process of creating an eternal spiritual family and man was created just for that purpose. Christ is the captain and author of eternal salvation (Hebrews 2:6-10; 5:8-9). Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden…

Bible clearly makes the claim to be the Word of God and assures us that all scripture is given by inspiration of God. Moreover, the Bible itself instructs us that man is not to add to or take away from scripture. Some feel that this admonition in Deuteronomy only refers to the law (Deuteronomy 4:2;…

e would be general agreement that the weather patterns around the world are changing. The debate seems to center around the cause – is it man-made or is it a natural cyclical change taking place? It may be neither. Some fulfilled Bible prophecies might help us understand the incredible global weather patterns we currently observe.…

ian, along with her mother and I are in Dallas for a combined get together over this Pentecost weekend. The double Sabbath allows the opportunity for some extended fellowship for the congregations from Houston, Tulsa and Dallas. Over the past few weeks we have seen a number of deaths among the people of God. This…

week’s update has been prepared by Marshall Stiver. Perspective is a remarkable thing. It defines what an artist does when giving proper height, width, depth and position to various objects or scenes when viewed from a particular vantage point. The viewer sees the objects and scenes as they actually would appear in nature – no…

ay in the praise of mothers” has some quite interesting origins. Although we know it as Mother’s Day, its development came from two very different sources. Although now commonly referred to as Mother’s Day, the British/European day is the fourth Sunday in Lent – three weeks before Easter. Its origin is a religious festival known…

he Sabbath draws near, we begin to anticipate the “assembling of ourselves together.” Fellowship is shown to us as being an important aspect of being a part of the Body – the Church. The Body is a family or community of believers who are all working to “come out of her” – to live apart…

update this week is a report from Cliff Veal sent to us from Kigali, Rwanda: With the coming of evening darkness and calm fell over the verdant hills and valleys of a remote Rwandan village. With no light pollution from surrounding cities the blanket of stars in the night sky showed brilliantly — mesmerizing and…

this week of all Israeli embassies being closed set off speculation of potential dramatic events. The fact is that the embassies were closed due to a strike by embassy staff over pay and conditions. But had there been military action many would not have been surprised. Our world is tense and fragile. God’s people live…

r the apostle Paul had received aid from the brethren in Philippi, he wrote and thanked them. His expression of love and care for them is instructive to us in our relationship with one another. He used the situation to teach and encourage them in things pertaining to greater unity amongst them. Firstly, he is…

owing the final Passover with his disciples, Christ took some time to talk with them and to explain the implications of the momentous events that were about to unfold. Christ was about to be betrayed and crucified. His death was going to make possible the receiving of the Holy Spirit, a process that had been…

tends to be on our minds at any given time is somewhat driven by the events in which we are engaged. This is one reason the regular study of God’s Word is essential. World events also play a major part in our thought processes. For example, this week we read of the European Commission President,…