tralia, The small group here in Southern Australia send their greetings to you all. It is the change of seasons from winter to summer and the weather is alternating between the two. I have been able to spend time individually with the members and have appreciated their warmth and hospitality. Politically speaking all that would…

week we are providing the information needed for making housing reservations at both Feast sites in the U.S. – Tulsa and Oxnard. Since the contracts were completed we saw no reason to delay releasing the information but it is not something that has to be acted on immediately. The morning after I arrived in Melbourne,…

ntended to include Feast booking information this week but the hotel in Tulsa needs some more time. Hopefully we will have the information next week. Included this week is a report on the Feast from Madagascar and preliminary information on a site in Europe for 2015. On Sunday I will fly to Australia to visit…

scripture it is obvious that thanksgiving is an attitude that is bound up in a godly way of life. For example, Paul told the church in Colossae and Laodicea, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you…

week, with Joanne Bagley’s permission, I am including her thoughts in regard to her recent near death experience. Many of you have been praying for Joanne and we have all been greatly encouraged by God’s dramatic intervention. Many are going through severe health trials and I hope it is helpful to read this amazing story…

he latter part of October, the Vatican’s Secretary of State declared that the European Union could have a significant role in solving crises around the world, if it would get back to its Christian roots. He appealed to Europe to “speak with one voice” and that voice should be developed from its Christian history. He…

Sabbath Steve Andrews will be visiting with the Dallas congregation and I will be visiting with the El Paso congregation. I will join Steve on Sunday in Dallas and we will have some time with the leadership of the COGaWA group which is headquartered there. At their request we will get together with them to…

nacles this year was remarkable in many details. Firstly, the Feast is of God and declared to be a holy convocation. The focus of attention is, “I am the Lord your God.” This spiritual focus was clearly a dominant factor this year. As one member noted, there was an atmosphere of humility not felt before.…

week a member was diagnosed with a medical condition and while trying to figure out how best to treat it she came across this advice from a medical source. “To reduce stress I recommend getting more sleep, schedule fun into your week, rest one day a week, meditate on scripture, and hang out with positive…

20 Greetings, There are, of course, many aspects we can isolate about any given step in God’s plan of salvation. For example, the Feast of Trumpets has quite a number of important elements that help us understand the ramifications of Christ’s return in more detail. Following the final Passover Christ observed with His disciples, He…

trong>– September 13 Greetings, As the Feast approaches we are focusing on God’s command to assemble before Him in the place where He chooses to make His name abide. We are coming before God, as we do each Sabbath day when we assemble for services. With that in mind, I thought it would be profitable…

rong> – September 6 Greetings, Are you patient? Patience is a quality that is emphasized to the New Testament church in conjunction with the working of God’s Holy Spirit. Christ stated, “By your patience possess your souls” (Luke 21:19). Three of the seven churches of Revelation are commended for their patience and endurance, a quality…

Greetings, World events are beginning to have a psychological impact on the average person. Shocking, incomprehensible expressions of violence and hatred have not only grown in volume, but also in intensity. The reality of the world intrudes without invitation. The apostle John observed that, “… the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked…