Weekly Perspective

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…

Greetings, Scholars have long scratched their heads trying to figure out the exact location of the garden God planted eastward in Eden. That it is a physical place is not in doubt. Out of the ground the Eternal made trees grow that were pleasing to the sight and good for food. The garden was watered…

the update this week we have a report from Cliff Veal on his Madagascar and Rwanda visits: On the 24th of July I set out from London’s Heathrow Airport on a trip to Madagascar and then Rwanda, which was to change my perspective on the world we live in. Madagascar is a very large island…

are in a populist moment” – so began an article in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday August 6. The statement was in reference to the political situation in the U.S. Middle America is a force waiting to be tapped by anyone who can rally the common people by creating a positive view of the…

he Good News magazine of October 1957, Herbert Armstrong wrote to the church warning of the danger of local congregations becoming little more than social clubs. He wrote from the perspective of traditional churches where the ritual elements of music, singing, inspirational messages and fellowship could be more important than a personal relationship with God.…