The Finest Sentiment “Thankfulness could well be the finest sentiment of man – and also the rarest.” Why would it be the rarest sentiment of humankind toward God?  Well, to be thankful to God is to acknowledge that He actually exists. And … [Read more...]

Hate Evil As God’s people, we are set a very difficult task to address in our daily lives. On the one hand, we are to hate evil. “Hate evil, love good …” (Amos 5:15). But on the other, we have a mind that all too willingly embraces evil. “… but … [Read more...]

Poverty “It’s no shame to be poor, and besides the salesmen leave you alone.” “Oh”, some will say, “so there is an upside to being poor!” There is indeed. Speaking of Christ, the Apostle Paul wrote, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus … [Read more...]

The Spirit of Place The environment that we grow up in has a bearing on who we are. It helps shape our outward view of the world and our inward view of who we are. Places have different characteristics which become a part of us. It is a normal … [Read more...]

A “Good” Day Did you have a good day yesterday? Are you having a good day today? We have all asked and been asked such questions. They are so commonly asked that we can take them for granted and thereby reply with little depth of thought. The … [Read more...]

Crisis of the Soul Recent reports indicate “soaring” rates of suicide among young adults over the past decade. A generation that has seemingly been handed everything on a silver platter, that is, except healthy relationships and a positive future. … [Read more...]

Feast Preparation Time With Feast preparation underway we are not publishing a Perspective this week … [Read more...]

Leadership Our world is transforming on a daily basis. But we understand that the changes are not generally for the better. In this transformation we need to distinguish the good from the bad. By distinguishing the good, you will be led to the … [Read more...]

American Greatness? “We used to fear God; now we fear our fellow man.” What has happened to America? People from around the world have long seen the United States as a beacon on the hill – a land of freedom, opportunity, prosperity and safety. … [Read more...]

Resilience There are many qualities that we as God’s people need to develop. An important one is resilience. This quality implies a degree of mental toughness; the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties. We all know and … [Read more...]