The Other Leaven The Days of Unleavened Bread that we have just kept point to getting rid of the leaven of sin. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore, purge out … [Read more...]

Out of Egypt Again: The Spiritual Pattern of Escape The Days of Unleavened Bread are seven days of stepping away from leavened bread to step more fully into a life without sin. And more importantly, into a life of conscious dependence on God to … [Read more...]

Big Picture With just days until the Passover, we are all busy doing the final processes of self-examination. We understand the importance of this primary focus. We live in a selfish world where the emphasis has become placing the self at the … [Read more...]

“Derangement Syndrome” In “Trump Derangement Syndrome: The Danger of Hatred Clouding Perception,” author Majid Rafizadeh made a very interesting assessment regarding hatred. “In the end, the greatest danger of this mindset is not simply unfair … [Read more...]

Sabbath as a Sign The Roman church caused people to receive the MARK of pagan ROME -- the Sunday observed by the pagan Roman Empire -- and the penalty for disobedience was DEATH! Fifty million or more were put to death -- so says history. The … [Read more...]

Compassion, Sympathy, Empathy Did you wake up this morning thinking, “Oh, I hope that I will be met with heartless indifference, hostility and disapproval today – that would be so uplifting!” No? Most of us wake up hoping for compassion, sympathy, … [Read more...]

God’s Family Plan The understanding of God’s plan – and the place of His law in that plan and purpose – stands the present-day approach to human living on its head. The way of the world and the way of God are clearly at odds. Nowhere is it more … [Read more...]

Discouragement “Gloom, despair and agony on me” are the words that were sung to introduce a humorous segment on the old “Hee Haw” television show, which was popular in the US for several years in the late 1960’s. You could always count on a few … [Read more...]

Philippines Update The Work of God in this modern era began in the Philippines in 1962. Gerald Waterhouse was sent to Manila to open an office. At one point FOT attendance was around 5,000 people and required opening a second site. This means that … [Read more...]

Bottom-Line Thinking “What’s the bottom line?”  We all have asked that question in one circumstance or another. In a business transaction, it refers to the final cost of a particular item. If we are interviewing for a job, the bottom line for … [Read more...]