Empathy “Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, andfeeling with the heart of another.” Empathy is simply to come to understand the feelings of others. It makes living life aricher and fuller experience, … [Read more...]

One Body This weekend we will be holding another annual all-Church of God picnic in the Bay Area. About 125 people from various groups have signed up to attend. There are various views of this activity with some thinking it is a great opportunity … [Read more...]

Lethargy “A certain boss, when asked how many people work for him, replied, “About half of them.” Such a statement may elicit at least a wry smile, but the fact is that it is increasingly true in our modern culture. Laziness, however, is not … [Read more...]

Responsibility In the movie Knock on Any Door (1949), Humphrey Bogart’s closing court argument is an emotional appeal to grant mercy to his client. Although Bogart doesn’t deny his client’s guilt, he skillfully shifts the blame on society at … [Read more...]

“Abound More and More” At the end of the age, Christ warned of the coming of false Christs, wars, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.  “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated … [Read more...]

Leadership Needs For some time, the council has been discussing the ongoing need for pastoral leadership within God’s Church.  As many of us grow older and given recent health issues, it is only prudent that we plan carefully for the future … [Read more...]

Moral Justice? We are all very familiar with the word justice. It is contained in both religious and secular environments. However, the meaning in both can be very different and it would be a mistake to assume that when the word justice is used, … [Read more...]

Without Me You Can Do Nothing …Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, … [Read more...]

Precious Death We love life! Why would we not? We have been wonderfully and marvelously made. We have been given intellect with which we can challenge ourselves to learn how to design, build and achieve many interesting and essential things. … [Read more...]

The quantum mystery that may explain how God knows every thought you have Einstein called it 'spooky action at a distance,' but the phenomenon he mocked may illuminate the divine By Michael Guillen April 12, 2026 For millennia, the concept … [Read more...]