Our “Christian” Example “What the world needs is not more Christianity, but more Christians who practice Christianity.” Our example is the language that all men can read. The Apostle Paul said this of God’s faithful: “You are our epistle … [Read more...]

Importance of the Feast We are approaching the final cluster of Holy Days of the annual reminder of God’s plan of salvation. Days set aside for us to consider God’s great plan and man’s part in that plan. Ancient Israel had the opportunity … [Read more...]

Essential Qualities You can learn a lot from a successful writer. Like what? Well, consider this from well-known journalist and author Henry Hazlitt. “The reader who seeks to write well and think well should aim first at the essential qualities of … [Read more...]

The Enemy Within Recent events within our nation should cause us to think more about what the reaction of God’s people should be. Our enemy is within. Our nation, along with others, is being destroyed by our own hands. Our citizens are voting for … [Read more...]

Sorrow to Joy Isaiah was inspired to write of Christ, “He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him” (Isaiah 53:3). His life … [Read more...]

A Sure Foundation The Apostle Paul’s assertion regarding the vital necessity of being based on a solid foundation rings true for us today. “Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: ‘The Lord knows those who are His,’ … [Read more...]

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...]