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...]

“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...]