Greetings, What does time mean to you or me? What did it mean to people in Noah’s or Lot’s day? A minute would have been 60 seconds; an hour would have been sixty minutes; a day would have been twenty-four hours, etc. They would have had their own … [Read more...]

Greetings, Cliff Veal is currently on a trip to Africa and Madagascar. He has already been with brethren in Rwanda and was happy to report that one of our members there, Kakuze, who had been operated on for severe gall bladder problems last year, … [Read more...]

Greetings, Context is important when studying the Bible as we all know. Word usage generally is helped when a context is clearly understood. Such is the case with the Greek word ekklesia. We use this word within the church context and it is … [Read more...]

The nation of The Philippines presents the picture of a country of conflicting perspectives. The archipelago was claimed for Spain by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. The original name was changed to Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain in … [Read more...]

Who Am I?You may know me.I'm your constant companion.I'm your greatest helper; I'm your heaviest burden.I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.I am at your command.Half the tasks you do might as well be turned over to me. I'm able to do … [Read more...]

The Blue Bells of England and Hope England in the spring is a sight to behold. The weather in general in this part of the world is known for being rainy, often cool and generally not very inviting. That is all true, but it does have an upside. … [Read more...]

Greetings, We can observe some interesting parallels between how Satan works in the world in general and the tactics he uses to try and destroy God’s Church. We are not ignorant of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). Satan will try to divide God’s … [Read more...]

Greetings, It’s good for us to remind ourselves every day about why we are here. Mr. Herbert Armstrong began many of his messages with that very question, “Why are we here?” It’s an extremely important question because it’s answer is so calming … [Read more...]

Greetings, The “frog in the water” analogy is well-known to most of us. It is a picturesque myth highlighting the fact that many simply don’t see the change happening around them. The analogy rings true because it makes a point that we can see in … [Read more...]