Greetings, This Sabbath marks the beginning of the first month of the year in God’s calendar – “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus 12:2). This means it is time to begin to … [Read more...]

Greetings, Making a difference outside the Church means first making a difference inside the Church. One follows the other. If we function in our daily lives—with the same mind—as everyone else, then we have nothing to offer the world. God had … [Read more...]

Greetings, This week our attention has undoubtedly been drawn to events in Europe and to Brussels in particular. The faces of those who were close to the blasts and survived are penetrating pictures of human suffering, shock and disbelief. As the … [Read more...]

Greetings, Communication is an important aspect of our lives. We communicate with God and with each other. We don’t live in a vacuum and our relationships require communication in order to build understanding, trust and love of neighbor. We all … [Read more...]

Greetings, This week the American vice-president once again attempted to reignite the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. His offer to the Palestinians of a settlement freeze and a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem in exchange … [Read more...]

Greetings, God revealed to Daniel the meaning of the image that Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar had seen in a dream. It became clear that the king was ruler over the greatest of all four revealed kingdoms. The head of gold represented … [Read more...]

Greetings, Many biblical statements are quite familiar to us since we have read or heard them many times over the years. But do we ever pause to ask ourselves – have I really embraced what this statement means? Familiarity is said to breed … [Read more...]

Greetings, From time to time events cause us to deeply consider the reality of our own mortality. One of those times inevitably is when we experience the death of someone close to us. This is particularly true in a situation that involves a … [Read more...]

Greetings, Thessalonica was a commercially important city in Greece. It was named after the step-sister of Alexander the Great. It was a free city ruled by a council of its own citizens—a perk they received by being on the winning side during the … [Read more...]

Greetings All, Today there is a lot of talk about “going green.” Ideally it means that we pollute the environment less -- the goal being, taking better care of our air, water, soil and natural resources. Less than ideal is the fact that the … [Read more...]