The &quot;New&quot; Church of God Messenger

(Copyright 04-11-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) “…In the tenth day of this month…take a lamb…” (Ex. 12:3) PASSOVER LAMB SEPARATED on THE 10TH:Tuesday, April 8, 2025 on this year’s calendar, was Abib 10 when historically the Passover Lamb was separated from the flock and held until the 14th of the month, Passover (Ex. 12:3,6). “And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month Abib, the first month [Deut. 16:1,2] (Ex. 12:6). KILLED:“…and kill it in the evening [Ex. 12:6; KJV; of the 14th].” Should be translated “…kill it Between the Evenings” (Ex. 12:6; also Ex. 30:8; […]

Root of bitterness + demons = mass shootings

(Copyright 04-15-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The question isn’t why an all-powerful God allows tragedy to happen; the question is what is wrong with us that we take the freedom God made us with and use it for tragedy?” – Steve Deace THIS is the column I’ve been putting off. Through personal experience, I’ve been forced to study the subject of mass shooters. I knew one. I even traveled with him to events three times and shared motel rooms with him. In the middle of March 2005, he shot and killed seven of my close friends and himself during a […]

Living on the Resurrection Side of the Cross

(Copyright 04-17-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Throughout history the Church has emphasized the passion, the sufferings, and the death of Christ on the Cross, and thus highlighting the sufferings and sorrow of earthly existence. This is well and good, but we must not park there. There is the other side of the Cross—the Resurrection side—that we must embrace and live in. On the suffering side of the Cross, the disciples of Jesus, as depicted in the Gospels, are dull, fearful, and selfish, even arguing over who will be the greatest in the kingdom. On the Resurrection side of the Cross, […]

Why Jesus Appeared First to a Woman After His Resurrection

(Copyright 04-17-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) During the forty days between His resurrection and ascension, Jesus appeared to His disciples at various times and on one occasion appeared to over five hundred of His followers at once (I Corinthians 15:3-7). The gospel writers, however, are very explicit in noting that it was Mary Magdalene to whom He appeared FIRST after His resurrection. The importance which the evangelists attach to this fact indicate that it was no accidental occurrence, but that Jesus purposely appeared first to Mary Magdalene. A Revolutionary ActJesus not only appeared first to Mary, but He sent her forth […]

Devil-Worship Decrees – Unconstitutional: Mock “June” Brides!

(Copyright 05-10-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) JUNE-Defiled – Why? Homosexuals Mock Marriage. FIRST AMMENDMENT: Prohibits congress and judges from establishing religion. “Separation of church and state.” Driven by Devil-Media, lawmakers, and judges – unconstitutionally – have established – Devil-Worship as America’s State Religion. Honoring what God decreed evil is Devil-Worship and competing with God for sinners. Jesus Christ said, “By your words you will be acquitted or condemned” Matthew 12:37. “Death and Life are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs 18:21. Christians and Jews call for national repentance, instead of inviting homosexuals parading sin against God to church. Republicans, […]

A Romanized Expression of Christianity?

(Copyright 05-12-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Tracing the Roots of the Pomp and CeremonySurrounding the Choosing of a New Pope The world seemed mesmerized with the magnificent pomp and ceremony surrounding the announcement of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope. In the excitement of it all, Catholic news journalists found themselves declaring religious dogma rather than objectively reporting the news. One Fox News reporter, for example, could not contain his excitement, and gushed forth calling the new pope, “the direct descendant of Saint Peter.” There is, of course, no biblical basis for such pomp and ceremony, nor for the pope […]

The year the tree trimmer gave the commencement address at Yale

(Copyright 05-12-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) Y’ALL probably wonder what I’m doing up here, eh? Well, all the invited speakers got rejected by the cancel culture, and I said I could fill in today and Yale was really hard up for a speaker, so here we are. I want to open with a quotation by Al McGuire, coach of the Marquette Warriors (if I can say that): “I think everyone should go to college . . . and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cab driver. Then they would really be educated.” Ironically, many of […]

How to Conduct Ourselves as Ambassadors for Christ

(Copyright 05-21-2025) by David F. Maas (Charlotte, North Carolina) To the members of God’s church in Philippi, the apostle Paul writes, “For our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). While some may spiritualize this fact away, Paul’s words come across as literal and real to those who understand that God has called us out of this world (John 15:19) and transferred us into His Kingdom (Colossians 1:13). Having our citizenship in the Kingdom of God by definition makes us aliens in the physical country in which we live. Like ambassadors of a foreign government, we cannot participate in the politics of another country, a practice […]

What is the true origin of Halloween?

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan) What connection does the origin of Halloween have with Noah’s flood? Who, in the world, celebrates a version of the holiday? Evidence suggests that Halloween and the flood are linked by a certain fixation on the dead, death itself, and the occult. This link between the holiday and a celebration called the “day of the dead” is written about by Frank Humphrey. He wrote, “What is often overlooked, however, is that there is the remembrance of the ‘Day of the Dead’ followed by a New Year. This occurs on our (modern Roman-based) calendar at the end of […]

Countdown 465

(Copyright 04-12-2025) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) Dear Brethren,Genesis 15:6 [Abraham] believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness. Happy First Day of Unleavened Bread. Passover, the Night to be Much Observed, and Unleavened Bread have deep spiritual meaning for us. Passover commemorates the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and the death of Jesus Christ, the Night to be Much Observed commemorates Israel’s exodus from Egypt, and Feast of Unleavened Bread is a memorial of God’s deliverance. These observances are closely tied together. In Genesis 14 and 15 we find events which prefigure these occasions. […]

Donor Letter – April 17, 2025

(Copyright 04-17-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren,Hope your Feast is going well? Your Kenyan Brethren send you their Highest Greetings. As you probably know, we have two sites this year. Sengera and Getionko. Pictured below are the children at the Getionko site sleeping. They are so happy and excited to be there at the Feast. But conditions are tough. We had no mattresses for them, so they’re asleep on the dirt floor in the house. Getionko Feast Site – Passover/Unleavened Bread 2025. Our orphans and widows in Kenya are use to suffering. They are the poor of this […]

Donor Letter – April 18, 2025

(Copyright 04-18-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings again Brethren, We need your help, especially your prayers. Nehemiah has been arrested. Robbers came a week ago and broke through our front gate. They also damaged our electrical fuse box in order to disable our surveillance cameras. Now due to lack of funds we have not been able to replace the gate, so they arrested Nehemiah. There are also a number of small repairs needed at the orphanage, including repairing the water drainage from the Kitchen. If we could begin any of these repairs, they will free Nehemiah. But currently our […]

Requesting Bibles, Food & Clothing

(Copyright 06-02-2025) by Reuben Koech (Kenya, Africa) Requesting Bibles, Food & Clothing(Copyright 06-02-2025) by Reuben Koech (Kenya, Africa) 5-10-2025Please we are request bibles in the church of God message we are happy to inform Please visit us here in Kenya Africa please happy sabbath. 5-10-2025Please we are Church of God Messenger ministry we are request helps of bibles and food and clothes education for children’s orphans please consider us. 6-02-2025We request to extend the gospel to rural areas in Africa please please! Response:We are primarily a newsletter, and we do not distribute food, clothes or bibles to anyone. We do not collect money from […]

Significance of the Passover

(Copyright 04-13-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) In considering the Passover it’s most important that we understand the spiritual lessons behind it. God has used history and religious symbolism to weave a pattern of spiritual instruction for us to learn. Learn about the Passover and some of its multi-faceted symbolism and spiritual lessons. Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Sermon Link: Significance of the Passover | COGMessenger ————————————————————————————-Reprinted with permission from: Messenger Church of Godhttps://www.cogmessenger.org/————————————————————————————-

Purity of Heart

(Copyright 04-14-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) The pure of heart will see God (Matthew 5:8). But our hearts are by nature corrupted by the leaven of sin (Romans 7:14; 8:7). The Feast of Unleavened Bread pictures the removal of the spiritual leaven that corrupts us, so we can have pure hearts. How is that accomplished? How can you have a pure heart, so you can see God? Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Sermon Link: Purity of Heart […]

Geo-Engineering

(Copyright 04-17-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) “if we don’t stop the geo-engineering, there is not much time left” (for we humans) “There are only single digits of bees left – what is being put in the air deliberately” Then after listening to the link down below, my mind went to these thoughts: Our Savior said in Matthew 24:22 “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: [my emphasis] but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.” He also said just a little after that in Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray, that ye enter not […]

The Brutal Truth

(Copyright 04-29-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) We live in a world of chaos and broken relationships. Why? How did the world get to a place where the possibility of destroying all life upon the earth by weapons of mass destruction become a real threat? It all started in the Garden of Eden with the first couple, Adam and Eve, and the failure of their relationship. Primarily, Adam’s failure to provide his God-ordained leadership in carrying out God’s commandment. Yes, Satan had a hand in their disobedience. Eve fell for Satan’s lies and deception. But it was Adam who brought a curse […]

Newsletters

(Copyright 04-16-2025) by Craig M. White (Australia) 1. Subscribe to ‘Church of God News’ newsletterhttps://friendsofsabbath.substack.com/ The newsletter is published by the Friends of the Sabbath and is free for anyone to subscribe to. What the newsletter offers to subscribers: A positive newsletter Short articles about various aspects of Church of God history such as personalities, groups over the centuries and doctrinal development The newsletter contains news about the Sabbatarian and Church of God groups including biographies and photos of early members and Feasts Links to new information, documents and research on our websites (Friends of the Sabbath, HWA Library, Giving & […]

Countdown 466

(Copyright 04-05-2025) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) Dear Brethren,I am sending you my attached sermon, “A Matter of Life and Death,” along with my Sermon Notes. This is the sermon I gave on Atonement Day last year. It provides a good study for Passover preparation. We have been reconciled to God the Father. Jesus tells us that the full meaning of Passover has not yet been fulfilled. It will, however, be fulfilled after Jesus establishes His Father’s Kingdom on earth. Luke 22:15-16 [Jesus] said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto […]

Trump – Todays “Ox” of Proverbs 14:4?

(Copyright 04-05-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) “Where there is no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes abundant harvest.” God’s Spirit here, is referring to an “abundant harvest” of – Light and Truth from heaven. Example 1 Corinthians 9:9-14 “do not muzzle an ox treading out the grain” is speaking of supporting those who preach the gospel. President Trump: Plow the hearts of democratic party leaders and judges, infested with deep darkness and deception with “light and truth.” The Demons in them will hate the light and scream like Tasmanian devils. But the […]

Donor Letter April 5, 2025

(Copyright 04-06-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, Here we are one week before Passover. Time sure is passing by ever so quickly. With prophecy unfolding right before our eyes, as the coming evil beast power (the power that will eventually take control of this world) begins to rise up We are not living at the time our Lord began to build His church, we are living at the time when He is soon to finish it, and He wants His church what scripture calls: “Complete”. In realtors’ terminology it’s called “Turnkey“ when everything is complete and in good […]

Principles of Cleanliness

(Copyright 04-06-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) You’ve probably heard it said, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Although reputed to be an ancient saying rooted in Hebrew literature, the phrase “cleanliness is next to godliness” is not in the Bible. However, the principle of cleanliness is found throughout the Bible and is linked with “godliness,” or being holy. Words relating to cleanliness or its opposite, uncleanness, are found hundreds of times throughout the Scriptures. Cleanliness, then, is a concept very important to God, and integral to the life of a Christian. In this message, explore with us the concept of cleanliness, […]

Creationism is Cool Again?

(Copyright 04-07-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Once upon a time, belief in Creation was labeled as fringe. No, it didn’t start that way. Creation was the bedrock of most famous scientists and their discoveries, but a few generations ago, slowly, but surely there was a march through many institutions that pinned Bible believing Christians as extremists and fanatics. Many school children were required to watch the 1960s classic film, “Inherit the Wind” in their classes. One of the well-known lines from this film was preached by Dick Tracy: “Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding. And soon, your honor, with banners […]

Distribution of Bibles and Need for Labourers

(Copyright 04-09-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) Dear brethren in the Most Highest God Greetings again in Jesus name. And the Bible teaches that ” The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” This is facts about the work of God here in Zambia it’s on demand we are in need of many copies of Bibles. That’s why we go forth to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and this needs of humanity is outside church and inside church. The book […]

Menley is Now Free

(Copyright 04-10-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Everyone, Thank you all so very much for your prayers, the charges against Menley have been dropped, and he is now free. Let us praise our Heavenly Father for intervening. Instead of Menley being incarcerated, he was praised for helping his friend and his elderly Grandpa. (The attitude of the authorities completely changed.) The effectual fervent prayers of the righteous sure does availeth much. (James 5:16). Thank YouBill Goff Editor’s Note:I apologize for our oversight. We sent the prayer request out but we didn’t print it, so find it below. Laura Lee Please Pray for […]

Journey to the Mountain of the Lord

(Copyright 2023) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) Introduction:Dear Laura Lee, Thanks for the work you are doing. Sorry I’m getting this Feast sermon out to you so late. “Journey to the Mountain of the Lord” contains an important message. In the Worldwide Church of God, we shied away from verses concerning the birth of Jesus Christ because they smacked of “Christmas” – which indeed is an abomination. I would go so far as to say that the church has been remiss, even negligent, in not proclaiming the truth about the birth of Jesus Christ according to Scripture. These verses in the Bible […]

Unlocking the Mystery of Mankind’s Destiny

(Copyright 03-30-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) As human beings our lives are largely consumed by those things that we think are important at any given time. In reality, however, often those things we think are so important are of fleeting significance and will soon be forgotten. Those things that truly are important, however, and that are of lasting significance, are commonly given scant attention. The true destiny God desires for human beings is not only a subject about which most people know virtually nothing, but it’s also a subject to which most people give little thought or concern. We’re told […]

Judge the Judge

(Copyright 03-30-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) “If we are properly judging ourselves, we would not come under judgment. But when we are judged by the Lord [when we fail to use proper judgment ourselves], we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other” (I Corinthians 11:31-33). Have you ever noticed when something is offered to the public how people will go to great lengths to be first in line? The world’s mentality says, “I got to get while the […]

Free Literature for Free Distribution

(Copyright 03-31-2025) by Kasuba Manad (Unknown) Dearest Saints of our Lord Jesus Christ, Sister LAURA, Warmest Christian greetings to each one of you all, your beloved families and all the dear brethren at your Church in the Precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Myself, my beloved families, the Orphans under my care and all the dear brethren at our Church we greet each one of you with so much Christian love! How are you and your beloved families? It has been a long time since I last heard from you. I am here humbly requesting you in the Precious Name of […]

The Dangers of Education!

(Copyright 03-31-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Let’s talk about the dangers of education on an intellectual level. I don’t mean research, or experience, or field-work, or training, or growing in knowledge. I’m talking about the education you can get from colleges for the price of a nice house. I’m talking about the “higher-learning” you can get from a recognized institution (and still be paying for it when you hit 50). I don’t have a college degree, although I employ quite a number of people who do. In fact, the majority of my friends and colleagues have Ph.D.’s in some scientific […]

April 1, 2025 Kenya Update

(Copyright 04-01-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, The April 1, 2025, Kenya Update is now posted at: http://www.khofh.org Thank YouBill Goff Website: https://khofh.com/E-mail: [email protected]: https://khofh.com/support-us/ Kenya Hands of Hope, a 5013c charity founded in 2006 by William P. GoffWebsite: KHOFH – Kenya Hands of Hope Send Donations to:Kenya Hands of Hope, 334 E. Main Street, Bldg. B Unit A-3, Tuckerton, NJ 08087PayPal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GYQKRX264EMNW Please consider donating monthly by PayPal or e-checks scheduled through your bank. For More Information:Phone: (843) 447-0140Email: [email protected] ————————————————————————————Reprinted with permission from: A Voice in the Wildernesshttps://khofh.org/ ————————————————————————————

Will the End Start on Passover?

(Copyright 04-01-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Will the end start on Passover? Torah Family dot org youtube POSSIBLY VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKqMgkBlwWs 40 MIN. DO NOT MISS THIS MESSAGE. COULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR PASSOVER, IF STEVE IS PROPERLY CORRECT IN HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS…

Pictures!

(Copyright 04-03-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia)

April Fool! Great minds think alike, but so do small ones

(Copyright 04-03-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Who’s April? Who’s May? Who’s June?” – Rodney Dangerfield’s wife (looking at his day planner) GOD WILL HAVE A HAND IN THE 2016 ELECTION, but He may be writing a parody. Speaking of writers, Dan Popp said (2/12/16): “Is it just me, or . . . does it seem to you like the whole world lost 20 IQ points overnight? . . Government incompetence, destructive as it is, is a side issue. The main problem in Washington is lawlessness. I don’t expect government to do well things it isn’t supposed to do at all . […]

Why the Church must Dismantle the False Belief Systems of this Generation

(Copyright 04-04-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) I recently sat with a small group in a circle that included Rafael Cruz, the father of TX Senator Ted Cruz, and his niece, Bibi Loyola, who is Ted’s cousin and grassroots coordinator. We were having an informal interactive Bible study and the conversation turned to the role of politics in changing American culture. I suggested that it will take more than politics and an election to change America. Everyone heartily agreed and Rafael pointed out that the church in America needs to understand spiritual warfare, and he quoted II Corinthians 10:4-5, which reads, For […]

The Songs of Moses

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) In past associations I do not remember the Songs of Moses being taught. So why go over it now on what is commonly called Pentecost (meaning count 50) or the Feast of Weeks or the Feast of Harvest? What application does it have to us? As I think we will see, the Songs of Moses are not just about ancient history. There are lessons to be learned from these, actually two, songs of Moses. In fact, the lessons that our Creator wanted His people to learn was so important that it was actually taught […]

Trust in God Ministry, Kawambwa

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) Rebecca Wise and Laura Lee, our beloved spiritual families, Thank you once again for your response and I hope you are encouraged in the service of the Lord today. Also, we are much beneficiaries of our Lord is service. All Brothers and Sisters here,are sendeth christian greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sister Wise, I’m Mambwe obed from Kawambwa, Trust in God ministry it’s a home church, p.o box 730142, Kawambwa 730000, Luapula province Zambia. I’m not Obed Mambwe from sign language is from Lusaka and he […]

Pictures

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) I’m Mambwe obed hold a copy of Bible and wearing a white jacket.Another picture: is our believers there in Kawambwa home church. This Sabbath today. Thank you! Mambwe obed Response:Thank you for sharing these pictures with us. Please remember that after July 1, 2025, we will no longer print anything that is less than 50 words. Laura Lee

Impeach Judges Who Use “Due Process” to License Crimes in Process!

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) “due process” license crimes in process! Impeach the Judges Due Process: Concept ensure fair treatment when the government seeks to deprive individuals of life, liberty, or property.” government democratic party judges did just that with no “due process.” They deprived January 6 Americans of “life, liberty and property” because they were republicans. In the dark minds of media-devils and democratic party judges – only democrats are free to demonstrate! And when democrats riot Media-Devils applaud. “Due process concepts were devised by historical figures such as King John of England. and the drafters of the […]

Passover: Atonement For Sin

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) Christian and Jews – Final Passover” that welcomes all: Matthew 4:17 “Repent for the kingdom is near.” Believe God’s Love: The Son of God Crucified paid your debt of sin. This year Passover April 12,2025 – is the memorial of our Lords death: Christ Jesus Crucified the final and real Passover – Salvation from sin and death. Exodus 12: 1-16 – Verse 13 – “The blood will be a sign for you on your houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will Pass Over You.” When God’s Judgment fell […]

Requesting

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, Below is a letter composed by our orphan James. He has recently graduated from High School (and with good grades.) He is looking for help to fulfill his dream of becoming a nurse. Thank You,Bill Goff “I hope this message finds you well. My name is James, and I am from Kenya, currently residing at Sengera Orphanage, where I have lived for the past nine years. Throughout this time, I have been under the care and support of Kenya Hands of Hope, led by Mr. Bill. Kenya Hands of Hope has been immensely […]

Appreciation and Recommendations

(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Rebecca Wise (East Bend, North Carolina) First of all, great job on both the old and new websites. They’re easy to navigate, either by searching for keywords or by clicking on authors. The parrot photo for the old, and the sheep photo for the new, are a nice touch. Also, the editors’ corrections were appropriate (and gracious) regarding the Passover confusion. Your follow-up was also scripturally based. We definitely want to avoid error and base our understanding on corrected mistranslations of the Bible rather than the thoughts or traditions of men (often based on bias, misunderstanding or personal […]

Receipt for Purchased Bibles

(Copyright 03-30-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) Dear brethren in the Most Highest God thank you for funds that we have received $50 and we purchased 5 copies Bibles in our local languages by $9 each and 1 diary book $5 for my personal use for write some issues in our home church and etc. We praise God for His wonderful works through The New church of God messenger. Our home church here are very much appreciated to purchased Bibles this morning. After receiving funds I went to purchased Bibles without delay. See receipt as well. Additional by this, we […]

Three Aspects of Love in Your Marriage

(Copyright 2022) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) 1. Love expresses appreciation:There is a whole book on married love that God has included in the Bible – the Song of Solomon. Consider what the husband says to his wife here in Song of Solomon (from various verses in the Message Bible): “You’re beautiful, my dear love, from head to toe – beautiful beyond compare and absolutely flawless. You’re as lovely as the ravishing visions of my ecstasy. Your voice is soothing, and your face is ravishing. Your beauty, within and without, is absolute, my dear friend. You’re a paradise.” “You’ve captured […]

The Zacchaeus Principle

(Copyright 03-22-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) What was Zacchaeus’ little-known secret that made him rich? WHO WAS THIS MAN?Zacchaeus was not just that “wee little man in a sycamore tree.” He was the highest-ranking publican(Lk. 19:2) collecting revenue for the Roman government. Publicans had bad reputations (often overcharged; Lk. 3:13). But Zacchaeus was different. WHAT WAS HIS SECRET OF RICHES?Regardless of present circumstances; difficult financial situation, education, training, talent, pedigree, or past failures, Zacchaeus’ secret to riches can be applied by virtually anyone, anywhere, most any time! FREE YOURSELF FROM FINANCIAL “PRISON”THE KEY IS IN YOUR HAND!His method had […]

Why Do We Keep the Passover?

(Copyright 03-22-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) It’s widely acknowledged among Biblical scholars and historians that Jesus and the early Apostles kept the Passover — as the historical and Biblical evidence clearly shows. Is there any reason for Christians to keep the Passover today? YES! Find out why! Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Sermon Link: Why Do We Keep the Passover? | COGMessenger ————————————————————————————-Reprinted with permission from: Messenger Church of Godhttps://www.cogmessenger.org/————————————————————————————-

Date for Pentecost in 2025

(Copyright 03-22-2025) by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina) I noticed a typo in your Holyday dates at the end of the page. The Day of Pentecost is JUNE 8th. Someone wrote June 2nd — so I thought I would bring this to your attention so you can correct it. I’m an independent COG minister in North Carolina — AC graduate in Pasadena Editor’s Note:My education comes directly from God and Christ through their Holy Scriptures (the Bible) and the Holy Spirit that was granted to me at Baptism. I am glad we got those credentials out of the way. June 2, 2025, […]

The WOW Factor

(Copyright 03-24-2025) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) No doubt everyone has used the word “wow” in expressing some excitement in something they have never seen or heard before. I know I have; I lost count of them back when I was four or five years old. Like when I first saw in person or in a photo an exotic bird. Wow! Or when I first heard the story of God parting the waters of Red Sea. Wow! Just where am I going with this one might ask? A word used often; many can relate to. At least I can as […]

‘The apostle Paul walks into a bar’ (an oldie but goodie)

(Copyright 03-24-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) THREE DAYS before Christmas, I walked into a bar. I looked around, but no one was there, though the Packers were playing to a full house. After awhile a bartender appeared, all bubbly and bright, and I ordered a beer. As she popped the top, a stranger came in, dusting off snow, kind of nondescript. He had nary a smile, and for some reason he seemed older than he looked (though I’m not too good at judging the cover of a book). I SAID “HOWDY” and he said “Shalom, or, that is to say, […]

Does Geology Really Disagree with the Bible?

(Copyright 03-24-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Galileo famously stated that the Bible teaches “how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go,” which highlights the idea that the bible is not an exhaustive record of how God uses physics. But some have taken it too far, using this idea to support a long-standing belief that faith and science are fundamentally opposed. This perspective is increasingly being challenged and has been by the brightest minds in science for years. Today, a growing body of evidence suggests that Biblical scripture can offer valuable insights into various scientific fields, particularly geology. While the Bible […]

What Does ‘Examine Yourselves’ Mean?

(Copyright 03-26-2025) by Staff (Charlotte, North Carolina) “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” —II Corinthians 13:5 From time to time, it is desirable to examine or prove ourselves to know we align with God’s mind and will. We check ourselves, as it were, to ensure that we are walking worthy of our calling. Passover is only a short time away. As Christians, we need to consider the self-examination process God’s Word says we should be undergoing as the spring festivals approach. The apostle Paul writes in I Corinthians 11:28-30: But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of […]

Need Bibles!

(Copyright 03-27-2025) by Kasuba Manad (Unknown) Dearest Saints of our Lord Jesus Christ, Sister LAURA,Warmest Christian greetings to each one of you all, your beloved families and all the dear brethren at your Church in the Precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Myself, my beloved families, the Orphans under my care and all the dear brethren at our Church we greet each one of you with so much Christian love! How are you and your beloved families? It has been a long time since I last heard from you. I am here humbly requesting you in the Precious Name of […]

The Golden Age of America?

(Copyright 03-27-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL TO WATCH THIS…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKfoECigaPo 23:33 Min. It covers pride and the results of pride, for the last days of this age (if you understand what I mean). A well put-together report/study/sermon. If he is right…and he seems to be..

Guard Your Lips

(Copyright 2010) by Jamie McNab (England) Today I want to return to a topic that I have spoken on at least a couple of times before over the last five or ten years. This is a very important topic; but also, one which is very practical, because it affects our conduct throughout our waking hours. I want to look again at our words – how we use our tongues. Do we use them for good or bad, for blessing or cursing, for life or death? Because, if we do not learn to use our words properly – in the way that […]

Only 14 Percent

(Copyright 03-15-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) SERMON-ON-THE MOUNT IS 111 VERSES LONG COVERING 3 CHAPTERS. ONLY 16 VERSES ARE COMMONLY QUOTED (14 percent)! WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 95? HERE ARE COMMON AND NOT-S0-COMMON QUOTES, COMMON QUOTES:BLESSINGS TO HIS DISCIPLES: Matthew Chapter Five “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (5:3) “Blessed are the Merciful: for they shall obtain Mercy.” (5:7) “Blessed are the Pure in Heart: for they shall See Yahweh [“God”; KJV].” (5:8) “Blessed are the Peacemakers:…shall be called the People of Yahweh.” (5:9) “Let your Light so Shine before men, that they may See your Good […]

Fulfilled Prophecy a Proof of God and the Bible

(Copyright 03-16-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) How do we really know God exists? How do we really know that God answers prayers and keeps his word? How do we really know even what his word is? Many people, in reality the vast majority, live their lives with little or no knowledge of or regard for the true God. There are many who scoff at the idea that God actually intervenes in a decisive way in the affairs of men and nations (2 Peter 3:3-4). Fulfilled prophecy is one of the primary proofs not only that God exists, but of his identity […]

Coming Mideast War

(Copyright 03-17-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) The Gaza conflict is turning into a volatile powder keg which may sooner than later explode into a major regional war. Egypt flat out rejected President Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians out of Gaza and resettle them in Egypt and Jordan. An Arab Summit on Gaza was held on March 4, 2025, in Cairo, Egypt. President Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” proposal was rejected and Egypt’s reconstruction plan for Gaza was adopted by the attending Arab states including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Key element of the Egyptian Plan is to allow the Palestinians […]

Love God

(Copyright 03-17-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Jesus was asked the question, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” (Matthew 22:36). Jesus answer, as recorded in Matthew 22:37-38, was, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” We see then that the first and greatest requirement for a Christian is that we love God. And not just that we love God, but that we love him totally, with all our heart, mind and being. This means that we must love God […]

Speech-Crimes, Shut Your Mouth, Trump and Elon:

(Copyright 03-17-2025) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina) SPEECH-CRIMES, Shut Your Mouth, Trump and Elon: And America! Bellows England, France, and Germany! Genesis 1:4 – God called “Light Good” and “Separated Light from Darkness” Free Speech will do the same. The threat from Europe’s ICC court tyrants – to arrest Trump and Elon Musk for allowing and practicing “Freedom of Speech” is diabolical. An attempt to enslave nations: The “Beast” Slave-Master of your mind: ICC Arrogant Bastards Assume, WORLDWIDE AUTHORITY over all nations: to dictate “good and evil” innocent or guilty! In France, England, and Germany, speaking truth is against the law: If […]

Adam and Eve Really Did Exist

(Copyright 03-17-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Here is a recent headline in the Daily Mail: “Scientists reveal all the evidence Adam and Eve really did exist.” Now, as you can imagine, the article lacks a lot of substance or detail on who these people were… but the idea is simply that there is genetic proof that we do actually have a common ancestor. That is a good start. Reporters consistently come to the conclusion that evidence for some of the biblical accounts are being discovered but still fall short. You’ve heard me talk about Darwin’s Darkest Lie (which is that we came […]

Happy to Meet You!

(Copyright 03-18-2025) by Nicholas (Kenya) Hello, I am pastor Nicholas from Kenya. I have gone through your website, and I am happy to say that we share a lot. I am requesting to be a mentee of your Church specifically to learn more about Christ. This would assist My ministry positively here in Kenya. Looking forward to hear from you.Shalom. Response:We are happy to hear from you and we hope that our newsletter helps you in some way. Laura Lee

The US and EU Alliance is Dead

(Copyright 03-19-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) https://discernreport.com/europe-goes-full-totalitarian-and-puts-the-entire-western-world-at-risk/ “Europe Goes Full Totalitarian and Puts the Entire Western World at Risk”“by Brandon Smith, March 19, 2025, in Opinions “ A very well thought out examination and analysis of a major on-going socialist movement by leaders of Europe that has the goal of “We WILL rule over you!”; and the leaders are afraid of their people going the same way the U.S. has. The spiritual war between the adversary of Satan the devil (the god of this world – 2 Corinthians 4:4) and his dominion against Heaven’s intent of ‘the way’ that produces peace on […]

How Long Until America Experiences a Second Civil War?

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) It’s more than obvious that the United States is divided, yet far too many people are not willing to admit how dangerous the American condition is. Why is it that Americans are pitted against one another on numerous issues, yet there is an attitude that somehow such a reckless disregard for one another can continue without serious consequences? Differences are so serious that the country will collapse if people don’t wake up before it’s too late. America is living on borrowed time, and a complete change in individual and collective attitudes must take place if […]

Freedom Fighters

(Copyright 03-09-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) I’ve heard the music, “Freedom Fighters,” by Two Steps From Hell before with other videos. But this particular video outdoes them all. You may recognize the music from a later Star Trek movie with Chris Pine. However, this video put out by “Seven7Lives” is so rich in symbolism. The white blindfold put on the woman to be shot turns blood red. It then becomes a symbol of freedom. There is much symbolism of historical oppression, such as that which occurred during the Nazi era and some allusions to oppression taking place today by terrorists. Notice […]

Spiritual Significance of Washings and Sacrifices

(Copyright 03-09-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) We are told in Scripture that the “law,” which often in the New Testament refers to not just a law code but to the Old Covenant system, “was our tutor to bring us unto Christ” (Galatians 3:24, NKJV). In the King James Version is “schoolmaster” in place of tutor. The Greek word is “paidagōgós,” and the role includes not only instruction, but “guardianship,” both training of and constant attendance to the conduct and safety of a child. As Paul goes on to point out, those who are faithful to Christ are no longer under […]

Donor Letter – March 9, 2025

(Copyright 03-09-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren,First, let us thank our Heavenly Father for creating us. Yes, let us thank Him for giving us a chance to learn of Him and all of His wonderful ways. He gives us physical life so we can learn and see by experience how wonderful His ways are, and how evil the ways of this world can be. Second: let us pray and ask Him to give us the power that it takes to come out of this untoward world (Scripturally known as Babylon) in which we live. And that Brethren […]

Our Brethren Continue to Die of Starvation

(Copyright 03-10-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) The Donor letter dated March 9, 2025, is now posted at: https://khofh.com/donor-letter-march-9-2025/ Our Brethren continue to die from starvation. I revised the last paragraph in that letter to say the following: “I just received word from Dauglas, it’s very sad news. Another orphan, Brian from the Getionko congregation has now died from starvation. And a few widows are too weak to get out of bed, they too are starving to death. God Help Us. The need is great over there; we need to make others aware of the suffering. If others only knew of […]

Darwin’s Darkest Lie

(Copyright 03-10-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Let’s talk about Darwin’s darkest lie. “Degraded views of humanity–particularly in denying that the human being is made in the image of God–inevitably [lead to] human misery.” This quote, from David Casas of Luther Rice University, points us to some of the darkest events in modern history. Since Charles Darwin penned his influential works, the world has experienced tragedies that are beyond words. First, Communism and Marxism. Darwinism and Marxism are philosophically joined at the hip, and according to The Black Book of Communism, it is Marxism and Communism that have led to over 100 million deaths […]

Moses’ Sin at Kadesh

(Copyright 03-12-2025) by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) How often have you wanted God to speak directly to you and tell you His will? Most Christians have likely wished this at certain times. Would it not be great, we think, if God would just send us an e-mail, call us, or simply respond out loud to us as we pray? What if He did? What if God spoke to us and told us what to do? And what if, after telling us what to do, we failed to do it? This very thing happened to Moses. The story is recorded in Numbers 20, which we […]

Greatest quotations by the greatest liberals (of all time?)

(Copyright 03-12-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Sometimes I think the world is going crazy. The rest of the time I KNOW it.” – BT magazine CHOOSING THE BEST NIHILIST QUOTATIONS OF ALL TIME ISN’T EASY, but here goes nothing: “The era of big government is over.” – Wm. Jefferson Blythe Clinton “No more deficits; no more debt.” – Nancy Pelosi (2006?) “We have beaten the business cycle.” – WJBC “We have to pass it so we can find out what’s in it.” – Nancy Pelosi (2009) “Fox News is worse than al Qaeda. It’s as dangerous as the Ku Klux Klan.” – Keith Olbermann “This is […]

Where Was the Passover Sacrificed?

(Copyright 03-13-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Was the Temple in Jerusalem the only Jewish temple in ancient times? Was it acceptable to sacrifice the Passover lambs just anywhere? Was the Passover a “home sacrifice,” as some contend? Correct answers to these questions can help us have a more complete understanding of the history of the Passover institution and how it was administered under the Old Covenant. The Temple in SamariaDuring the latter days of Solomon’s reign, the kingdom of Israel was led into idolatry, as Solomon built “high places” (places of worship) for foreign gods of his wives, and his […]

Please Pray for Menley

(Copyright 04-09-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, Menley Machoma needs our prayers right now. Menley is one of our Sengera House orphans who came to us quite a number of years ago, along with his sister Jemima. Menley graduated High School with good grades, and with the help of a few brethren who sponsor him, he has been attending University to become a pilot and is about half way through the course. But a few years back when he was in High School, he helped one of his school mates and his Grandfather with some food and medication. […]

The Prayers of George Washington

(Copyright 2022) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) As he was preparing to leave home as a young soldier, George Washington’s mother, Mary Ball Washington, exhorted him, “Remember that God is our only sure trust.” She also urged him, “My son, neglect not the duty of secret prayer” (Hyatt, 1726: The Year that Defined America, 131). The evidence is overwhelming that Washington remembered and carried out his mother’s exhortations. It is obvious that prayer played a prominent role in his life and in the birthing of the United States of America. Prayer As a Young ManIn April of 1891, several of Washington’s descendants, […]

Donor Letter March 1, 2025

(Copyright 03-01-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, The March 1, 2025 Donor Letter is now posted at: https://khofh.com/donor-letter-march-1-2025/ Thank You.Bill Goff Website: https://khofh.com/E-mail: [email protected]: https://khofh.com/support-us/ Kenya Hands of Hope, a 5013c charity founded in 2006 by William P. GoffWebsite: KHOFH – Kenya Hands of Hope Send Donations to:Kenya Hands of Hope, 334 E. Main Street, Bldg. B Unit A-3, Tuckerton, NJ 08087PayPal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GYQKRX264EMNW Please consider donating monthly by PayPal or e-checks scheduled through your bank. For More Information:Phone: (843) 447-0140Email: [email protected] ————————————————————————————Reprinted with permission from: A Voice in the Wildernesshttps://khofh.org/ ————————————————————————————

Covenant Promise and Prophecy

(Copyright 03-02-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) God made promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob concerning their descendants. These promises included physical blessings to specific peoples, or nations, and to the entire world. And the fulfillment of many of the prophecies concerning these nations was to occur at the “end time,” that is, near the time in which we are living now. Understanding how these promises have been, are being, and will continue to be fulfilled is an important key to understanding Bible prophecy. The fulfillment of these prophecies not only is a powerful testimony to the existence of God, […]

Compass for Birds

(Copyright 03-03-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Did you ever play with magnets as a child, watching them snap together as the negative and positive charges found one another? Magnetism. – It’s not just childhood curiosity, as positive attracts negative and boom, two pieces come together. It is an essential part of our world. This fundamental force plays a crucial role in various aspects of nature, from the operations of technology to the survival strategies of living organisms. At the core of this significance is the Earth’s magnetic field, generated by the motion of molten iron in its outer core. This geomagnetic […]

There isn’t much difference between slaughter and laughter

(Copyright 03-04-2025) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) WAR IS RAW SPELLED BACKWARDS. – CD Borrowed: My advice to Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes from my dad: “Don’t read your own press and never drink your own tubwater.” Jim Croce said it best: “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit in the wind, you don’t pull the mask off the Ol’ Lone Ranger . . . ” and you don’t mess around with Trump! YOU WOULD THINK that everyone would prefer peace, but that’s not the case. The following is from “Eisenhower in War and Peace,” by Jean Edward Smith: After the death of […]

Something is Wrong?

(Copyright 03-04-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Something is Going Wrong: Putin Gives “Chilling” Speech: “The World May End Earlier, but Russia Will Never Fall” https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/something-is-going-wrong-putin-gives-chilling-speech-the-world-may-end-earlier-but-russia-will-never-fall A very serious and telling speech by Russia’s Putin (written – see above link), and an analysis by Hal Turner. Editor’s Note:Please make sure items you send for print are at least 50 words and that you title it. Thank you, Laura Lee

Conquering Temptation: Learn from Jesus Christ

(Copyright 03-07-2025) by Pat Higgins (Charlotte, North Carolina) “I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.” (I John 2:14) As Christians, we are to follow Christ’s example (I Peter 2:21). Like Him, we seek God’s will (John 6:38), which requires replacing our thoughts with His thoughts. We understand this vital transformation into Christ’s image (II Corinthians 3:18) as the process of overcoming. In Revelation, Jesus urges each church to prevail in this struggle to overcome so it can receive its promised reward (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; […]

The Ultimate Climate Hazard!

(Copyright 03-08-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) “And except those days be shortened, there should no flesh be saved.” (Matt. 24:22) WILL AN AGE-ENDING CLIMATE CHANGE COME BY:Global warming, sea-ice melts, hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, drought, burning fossil fuels, Nuclear World War III? None of these! So, what does the Bible say will be the Cause? A RECKONING:THE GREAT TRIBULATION: “…then shall be Great Tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be…” (Matt. 24: 21) This Includes the Noatian Flood (Gen.6:17). “…except those days be shortened, there Should No Flesh Be Saved.” (Matt. […]

Satellite?

(Copyright 03-08-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Satellite Reveals God’s Name on Israeli Mountain | Perry Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhjJLfJISig 9:59 min. Amazing! Not man made! Shadows form Hebrew letters in the mountains. Editor’s Note:Please make sure that the items you send for print are at least 50 words long and have a title. Starting on July 1, 2025, we will no longer print items that are less than 50 words long and/or have no title. Thank you, Laura Lee

Purim

(Copyright 2024) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) (I know Purim is not a commanded Feast to keep, but I was asked to speak on that day, so this is the message I gave.) Purim, also called the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival with many customs. It commemorates how ancient Jews were spared from massacre during the Persian Empire, when Esther (a Jew) became the queen of Persia, or ancient Iran (fifth century BCE) Esther convinced her husband the King of Persia to stop his anti-Semitic advisor Haman from annihilating the Jewish people. It all ended with Haman being hanged on the gallows that had originally […]

Finish the Race!

(Copyright 02-22-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) THE RACE: It’s not over until it’s over. “…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Heb. 12:1) “Know you not that they which run in a race run all, but one receives the prize. So run, that you may obtain.” (I Cor. 9:24) NOT JUST TO THE SWIFT:“…I saw under the Sun, that the Race is not to the swift….” (Ecl. 9:11) “No man is ever whipped until he quits, –in his own mind…. with Persistence […]

Europe Is Dead

(Copyright 02-23-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Another hard-hitting interview with Scott Ritter. This is a more extensive interview than the interview linked in my previous letter, “NATO Is Dead.” Bible prophecy is unfolding before our very eyes. Scott has high praise for President Trump’s revolutionary agenda in making drastic changes that will eradicate the Deep State’s hold on power and influence which has been pushing us toward World War III with Russia. Ritter does not “mince words” as he details Trump’s overhaul of federal agencies and his efforts to re-establish relations with Putin for working out realistic solutions to the Ukraine […]

Repentance

(Copyright 02-23-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Repentance(Copyright 02-23-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Repentance according to Scripture is necessary for salvation. Genuine repentance from a Scriptural standpoint is not just remorse, although it includes that, but a change in the way you think, and behave, and are – to a different way – to become a different person. Repentance from sin is a “change of mind [that] involves both a turning from sin and a turning to God” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary). In this message, we examine repentance from the standpoint of one’s attitude towards God, neighbors, and self. This work is licensed […]

Something to Consider

(Copyright 02-23-25) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Something to Consider(Copyright 02-23-25) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Something to consider if traveling to the UK – jail for what you wrote on social media back in the States? Esp. for conservatives https://www.wnd.com/2025/02/americans-warned-you-could-be-arrested-as-soon-as-you-step-foot-in-major-western-country-for-your-social-media-posts-back-home/?_bhlid=d25761ce14ed0caaa2813e5c324cbbf5206172b9 short article Editor’s Note:In the future please write at least a 50-word description or it will be deleted without being printed. Also put a title on it. Thank you, Laura Lee

Dollars With Eyes

(Copyright 02-24-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) On the back of a U.S. one dollar bill is a pyramid capped with an eye. This is the “eye of Providence” which symbolizes God’s eye. God is certainly watching the affairs of men upon the earth and not via any paper currency. “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry” (Psalm 34:15). “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3). But evil men, lusting to have God-like power, now have the technology to place electronic “eyes” into […]

Fossil Destruction

(Copyright 02-24-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) The Biblical flood, as described in the Genesis account, presents a fascinating scenario that could have dramatically reshaped the Earth’s landscape. The turbulent waters of the flood, which were said to have covered the Earth, caused significant geological changes, including erosion, sediment deposition, and the displacement of ecosystems! These events not only altered the physical appearance of the planet but also had profound implications for the fossil record. Many people enjoy marveling at the grand skeletal structures of dinosaurs, such as the T-Rex, or the remains of extinct megafauna like the woolly mammoth and […]

The Incredible Lynx

(Copyright 02-24-2025) by Doug Velting (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Lynx on a rock: ID 67285849 © Oleg Shishkunov | Dreamstime.com The lynx has always been one of my favorite wild cats, living in the cold northern forest where no other cat could survive. I remember one animal documentary that showed a Canada lynx chasing a snowshoe hare over deep snow. The cat and the hare were evenly matched as they raced over the snow. The lynx was gaining on its prey, but with a quick turn on the hare’s part, it was able to escape. I remember being disappointed in the outcome, […]

Jerking the Rug

(Copyright 02-25-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) On August 15, 1971, President Nixon went on national TV to announce his decision to “jerk the rug” out from anyone wanting to convert their U.S. dollars into gold. This was also known as “closing the gold window” and taking the dollar off the “gold standard.” I remember seeing Nixon’s world-shaking speech on a Sunday evening. In addition, Nixon also put into place a 90-day wage and price freeze in an attempt to curb inflation. I had graduated from high school in June of that year and would be starting college in September. I […]

Shake and Bake!

(Copyright 02-26-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) “We ain’t fakin’. Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on,” so goes the classic song by Jerry Lee Lewis. The shaking has begun! The old order is being uprooted and removed. A new era is emerging from the ashes of yesterday’s failed policies which too often ignored geopolitical reality causing chaos and suffering for millions throughout the world. “Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me [Jeremiah]: ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy […]

Will Judah and Israel Go into Captivity Again?

(Copyright) by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida) What caused Judah and Israel to go into captivity? Was it not Yahweh’s command? De 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh thy Elohim hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. Did they do just that? Jer 8:2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have […]

AI: Good or Evil?

(Copyright 02-17-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a revolutionary advancement that may reshape the landscape of society, industry, and even human interaction! However, it is crucial to recognize that AI is not truly “artificial” in the sense of being independent or self-originating. Instead, AI is a product of human ingenuity and design. This leads to a profound realization: the intelligence exhibited by AI systems is indicative of a designer behind its creation—humans. Thus, one could argue that the existence of AI serves as a testament to the notion that intelligence inherently requires design, […]

How Evolution Took Over Science –The Evolution to Evolution

(Copyright 02-17-2025) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Every time you turn on the TV, watch the news, or read a science magazine you will more than likely find evolutionary content, so much so that you would think that science and evolution go hand-in-hand. The scene was set for the acceptance of Darwin’s evolutionary ideas long before Darwin ever visited the Galapagos Islands. In the 1600s the science of geology was born as people began collecting rock samples and theorizing about the rocks as well as the fossils inside them. Many of these early geologists saw the rock layers and fossils as […]

What is a Christian?

(Copyright 02-19-2025) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Just what and who is a Christian? Some would say a Christian is someone who confesses that Jesus is their Lord and Savior. Confessing that their sins have been bought and paid for by Jesus, gave His life in death that they can live eternal at the resurrection. Certainly, that is a prerequisite to acknowledge that as an absolute necessity. Accepting His broken body and Jesus’ shedding of His blood for payment of sins death penalty in our stead. That faith and personal belief is the only hope for payment of our sins […]

Free Chicken Little

(Copyright 02-20-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” Head for the nearest bomb shelter before all hell breaks loose! Human extinction is imminent. Life on planet earth may come to an abrupt end through various means: Nuclear war, asteroid impact, and the most feared calamity of all—Climate Change! In the name of Climate Change, our God-given liberties are being taken away from us, little by little. Tyranny and oppression are on the rise. Vice President Vance [standing in for Chicken Little] spoke against censorship of free speech in his recent address at the Munich Security […]

An Elderly Native Chief Prophesies the Destiny of George Washington and America

(Copyright 02-20-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) He cannot die in battle. The Great Spirit protects that man and guides his destinies. He will become chief of nations, and a people yet unborn will hail him the founder of a mighty nation (Hyatt, America’s Revival Heritage-Second Edition, 73). According to historian, George Bancroft, these words were spoken by an old Native American chief concerning George Washington several years before the Declaration of Independence. He spoke these words as he reminisced with Washington and others about a battle, 15 years previous, when they were on opposite sides during the French and Indian Wars. The Chief […]

The Powerful Prayers of George Washington

(Copyright 02-20-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) George Washington’s father died when he was 11, which forced him to become a person of responsibility very early in life. He was profoundly influenced by his mother who was a devout Christian and when he was leaving home as a young soldier, she exhorted him, “Remember that God is our only sure trust.” She also urged him, “My son, neglect not the duty of secret prayer.” It is now obvious thatWashington took his mother’s admonition to heart. The evidence has accumulated that Washington was a man of prayer both publicly and privately. This […]

Kenya Update February 20, 2025

(Copyright 02-20-2025) by William P. Goff (Tuckerton, New Jersey) Greetings Brethren, The February 20, 2025, Kenya Update is now posted at: http://www.khofh.org Thank You.Bill Goff Website: https://khofh.com/E-mail: [email protected]: https://khofh.com/support-us/ Kenya Hands of Hope, a 5013c charity founded in 2006 by William P. GoffWebsite: KHOFH – Kenya Hands of Hope Send Donations to:Kenya Hands of Hope, 334 E. Main Street, Bldg. B Unit A-3, Tuckerton, NJ 08087PayPal Donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GYQKRX264EMNW Please consider donating monthly by PayPal or e-checks scheduled through your bank. For More Information:Phone: (843) 447-0140Email: [email protected] ————————————————————————————Reprinted with permission from: A Voice in the Wildernesshttps://khofh.org/ ————————————————————————————

NATO Is Dead

(Copyright 02-22-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in April, 1949, in response to the Soviet Union’s threat of expansion into Western European countries after obtaining an “iron grip” on Eastern Europe at the end of World War II. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War came to an end. Yet Russia was still looked upon as an evil enemy by Neocons in America. Keeping Russia in the category of a war-mongering boogeyman also helped to keep money flowing to the coffers of the military-industrial complex which also kept certain […]

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(Copyright 02-22-2025) by Helena Lehman (Email) Thanks so much for your publication. I learn something new every time I take the time to read the featured articles. Blessings in Christ,Helena Lehman Response: Hi Helena, thank you for the nice note. We sincerely hope you will find articles to read and learn from every week. Thank you so much. Laura Lee

Was Jesus Married?

(Copyright) by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) “. . . and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons . . .” (Luke 8:2) The sad news came out not long ago. It happens in all too many marriages: yet another celebrity divorce, this time between Jesus and Mary Magdalene! Before you cry, “Blasphemy!” some explanation is required. For over four years, Dr. Karen L. King, a professor of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, proclaimed to the world that a tiny piece of papyrus proves Jesus Christ was married. She revealed this 1” x […]

The Holy Spirit

(Copyright 02-08-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) DOES BEING RELIGIOUS MEAN WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT? ALL SPIRITS ARE NOT HOLY:“Beloved, believe Not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of Yahweh [“God”; KJV].” (I Jn. 4:1) “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, paying attention to Deceitful Spirits and Doctrines of Demons. “(I Tim. 4:1) “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared… For-bidding to marry [celibacy].” (I Tim. 4:2) KINDS OF SPIRITS:UNCLEAN SPIRITS (Lk. 6:18; Acts 5:16; spirits who break the Laws of clean/unclean [meats, persons, Lev.12-13, 15) DECEITFUL SPIRITS (I […]

Fundamentals of Prayer

Fundamentals of Prayer – Part 1(Copyright 02-09-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Prayer is an essential element in spiritual vitality. It’s in prayer that we develop the close personal relationship with God that makes his spirit a power in our lives. We repent in prayer. It’s in prayer that we labor for the salvation not only of ourselves but of others. It’s in prayer that we give praise and thanksgiving to God and seek of him those things of which we have need. It’s vital to pray–and to understand how to pray, when, for what. Even if you have been praying […]

Obed Mambwe & Paul Janvier Mbock

(Copyright 02-11-2025) by Name Removed (USA) Dear Laura – Obed Mambwe again requests food and Bibles in his language (Zambia uses English for education and commerce) but provides no contact information – where & how to donate (address, email, website, social media, phone, etc.) A namesake from Lusaka Zambia is mentioned online as an ASL interpreter; also, on Facebook and LinkedIn, educated near London, and worked in the USA through the Embassy. Is he the same person? Assuming this is a legitimate request, more information about him would be helpful. Also do you have contact information for Paul Janvier Mbock of Cameroon? […]

Valentine’s Day and Real Love

(Copyright 02-12-2025) by Staff (Charlotte, North Carolina) How can we say, “I love you”? Let me count the ways! On their wedding anniversary, a husband might give his wife a lovely card and a gift, some flowers, and maybe even a romantic dinner at an upscale restaurant. With them, he is saying, “I love you.” On Father’s Day, his wife might give him a card and a gift. Likewise, she is telling him that she loves him. But our society, urged on by the greeting card industry and other merchants, tries to tell us that it is not enough for family members to declare […]

Was Tom Homan Right to Rebuke the Pope?

(Copyright 02-13-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) In an open letter to the U.S. Catholic bishops, Pope Francis rebuked the Trump administration for its deportation of illegal immigrants. Francis insisted that assigning criminality to illegal status is contrary to Christianity and warned that such an approach will “end badly.” This is not the first time the pope has taken issue with Trump and his approach to immigration. In 2016 Francis held a mass near the Texas/Mexico border where Trump was planning the building of the border wall. He afterwards declared that anyone who builds a wall, rather than a bridge, to […]

A Historic Moment

(Copyright 02-15-2025) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in today as Secretary of Health and Human Services. I consider this a historic moment for our nation. May Bobby be successful in his efforts to Make America Healthy Again. It is sorely needed and long overdue. Linked below is the video of his swearing-in ceremony. I encourage everyone to watch this historic moment. Mr. Kennedy is joined by his beautiful family at this ground-shaking event. Listen carefully to Mr. Kennedy’s remarks after taking his oath of office. He is the right man for the job of bringing […]

Showing Love

(Copyright 02-16-2025) by Dave Rothwell (St. Joseph, Missouri) Dear Laura,I want you to know that I appreciate the work that you do to publish the Church of God Messenger, and I am sure your heart is in the right place, but I am writing to express my dismay at your editorial comments on Dwight Fleming’s article about the Passover. Although I do not agree with all of Dwight’s assertions or conclusions, I cannot support the practice of public, personal attacks on someone for their beliefs. It’s one thing to post a rebuttal, but your comments struck me as harsh and […]

The Dream

(Copyright 02-16-2025) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) “I Just Had One Of The Most Alarming Dreams Of My Entire Life” By Michael Synder 2/15/25 https://endoftheamericandream.com/i-just-had-one-of-the-most-alarming-dreams-of-my-entire-life/ (In case you may have missed it). His first two paragraphs to set the stage….“I don’t even know where to begin. I normally do not write an article on Saturday night, but in this case, I feel compelled to do so. I need to share the dream that I just had with everyone that I know, and the easiest way for me to do that is to publish it online. I want to get this out while the […]

Message for America

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) John Mitchell of Rocklin, CA delivered a powerful message just before Independence Day of this year. It was just posted on the ICG YouTube channel. John does not hold back on describing the wretched condition that America has lowered itself to by following false and godless leaders who reject the God of the Bible and rebel against His Word. His timely message is based on Ezekiel’s commission to warn the House of Israel. The House of Israel was composed of the ten northern tribes which rebelled against Solomon’s son after the death of Solomon. Their […]

Biblical Symbolism

March 8, 2025April 24, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Part One)(Copyright 01-29-2025) by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) Many people who profess Christianity feel they understand the Bible. Tens of thousands of books, commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and prophetic writings explain and re-explain it by thesis, exegesis, and endless debate. However, how much do the authors of these works truly understand? If the Bible is so easy to understand, why are there so many varying opinions? Why do equally brilliant scholars come up with opposing explanations? Even within the many denominations of Christianity, innumerable disagreements exist on virtually every part of God’s Word. The Bible contains numerous images and illustrations. It […]

All Goes Well with the Godly

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) Every step of your future life will be guided by God – if you decide to be a godly person. It is the one who honours God who gets the best in life – not the clever one, or the rich one, or the genius, or the one who gets lucky breaks in life. All insecurity regarding the future comes when we do not choose godliness as a way of life. So, decide to honour God at all times. He will then give you the best spiritually, and at the same time, all that is necessary […]

Our Planned Future

(Copyright) by James McBride (United Kingdom) Armed conflict disrupts the lives of millions of earth’s populace—though ‘the West’ has been blessed with more than half a century of relative tranquility, with a welcome rise in living standards. But inequalities persist, and world leaders are behind the scenes planning radical change, change that will affect all of mankind. Our track record down the centuries, however, raises a red warning flag. After six millennia of civilization, governments have utterly failed to implement utopia; ‘…the way of peace they have not known’. For every ‘solution’ is undermined by human nature and scorn for foundation […]

What is a jot and tittle?

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What is a jot and tittle? Why did Jesus use them in his Sermon on the Mount? Why is it critical to understand their meaning in relation to living forever? The words jot (iota, Strong’s Concordance #G2503) and tittle (keraia, Strong’s #G2762) appear only once in the Bible. Jesus’ statement using jot and tittle occurs near the beginning of his famous Sermon on the Mount likely given from Mt. Eremos. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto […]

The Iron Pen: Who is Writing on Your Heart?

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Jeremiah 17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an – Iron Pen – and the point of a diamond: it is engraved upon the tables of their hearts.” This kind of language indicates total rejection of God’s Word. Their national and religious leaders were leading the people in rebellion against God. Isaiah 3:9 “They parade their sin like Sodom. Jeremiah wrote these words just before the destruction of the nation. The same thing is happening today in America. Our national leaders, lawmakers and judges have written into law, rebellion against the word of […]

When Was Jesus Born?

(Copyright) by John O. Reid (Bolivar, Missouri) We are approaching the time of the year when the world celebrates the supposed birth of Jesus Christ. The jingles on the radio and television invade our sanity earlier every year, and the decorations now go up before Halloween! Anywhere we go, Christmas “cheer” is inescapable. For most of us, this is a season we struggle through, wishing it would rush by and be over. Yet it is also a season that requires us to be on our guard. Since we in the church of God do not celebrate Christmas, we often stick out in a crowd. Such a difference piques the […]

Proof of the Bible

(Copyright) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) Is the Bible the inspired Word of God? Can we believe the internal evidence and the mind-boggling claims made within the Holy Bible? Is it possible to prove that the Bible is indeed the very Word of God? The purpose of the Bible is to reveal the divine authority of God over mankind and to make known His universal plan of salvation, and how it is being achieved. It reveals that Jesus Christ will soon return to establish the Kingdom of God on this earth. The Bible reveals the purpose for man’s existence – to […]

Burning Man Revisited in 2022…

(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) Hope you’re having a wonderful sabbath day… The Burning Man festival is returning after a several year hiatus… It is observed in the late August, early September timeframe in the Northern Nevada area… I wrote the article below about 7 years ago, and it applies now just as much as we continue to draw ever closer for the need of our Savior to return before humanity self-destructs… As the old adage goes, “you play with fire, and eventually you will get burned.”… Sin, and the practice thereof is like playing with fire… Pushing the limits […]

Reincarnation and the Bible

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) Question: What is the definition of reincarnation? Does the Bible support this belief? Answer: The word “reincarnation” is not in the KJV Bible. The term comes from the Latin and means ‘to enter the flesh again.’ Webster’s Dictionary defines the word as “a rebirth of the soul in successive bodies.” Another dictionary states it is the belief that, at death, a person’s “soul” enters another body or form and becomes alive again. In short, it is the belief that a person’s soul or spirit, after experiencing a physical death, enters into another life form. Reincarnation is supported by various […]

The Christian Menace and the Communist Responsibility

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “In the very early days we saw the Communist regime establish an immediate kinship with people of a criminal past. We saw it use for its purposes only the dark elements who, in a cultural society, hide themselves in the back alleys of a community, men whose lives are a mass of lies, deceit, treachery, and murder. Those with this sinister background are useful tools in the Communist system. This rule started immediately to deform the very substance of spiritual and cultural life. Education was made into something ridiculous, a mechanism for political ideology […]

Why Humans?

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Why did the Sovereign God create anything? And especially why did he create humans which are uniquely different in many ways from all other life forms on earth? Before beginning our search for the biblical answers to these two questions, imagine you are a sentient, all knowing, all powerful immortal being alone in a timeless and empty dimension without other beings like yourself to interact with. Would you be happy, or would your life be lonely and without purpose? Would you be content with this existence, or would you find your life tiresome and meaningless? Would […]

Letters

Letters by Curtis Dahlgren & Steven Blackledge Letter from Curtis Dahlgren (July 30, 2022)Thanks for the reposting of another column. Hope you’re feeling better than last week. Letter from Steven Blackledge (July 30, 2022)I cannot remember if I had written you to give my condolences for the loss of your dog Bubbles… Losing pets is very difficult… Especially if you have had them for a while as you well know… Hope all went well for Darwin on his trip to bury Bubbles… It is interesting how God only allows for dogs to live on average a decade plus… Depending on […]

A Chance to Right the Abortion Curse

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) On May 2, 2022, the American political scene erupted into an inferno of controversy with the unprecedented leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If enacted as written, the ruling would strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States and set aside the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision. Most observers believe the draft was leaked to Politico to pressure a Supreme Court justice to change his or her vote on Dobbs and “save” abortion rights. At this time, an investigation ordered by […]

Figure Eights Aren’t Just For Skates

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Featherwing beetles might be the smallest beetles measuring in at mostly under one millimeter, but their size doesn’t stop them from being speedy fliers. These tiny beetles have been found to fly just as fast as other beetles three times their size. Learning more about their flight reminds us that our Creator designed purpose in the tiny details. Entomologists have been studying the flight patterns and behaviors of these amazing beetles to learn how they seem to defy Newton’s laws. Unlike the wings of other insects, made of membranous material, the featherwing beetles have bristly […]

E.I.H.A.K.R.I.

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) The above title may seem strange. But it basically refers to an historical study that I have come across in my research of so many topics. Using written records, and a lot of research on the net. With such as Wikipedia. As I cover each letter above in the title, keep in mind whether you find anything in the seven letters, that even closely relates to the promises made to the tribes of Israel, regarding their “future second homes”, after their being removed from their first homes. History covers their “migrations” quite […]

The “Diversity Doctrine” is: Racist, Sexist, Perverse and Insane

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The diversity doctrine is: honor and respect is to be lavished on the diverse for the sake of diversity. Questions for diversity professors. Who are the diverse ones? Is being non-diverse a problem? Should everyone be diverse? If we all were diverse, would that be, good or bad, for our nation? Should we prefer that our children fit into a diversity designation? Why is diversity being promoted and honored by educators and our ruling elites today? How diverse does one need to be, to become a diversity professor, and be hired by the university, […]

Why the Church must Avoid Forging Political Alliances in the Days Ahead

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) As followers of Christ, we must openly support those political candidates whose values and policies reflect our own. However, history shows that when the Church forges cozy ties and alliances with civil authorities or a political party, she loses her purity and the ability to be a bold, prophetic voice to the nation and those in power. Jesus, by His example, showed us the way in this regard. A Kingdom Not of This WorldThere were many political and religious parties in first century Israel, but Jesus forged no ties with any of them. How could […]

The Coming American Humanitarian Crisis

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) Deuteronomy 28:49-50- “The Lord shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies; a nation whose tongue you shall not understand. (50) A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young: (52) And he shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fenced walls (defenses) come down, wherein you trusted, throughout all your land: and he shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which the […]

The Return and its Prophetic Impact

(Copyright) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas) and Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Laura writes:I want to share a conversation I had this past week with Jeffrey Caldwell. And I have listened to the 33-minute video. Jeffrey writes:There is a movement afoot which you and the entire ministry of the Church of God should be aware of; if you have not seen this already I strongly urge you to take a look: The Return and its Prophetic Impact Laura writes:What is the movement about? Is it good or bad? Jeffrey writes:A large number of people have been meeting and praying for a revival. The talk […]

Disney – The Most Evil Place on Earth

(Copyright) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2022/07/disney-the-most-evil-place-on-earth-video-3776682.html WARNING NOTE: This 48-minute video is NOT for children to see. It shows how Disney incorporates evil demons, secret signs of Masonic origin and sexual perversions in all their children’s movies/shows in an effort to capture the children’s minds so they will become acclimated to it and become like them. There was a lot of work involved for the person who made this video. Eye opening for sure. Some things may seem a little far out, but the whole overview does show what is going on…for many decades!

Tithing: Fact, Fiction, or Fraud?

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Many religious organizations teach tithing as the means of supporting their particular work. And many millions of people over the years who have regularly dedicated a percentage of their income to God have felt that they have been physically and spiritually blessed as a result of their giving. Many who live by the principle of giving a tenth of their income to a church will attest to the benefits of tithing based on their own personal experiences. But are the elect children of God required to give a tenth of their income to support the work […]

Letters

Letters by Steven Blackledge and Ray Daly Letter from Steven Blackledge (July 23, 2022)I meant to write to you after reading this last sabbath… I’m so sorry for your loss… Losing a pet is very difficult as you well know… My family, and I prayed for both Darwin, and yourself… Glad to read about the robins… We are doing fine on this sabbath day, and hope you all have a blessed day… God be praised forevermore as HE alone is worthy to be… Take care, and His peace be with you, and yours… Letter from Ray Daly (July 25, 2022)I have […]

The Upside Downing of Christmas

by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) The young woman stood uncertainly on the threshold of her cousin’s house and drew a deep breath. The time had come when she must reveal to someone that she was pregnant out of wedlock and here she was on the doorstep of a profoundly righteous couple, famed for their scrupulous observation of the Law. They had had no children of their own, and how could they possibly understand? She had as yet told no one of her condition and yet the angel had said that Elizabeth too was expecting a child. Mary stood there a […]

Living for The Glory of God

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) “To Him are all things” (Rom. 11:36). God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning, and the End, the First and the Last. And so, as all things of an eternal nature originate in Him, they find their consummation in Him too. All things were created by God to bring glory to Him. This is not because God selfishly desires our glory. He is completely self-sufficient in Himself, and there is nothing that we can offer Him that can add to His sufficiency. When He calls us to seek His glory, it is […]

Stand athwart history and yell stop!

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Over the last [year], Americans have lived through what is arguably the most consequential period of government malfeasance in U.S. history. Public officials’ overreaction to the novel coronavirus put American cities into a coma; those same officials’ passivity in the face of widespread rioting threatens to deliver the coup de grace.” – Heather MacDonald, Imprimis (May-June 2020) CALL IT MALPRACTICE by the governors’ mansions and well-to-do mayors. Their “concern for human life” rings hollow. In Italy, the median age for virus fatalities was 80, and the Left had legalized assisted suicide on our Left coast. […]

Pulling the Plug

(Copyright) by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) American leaders—particularly those on the political left and ostensibly concerned about managing climate change—are poised to rewrite the longstanding energy paradigm responsible for fueling the enviable lifestyle and productivity enjoyed by the United States since the Industrial Revolution. By outlawing or harshly regulating traditional means of power and fuel generation and promoting renewable but unreliable “green” technologies, these leaders look to “pull the plug” on the fossil fuel industry. Doing so will dictate wholesale changes in how we live, work, play, produce, and consume. While the politics behind these changes can be complicated, […]

The Lobster in the Pot!

(Copyright) by John Jewell (London, England) You may, or may not, be familiar with the example of the lobster in the pot. This has been used in times past as an example of how things, events, will creep up upon you until finally it is too late to change them. You fill a cooking pot with water, place a live lobster in it and turn the heat on. We assume the lobster could get out of the pot, but it doesn’t. It may feel the water getting hot, but it feels comfortable and so stays in the pot. The water […]

The Devils Wine

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Believe God’s Judgment: Judge accordingly or close your eyes. Deceivers Proclaim: Close your eyes to sin and “Do Not Judge”. But God teaches Christians to “make right judgments”. 1 Corinthians 6:2-3 “Do you not know that the saints will judge the world, and are you not competent to judge trivial cases? We will judge angels; How much more the things of this life?” Revelation 2:26-27 “To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations; he will rule them with an iron scepter”. That would be “Authority” […]

Why America’s Survival Depends on the Recovery of Her “Sacred Heritage”

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) America’s founders were far from perfect, but they established the nation on Judeo/Christian principles that they believed would serve as a moral compass to guide the nation through any difficulty or crisis she might face. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood this and writing from the Birmingham city jail, where he had been incarcerated, he acknowledged the nation’s “sacred heritage” and declared it to be a basis for his confidence the fight for racial equality would succeed. He wrote, We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham, and all over the nation, because the goal […]

Professor Arnold Aintright

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

The Flood is Upon Us!

(Copyright) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) As students of the Bible, we are all familiar with some of the details of the Noachian Flood recorded in Genesis 6-8. We remember the prelude to the Flood in which God describes the reasons why He considered it necessary to send it. We recall that it took Noah 120 years to build the ark. He loaded it with animals God sent to him, and then he and his family—eight people—stepped aboard and God shut them in. The rains soon fell, and the great underground water reservoirs exploded, and every life on earth, except for those […]

Demons + root of bitterness = many dead people

Demons + root of bitterness = many dead peoplePart 1(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The question isn’t why an all-powerful God allows tragedy to happen; the question is what is wrong with us that we take the freedom God made us with and use it for tragedy?” – Steve Deace THIS is the column I’ve been procrastinating on writing. Through personal experience, I’ve been forced to study the subject of mass shooters. I knew one. I even traveled with him to events and shared motel rooms with him. In the middle of March 2005, he shot and killed seven of […]

Sabbath-the Very Beginning

(Copyright) by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) “Why aren’t the preachers today telling their people the truth?” I heard blasting from my radio. I was on the way home after finishing my shift as a maintenance electrician at a well-known oil tool products plant when I was forever changed by those words. In my less-than-completely-sober state, I remember shouting back at my radio, “Yeah, buddy! Let them have it!” And, just what was the topic over which the radio personality was lambasting preachers? It was the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy as stated in Exodus 20. To be honest, the beginning of the change in my life […]

Thomas Jefferson’s Prominent Role in Ending Slavery in America

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Thomas Jefferson is in the crosshairs of those on the Left who are demanding the removal of his statues from public places and the removal of his name from public schools. After all, was not Jefferson an evil, white slaveowner? We must remember that the goal of the Left is not to understand history. Their goal is to control history and shape it to drive their social/political agenda. As the character in George Orwell’s 1984 learned, “Whoever controls the past, controls the future.” The truth is that at a time when slavery was accepted and practiced […]

The Devil is a Diversity Professor:

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The “Diversity Doctrine” is: Racist, Depraved, and Insane. The diversity doctrine: Honor and respect is to be lavished on the Diverse – Based on Race and Sexual Perversion. Forced Acceptance is to be imposed on All – for the sake of Diversity? That is complete folly – And a Satanic Attack on those Not of the Favored-Race or Sexual Perversion. Who do not fit into Professor-Diversity categories of – Victims – of All who are Not what they are! Arrogant Shallow-Minded Lawmakers and Judges make Special Laws to Protect the “Diverse” from the Non-Diverse? […]

Attitude of Gratitude

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) God preserved my life when I was tossed from my moped onto the railway track one day in August 1993. The person operating the railway-gate was a novice and lowered the second bar before I had crossed it and so it hit me on the chest and knocked me down. I lay on the railway track, unconscious for a while – I don’t know for how long. Someone picked me up before any train came along. I now feel like one who has come back from the dead (for my fall could have been […]

Oops!

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

The Trumpet Blast’s That Will Eventually Usher in the Great Tribulation

July 23, 2022June 13, 2025 by Laura Lee

Part 1(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) It is the mystery of lawlessness, as it pertains to God’s definition of sin, which will lead to the worship of the beast as God… We must come to understand that our Savior is the Word of God, and that HE came in full flesh to die because the very Word HE represents was broken… Introducing sin into the world has been nothing more than a spiritual black plague upon humanity ever since the 1st Adam transgressed God’s command… This fallen state of being can only be overcome by the blood of the […]

Letters

Letters by Dixon Cartwright, Steven Blackledge, and Ray Daly Letter from Dixon Cartwright (July 9, 2022)Good morning, Laura and Darwin. Thanks for the online newsletter. You mention your critter visitors. This morning about 5 I saw a pretty big deer beyond our back fence on the neighboring property and then a good-sized dog galloping after it, chasing it into the woods. We also have two frequent visitors that are pretty red-looking foxes, one that is missing half a front-right leg from its elbow (or is that a knee?) down. No foot on that leg. But it still gets around okay. I notice […]

Father Knows Best

(Copyright) by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) Remember the 1950s television sitcom Father Knows Best? Robert Young starred as the mythical father of the Anderson family. His wife was a homemaker and mother to their three children. Each week an opportunity arose for “Dad” to solve a problem. What happened to those wonderfully innocent and uplifting days? But what kind of fathers are portrayed on television today? Homer Simpson, simple-minded buffoon, or the jovial Dr. Cliff Huxtable, dominated by his wife and manipulated by his children. Or worst of all, the male-chauvinist, crude, and perverse Al Bundy. What has happened to fathers […]

Are the Sabbath and Holy Days a Burden?

(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina) The days mentioned in Galatians 4 have all the trappings of being the Sabbath, new moons, holy days and special years such as seventh year and jubilee. But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest […]

A Part of Something Larger!

(Copyright) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) As we entered the new year of 2011 it had to be said that the state of the Church of God is not good. One of the more significant parts of the church, the United Church of God is dividing into two parts with the members being scattered and having to take sides, with no clear reason as to why it is happening. It is a strange phenomenon, but it was prophesied long ago by Jeremiah that the Church of God would continue to splinter into smaller and smaller pieces. This is what […]

Seven Trumpets of Revelation

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) The Seven Trumpets described in the Book of Revelation will begin to sound in the final year before Christ’s return. In chapter eight, the first four trumpets sound one right after the other. Revelation 8:13 then declares: “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell upon the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels.” The last three trumpets are called […]

Why a Revived Christianity Will Be American Marxism’s Worst Nightmare

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) In his blockbuster new book, American Marxism, Mark Levin warns that Marxist ideology has now permeated every facet of American society, including the educational systems, the media, corporations, Hollywood, and politics. He obviously touched on a deep, felt need for the book shot to #1 on Amazon before it was ever released. That America is deeply concerned was confirmed in a recent NPR poll in which people were asked if they thought that American democracy was “alive and well” or “under threat.” Sixty-seven percent of the respondents said they believed American democracy to be “under […]

The 13th grade: It’s killing us

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Few in their after years have occasion to revise their college opinions.” – Thomas Jefferson AN ANALOGY THAT DESCRIBES TODAY’S YOUNG PEOPLE: “Scientists have discovered a tiny creature that lives in the lips of a North Atlantic lobster that it is unique in that its brain completely disappears at the onset of adolescence and doesn’t reappear until adulthood.” Eighteen-year-olds in college aren’t mature adults, and academia takes advantage of that fact. This is a book review of “How to Survive Your Freshman Year” by “Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did.”* Just in time for […]

Old!

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

Unprofitable / Profitable Servant

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Recently, I heard a sermon given, the title of which was, “What’s wrong with the Church?” The sermon was directed at the `Churches of God’. In this sermon the speaker went on to describe the church of today as being like the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. But woe unto us if that be true! Notice what Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 5:20.20. “For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.” That […]

Letters

Letters by Steven Blackledge & Ray Daly Letter from Steven Blackledge (June 25, 2022)Continued prayers for you as I read your commentary this morning… The troubles we endure in this physical life will help us to grow spiritually… Something that will benefit us for an eternity… Just a matter of enduring to the end God has planned for us while we continue to in His Son, and through Him… We added 6 more to the sea of felines we have at the ranch… Only this time these kittens were born inside a closet… So they are going to be easy […]

Needed for Justice

(Copyright) by David Antion (Pasadena, California) In the justice system of ancient Israel, the court was open to all and each party presented his/her case before the court. The only evidence considered by the court at that time was given by the witnesses. There was no fingerprint identification. No ability to check DNA or the many other advanced ways to gather evidence. In criminal cases, not less than two witnesses were necessary especially when the accused person stood to lose his/her life. See Deuteronomy 19:15; Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:2-6. Jesus and the apostle Paul also recognized […]

Whose Faith Does The Healing?

(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) When someone is healed, whose faith is responsible? The person praying, or the person being prayed for? The healer, or the healed? Whose faith is important? And why does James say to seek the elders of the church and be anointed? There IS a simple answer! One that makes sense of ALL of the healings in scripture! Mark 5:25-34 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When […]

Why I Don’t Believe in the Trinity

(Copyright) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Where is the Trinity in these writings? (Where you would think it would be!) Deut. 6:4 Hear (sense is obey) O Israel, Yehovah [YHwH] our Elohim (Mighty One) is one (H. 256 echad meaning one Yehovah, not family) Isaiah 45:5 I am Yehovah, and there is none else, there is no Elohim (God) beside me. I girded you, though you have not known me. (The word “I” is H.595 singular – i.e., not 3 persons in one) John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the […]

“I was born to run,” she said (so was I)

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) NELLIE was her name, but she called me Bella. She was a little old lady from Pasadena who only drove me once a week to church. She bought me brand new for her 90th birthday. She put a gun rack in the back window for old times’ sake. She didn’t own a gun, just the gun rack. We got a lot of funny looks around town. I’m a pickup truck. Nellie had been a professional baseball player back in the fifties, one of the older members on the team, but she could still fly around […]

The Devils Delight!

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) America is the Devils Delight; Satan has defeated and intellectually enslaved a “Superpower”. One, Church and State United with Satan and his faithful children. America’s great political leaders, Judges and lawmakers have established – Satanic Religious Laws. Laws that defend and praise what Almighty God ruled as evil. Law defending – LGBT – desecrates and mocks God’s Creation of: Male and female, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, and sons and daughters; and therefore is: “Blasphemy against the “Holy Spirit” and will “not be forgiven” Matthew 12:31. “Woe to those who call evil good […]

The Startling “Foreword” to the 2nd Edition

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) I am honored and thrilled to write this Foreword for such a timely, church-shaking volume as this Second Edition of In the Spirit We’re Equal. What this book addresses is not just a “woman issue.” What this book addresses is a “church issue” and an issue of discipleship and world evangelism. This was made very clear to me about twelve years ago when the Lord visited me in an unusual manner and instructed me to “identify” with Sue and her two-fold vision to articulate the Biblical basis for the equality of women and men in Christ and […]

Deacon Dewey

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

Preparing for the Kingdom

July 9, 2022June 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) God’s Feast of Tabernacles pictures the Millennium – the 1,000-year reign of our Lord (And His Saints) at His return. It is a time of rejoicing for the entire family, because it’s a foretaste of the coming utopia that will transform the earth from all of its troubles, tragedies, downfalls and the like, and will usher in a time of peace and prosperity for everyone. It pictures a time when even the nature of animals will change for the better. And a time when children can run and play free of any chance of harm […]

Zombie Apocalypse

(Copyright) Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) I know, it sounds stupid, but listen to the 11-minute video and look at both web sites. You may change your mind. (Statement by Laura Lee) Vaccine Choice https://vaxxchoice.com/ Truth for Health Foundationhttps://www.truthforhealth.org/ 11 Minute Pandemic Videohttps://vk.com/video654820846_456243116———————————————————————–Reprinted with permission from: Golden Sheaveshttps://www.goldensheaves.org/ ———————————————————————–

Why are these cattle dead?

(Copyright) Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) There IS a Plan being worked out here below, as Winston C. once said! In this case, not a good one if peoples’ suspicions are the case. Watch the 3-minute video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVSIrbJ_IoA ———————————————————————–Reprinted with permission from: Golden Sheaveshttps://www.goldensheaves.org/ ———————————————————————–

Red Alert

(Copyright) Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) We’re going to pay the price for what we’ve done. This apparently isn’t a hoax. Those come largely from the other side, whose intent is to conceal all this! We likely will see a lot of Feast of Tabernacles cancellations except those very local. Public transportation won’t do it. Gonna be an interesting election season if we hold out that long. If true, this represents a siege on our country. Pray it isn’t. RED ALERT: Entire U.S. supply of diesel engine oil may be wiped out in 8 weeks… no more oil until 2023 due to […]

God’s Prophetic Word is Good for the Soul

(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) When Embraced As HE Intended Himself To Be…Hope you all are having a pleasant, and edifying sabbath… Tomorrow is the day many of us recognize Pentecost, and the amazing transformation that can transpire when one trusts, and relies upon the Holy Spirit promised to those who trust in, and repent through the Son of the Living God… I hope that we all continue to appreciate the love our Beloved Father has for us, and recognize the need for HIS SPIRIT to guide us through the maze of lies, and deception this fallen world has […]

The Feast of the Nativity

(Copyright) by James McBride (United Kingdom) An intensely spiritual observance? A secular holiday? A pagan festival? Here’s some light on the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christmastime has etched itself into our calendar. For some it’s an intensely religious experience. To others a welcome mid-winter break. And an opportunity, for some, for a good knees-up! Overall, it has become an almost universal festival observed even by non-Christians. Most 21st century Western Christians, however, realize that the trappings of Christmas are transferred from ancient pre-Christian worship. It’s common knowledge in our skeptical age. Whether it’s the tree, or “the holly and the ivy” or […]

Human Sacrifice and Yeshua

(Copyright) by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) The question has been asked by some Jewish (and Gentile) people, ‘How can Yeshua be a sacrifice for sin when God comes against human sacrifice in the Law of Moses?’ This is usually supported by references to Scripture passages like these: “And you must not let any of your sons pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am Yahveh!” (Leviticus 18:21) “Then Yahveh spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Again, you shall say to the Sons of Israel: ‘Whoever of the Sons of Israel, or of the strangers who […]

Atonement Rituals

(Copyright) by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) This study examines the Day of Atonement rituals using Leviticus, chapter 16, as a guide to show why God designed the Day of Atonement and why he required the high priest to enter the Most Holy Place once a year to perform the rituals of atonement. There is some dispute among Bible scholars as to the chronological order of the rituals during this day. Because of this dispute and the complexity of the rituals, this study does not attempt to place each ritual in chronological order; instead, each ritual is analyzed as an individual event. It […]

China in Prophecy

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What role does China, one of the world’s great superpowers, play in end time Bible prophecy? The word “China” or “Chinese” does not appear in the KJV Bible, which means it is not directly referenced in prophecy. This is likely because the nation lies a significant distance away from the Middle East where Biblical events are mainly centered. For example, from modern Israel, China lies more than 2,100 miles (3,379 kilometers) away. Modern Russia is more than 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) away as well. China, however, seems to be indirectly or obliquely referenced in prophecy through the generic term “kings of […]

About Prayer

(Copyright) by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Prayer to an unseen God is practiced in all the world’s religions. It is not an exact science and faiths have developed many ways to attempt to be heard by their god. I was brought up in a large Christian denomination that had many prayers published that a person could just read. In the early days prayers were said during worship in Latin. Even after nearly 50 years I can still remember some of those prayers I had said as an altar boy- but even to this day they are a bunch […]

Erasmus Darwin & The Evolution of Evolution

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Evolutionary ideas are all around us. Every time you turn on the TV, watch the news, or read a science magazine you will more than likely find evolutionary content. How did this philosophy become so popular that it literally took over science? Most people picture Charles Darwin as an unbiased naturalist who discovered evolutionary ideas by studying the world around him. But that isn’t true. He had been influenced to doubt the Bible and accept long ages for the geologic record by some of the thinkers of his day. He’d even been influenced by evolutionary […]

God’s Rebuke to LGBT-America: Biden and his Leftist Snakes

(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The fraudulent election of Biden was God’s rebuke to: LGBT America and the Idolatry of, Democracy. Arrogant Folly: Believing majority votes and opinions, Divorced from God’s Anchor of Truth is freedom. Majority opinions absent from: The fear of God, will lead to Devil Worship, praising the wicked and condemning those who believe God. Everyone knows Biden was elected with FRAUD votes. Cowardly Republicans: Muzzled by Democratic party Snakes and Devil Media, obediently ignore Election Thievery. Hearts are being Tested: Jesus Christ said, Matthew 28:18 “All power in heaven and earth is given to me.” […]

When George Whitefield Rejected a Personal Prophecy from John Wesley

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) A personal prophecy should always confirm what we already know in our hearts. It is dangerous to build one’s life and make important decisions based solely on prophecies. This was dramatically illustrated in the lives of two of the greatest revivalists of all time. Wesley’s Strange Word to WhitefieldTwenty-six-year-old George Whitefield sat on a ship ready to sail for America from the port of Deal, located approximately 70 miles southeast of London. For some time, he had experienced a compelling call to preach the gospel to colonial America and now the day for his departure […]

America Has Been Put On Notice

June 25, 2022June 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) On December 11, 2021, multiple tornadoes struck five states causing catastrophic damage, killing, and injuring hundreds. The city of Mayfield, Kentucky was completely destroyed by not only the worst tornado in the state’s history, but the strongest recorded tornado in U.S. history. Because Americans have become accustomed to tornadoes as a natural phenomenon that happens year after year, what took place from Kentucky to Arkansas will soon be forgotten. Such will not be the case, however, for those who lost loved ones, as well as their homes and businesses. One Mayfield resident interviewed on Fox […]

Hope in Spite of Us: Psalm 22, 23, 2022 and 2023

June 25, 2022June 4, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Our fathers trusted in You. They trusted and You delivered them… Be not far from us, for trouble is near.” – Psalm 22 “I WILL FEAR NO EVIL.” – Psalm 23 The following is just a theory, but right now we could all use some faith, hope, and charity. My previous column was mostly doom and gloom but looking ahead there are two sides to the coin. Which one will prevail? It all depends. Could there possibly be a comparison between Psalm 22, 23, and 2022-2023? Or will it be a contrast if you know what […]

Passover

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Our Father in Heaven: Paid our Debt of Sin. Exodus 12: 1-16: Verse 13 – “The blood will be a sign for you on your houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will Pass Over You”. That was symbolic of Judgment Day: And the Blood of Christ Jesus. Our Passover: Crucifixion and Suffering of the Son of God. Mark 15:12 to 15:39 -Crucify him they shouted. Why what crime has he committed, Asked Pilate? But they shouted all the louder, crucify him! Pilate wanting to satisfy the crowd, had Jesus flogged […]

An Unpayable Debt and Obligation

(Copyright) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Radio personality Charles Osgood related a news item out of Miami in which a young man working as a valet parking attendant at a hotel was routinely handed a tip for fetching a man’s car. Later, after the man drove off, the attendant looked at the tip and was startled to discover the man had given him a thousand dollars! The tip-giver was unaware of his mistake until well on his way back to his home in West Virginia. He immediately turned around and drove back to the hotel. He found that the […]

Becoming a Blessing to Others

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) In Matthew 14:19, we see the three steps to becoming a blessing to others: (1) Jesus took ALL the loaves and fish;(2) He blessed them; and(3) He broke them. “It is only as you also allow the Holy Spirit to break the strength of your own will that you will become spiritual.” Then the multitude was fed. This is how the Lord wants to make you a blessing to others too. You have to give Him everything first, as the little lad there did. Then He will bless you with the power of the Holy Spirit. Then He will break you through many […]

What About Armageddon – Who Will Fight and When?

(Copyright) by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida) When the word Armageddon is spoken, people automatically think of war between nations. Most do not fully understand when, where, or how it will take place. Many fear it could happen at any time, especially now that Israel is fighting for survival, and many assume that the middle east problems will lead to this event and that it will spread into other nations. We hear religious people talking about armies surrounding Jerusalem, and “sudden destruction coming upon the land”, and we think could this be “Armageddon”? Because it conjures up fear many choose […]

A New Beginning, An Inauguration!

(Copyright) by John Jewell (London, England) From January 23, 2009Naturally, the big news at the moment is the election of Mr. Barack Obama as president of the United States. The TV footage and radio interviews showed what a great deal of hope the American citizens, and also citizens in other nations, have in Mr. Obama. Indeed, many have shown a considerable faith in him, yet no one really knows a lot about him. As we said in a recent Letter from London he was born in Hawaii of an American mother from Kansas and a father who is a Kenyan […]

Lessons from a Prophetic Movement that Shipwrecked the Faith

June 18, 2022June 3, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Winston Churchill once said, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This is true of the church, which seems to repeat the same mistakes generation after generation, especially in the area of the prophetic. Much of the turmoil surrounding the failed Trump prophecies could have been avoided if the modern charismatic church had learned, not only from Scripture, but also from history. There have been numerous prophetic movements in history whose experiences offer invaluable lessons for the church today. One of those movements is Mormonism, which emerged out of the Second […]

Cognitive disconnects: Outlandish “stuff” D-voters claim to believe

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Only a nation on its knees can stand up to its enemies.” – author unknown NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE, said a man in the early 1700s. Nothing new to see here, is there? I’ve been making a list of outlandish statements by unrepentant Biden voters, such as: “The border is not open. People still have to go through the process” [When you can wade across the Rio Grande, not row, and there is no border, it’s an open border; many just skip the “process.] “There is no connection between a bonus to […]

Something to Think About

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Just something to think about. First, ALL OF the prophecies presented by the Sabbath churches (and some Sunday churches) have failed. The question is why? When they were sure they were right? I have mentioned to you, I think, that they likely failed, because it was not The Almighty’s time. Which his time is soon approaching and has been advancing. Put all of the failed prophecies before you, and then consider what The Almighty has to say. He says in one verse. “Behold, I work a work in your days which you will […]

The Time is Short!

(Copyright) by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) NB: Please read this document with the Bible in your hands! The Bible announces the major events marking the fulfillment of God’s Plan on earth, including the future of mankind, and how the Divine Government will replace our human-led society. So here is the Biblical Timeline of events that have happened recently, are happening right now before our eyes, or are expected to happen soon! 1) In 2015 – Fulfillment of Joel 2:31: “The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of […]

Heirs of Salvation

(Copyright) by Ronny H. Graham (Charlotte, North Carolina) In Hebrews 1:13-14, the apostle Paul, the probable author of Hebrews, continues his efforts to show the superiority of Christ over angels by quoting from Psalm 110, the psalm most quoted in the New Testament: But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool”? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? While Paul is explaining Christ’s superiority to angels, he also begins to describe their duties. Even though stating it as a question, he […]

Was God’s Law Nailed to the Cross?

(Copyright) by Earl L. Henn (Charlotte, North Carolina) In their struggle to find a New Testament scripture that supports their misconception that God’s law is “done away,” many people point to Colossians 2:14 to “prove” that Christ nailed the law of God to the cross. In fact, this verse becomes a major linchpin in their fallacious argument that Christians are not required to keep God’s “harsh Old Testament law.” Proponents of such a teaching say that the “handwriting of requirements [ordinances, KJV]” refers to the law “that was against us.” They further claim that Christ “took it out of the way” or abolished the […]

Stop This Marriage Madness

(Copyright) by Norman S. Edwards (Perry, Michigan) It is good that many people have studied the scriptures and found that they are primarily about an individual’s faith in and obedience to the Eternal. In their Bible study, many find no examples of priests, ministers, or the state “performing marriage ceremonies”. Indeed, history shows that such ceremonies have only been with us for about 600 years. Anciently, a marriage was handled as a contract between the couple or their parents. While a feast was usually associated with a marriage, the marriage itself was a written or verbal agreement, consummated by a […]

Seventy Weeks Prophecy

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Daniel nine contains what is known as the “Seventy Weeks Prophecy.” By the time most Bible scholars and Eschatology students finish dissecting it, we, for some strange reason, end up with 490 years rather than 70 literal weeks. There are various explanations out there concerning the historical event that began the counting of the 490 years until Christ’s earthly ministry. His ministry only lasted three and a half years which is not a full “prophetic” week. Some believe that He still has to finish another three and half years of ministry perhaps after His return. […]

Can You Prove What You Believe?

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) Christianity today is in a state of complete confusion because the nation’s clergy and members of church after church are confused. What can only be described as one big giant mess is because deception has made huge inroads that has resulted in so much confusion. II Timothy 4:3- “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap on themselves teachers, having itching ears.” Churches across the country are not telling members what they need to hear, but what they want to hear. Christianity in America […]

Truth

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Recently a person who once attended the Worldwide Church of God commented on how his son, who is in his early twenties, is blaming him for his lack of social skills. He claims that, because he was kept from participating in school activities on Friday nights, he was deprived of something that now limits his ability to relate to other people. His story is, no doubt, the story of many thousands of others around the world dealing with similar accusations in their own families. What are we to think of it? Did parents in the […]

Flying Scroll or Digital Ledger?

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Zechariah chapter five mentions a Flying Scroll (See verses 1-4). There is writing on both sides of it. It is to be a curse which affects the entire land (verse 3). It will primarily affect the thief and the liar. This Flying Scroll has puzzled me for quite a while. What event is the Bible trying to show us that will come about in the near future? Others have explained this Flying Scroll to be a missile. However, it is not rolled up to form a cylinder shape but is spread open to show the writing that […]

Digital Currency Nightmare

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Another report on the coming Digital Currency that is prophesied in Zechariah 5 as a “Flying Scroll.” Pastor Steve Cioccolanti of Discover Ministries adds some critical insight as to why central banks want the kind of control as currently practiced in China. From what I can tell, the Flying Scroll or Digital Currency will come about prior to the beginning of the 1,260 days when the Two Witnesses will begin to prophesy, and the Woman (Jerusalem) flees into the wilderness. How long or soon after the Digital Currency comes into play before the attack against […]

Our Heavenly Citizenship

(Copyright) by Austin Del Castillo (Charlotte, North Carolina) “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 3:20) Many of us appreciate the concept of order. Disorder causes us to become anxious and even feel threatened. We want to either get out of such an environment or fix it. The ongoing unrest in this country, with all the protesting, looting, and burning that carried on for months in several of our major cities, gives us great cause for concern. Since their peak, things have improved somewhat, but a sense that the […]

Who was in Charge of the New Testament Temple? And Why Should You Care?

June 4, 2022June 4, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Wily Elder (Ocala, Florida) The answer to the last question first: The reason you should care is because it will reveal the day on which Pentecost should be celebrated. How is that possible? “Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, when you come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest. And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave […]

Fiery Flying Serpent

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon)

Homemade Baby Formula

(Copyright) by The Westen A. Price Foundation (Washington, D. C.) prep 15 minstotal 15 minsauthor weston price foundationyield 72 ounces Ingredients*:2 cups of filtered water2 tsp collagen protein4 tbsp. lactose2 cups raw whole, grass-fed milk2 tbsp. heavy cream1 capsule contents Lacto (optional, for lactose digestion support)¼ teaspoon acerola powder¼ teaspoon of infant probiotics2 teaspoons nutritional yeast flakes½ teaspoon of cod liver oil1 teaspoon expeller pressed sunflower oil1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons coconut oil(optional) ¼ teaspoon butter oil *This recipe has been adapted from the Weston A Price Foundation. Please visit their site for many answers to your homemade baby formula questions! Instructions:Step #1 Take 2 cups of filtered water pour about half the water into a pan and turn heat on medium.Step […]

Perfect or in Part

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) Scriptures from the KJV In Mathew chapter five, we find one of the most loved portions of the Gospel, the “Beatitudes” this teaching by Christ forms the beginning of what’s become known as the “Sermon on the Mount.” I would like to start my message today, by reading those Beatitudes, because it will begin to set the stage for what I want to address today. (I am going to read verses 1-12 of Matthew chapter 5, and then kind of skip through and comment on the rest of that particular chapter.) Mathew 5:1 “And seeing the […]

A Message Concerning the Canaanite Spirit that will Lead to the Worship of the Beast or Man of Sin

(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) I happened to come across a message given by Daniel Joseph on WorldNetDaily concerning Jude… More specifically, the passage that pertains to Cain, and how this spiritual state of being is leading many to a false sense of understanding where they actually stand with God due to embracing sin, and the practice thereof as being acceptable to God as long as they believe in Jesus… I have always believed that it was Cain’s spiritual state, and the lack of faith HE had in the WAY of GOD that was the core reason that this […]

God’s Most Excellent Way of Truth…

(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) To Be Set Free by Applying HIS WAY through HIS SON… Hope your sabbath has been a refreshing, and joyous one so far… Hard to believe a week has come, and gone as the Passover season once again is but a memory… Hope yours was spiritually edifying… I wrote what was below yesterday to help those who are still under the impression that God’s holy days were no longer necessary to be maintained… It is so easy to gravitate towards beliefs that are contrary to God’s Word… We are all born with a rebellious spirit […]

The World’s Buckling Supply Chain

(Copyright) by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) A convergence of adverse and unexpected events has resulted in a global supply chain crisis of enormous proportions, threatening to derail worldwide economic activity in virtually every financial sector, with social and political stability stumbling in its wake. The trouble began with the global lockdown—beginning in the spring of 2020—in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumer demand for goods and services tanked rapidly, as many workers were laid off or forced to work from home. At the same time, students were required to school at home via the Internet, and everyone had to […]

A Teenager’s Perspective

(Copyright) by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) A Teenager’s Perspective on Living in an Abusive Home “All children deserve a father they aren’t afraid of. All women deserve a partner they can trust. All abusive men deserve a chance to break the cycle of abuse they learned from their fathers.” This is the dream of most families who are struggling with dysfunctional and abusive relationships. I agree with this dream. I grew up in a home where my father was abusive. If this dream had been a reality when my family needed it, perhaps I would have a father I could respect, and […]

National Slavery: TRUMP, Jumps in the Swamp

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) TRUMP, and Republicans, giving tax dollars to Insurance companies in the form of tax credits to purchase insurance will guarantee, insurers, doctors and hospitals will charge more for services. And it will make Americans a type of bond servant to insurers; making it impossible for most Americans to pay for medical services, as needed, themselves. That is a form of slavery, buying slaves, for Insurers, with their own tax dollars. Over generous to employee’s insurance, by unions, especially government employee unions federal and state and large employers; is – WHY – medical cost is so […]

HEY JUDE (the real one) and the sermon notes of Enoch, seventh from Adam

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “According to the Oxford English Dictionary’s first definition, a ‘skeptic’ is ‘one who holds that there are no adequate grounds for certainty as to the truth of any proposition whatever.’” – Michael Shermer of Skeptic magazine, quoted in Time magazine, last spring “If Truth were dead, how would you know THAT?” – C. Dahlgren, 2017 THINGS JUST GET CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER (to coin a phrase). “Claim” is a favorite media word. If traditionalists “claim” something, it must be fake news, but if “Progressives” write something, the media and pop culture do not treat THEM skeptically. Shermer cites The Miracle Myth, a 2016 book by a University […]

The 2-State – Non-Solution – in Israel

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Palestinians seeking their own state in the West Bank and Gaza in Israel, with the help of the United Nations, is just an attack on Israel. And the so called “peace process” by the world nations, is an attack on Israel. A 2-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians is insane, unless the following conditions exist. When conditions and the attitudes of Muslims and Palestinians, change to the point that they obey God and “love their neighbors as themselves” Matthew 22:37-40; and Jewish families can live safely in Gaza and the Palestinian controlled areas of […]

Those Born 1920-1979

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON’T READ ANYTHING ELSE—VERY WELL STATED TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, […]

Birthday

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

The Spices and the Visits to Christ’s Tomb

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) There has been much confusion about the sequence of events surrounding preparation of spices and the visits to Christ’s tomb, because there seems to be no chronological order to the events as recorded in the gospel accounts. This study provides a plausible sequence of events by reviewing them in four segments: The time frame, Jesus’ burial, the women’s spice preparation, and the visits to the tomb. The Time FrameLong before the beginning of the Sabbath, Pilate gave his permission for Jesus to be crucified (Mk.15:13‑20). Everyone knew that, unless there were divine intervention, Jesus would die […]

How are we in the image of God?

(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina) What does it mean that humans are made in the image of God? Romans 1 states that we should look at the things God made to understand the Godhead. The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead . . . (Romans 1:20). God Made Kinds!Genesis 1 tells us that God made kinds. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after […]

My Trip to Kokomo

(Copyright) by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) In September we had the privilege to attend our first Vietnam Veteran’s Welcome Home Reunion. It has been held in Kokomo, Indiana, for 24 years. I heard about it last year and decided to go. Those types of festivals have gotten a bad name due to some rowdiness and drinking, and some people view Vietnam vets poorly anyway. It was very reminiscent of Woodstock, and it was as if everyone there knew each other. I myself am a Vietnam veteran, and like most of the rest of my fellow vets I have a […]

Letter to a Young Lady from Grandpa

(Copyright) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Dear young lady, Loved onesand friendsfind it ajoy watching you grow up! How fast timegoesby as we first see you asalittlechild but then so rapidly, that young child startsto blossom and mature. Aswewatch you our hopesand prayersarethat you arrive at adulthood safeand sound and filled with both inner and outer beauty. As a person that I hope you realize loves you and wants the best for you, I would like to give you the best gift that I have to give. It is not money or material things, but it is any wisdom I may have […]

Hammer and Tickle’ by Ben Lewis, book review (a great book!)

Part 1(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell, “1984” The truth is forbidden now; it is expelled and cancelled.All doors and windows are closed to it now,But anecdotes go out amongst the people,Finding their way to the soul thru the eyes and the ears.The jokes may not reach our grandkids,But future historians will dig thru the archives, Comparing “great men” with our trail of anger, laughter, and tears. -paraphrased from “Impatience,” written in 1955 by a survivor of Siberian exile […]

The Real Reason for the Unfolding Tragedy in Afghanistan

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Young girls await in fear the arrival of the Taliban in Kabul I feel heartsick about the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan, particularly for the women and girls who are about to be subjected to the most brutal forms of Sharia Law. It is a travesty that should never have happened. While many will be debating the logistical decisions made by the president and others that led to this catastrophe, I want to discuss the moral and theological decisions in America over the past 60 years that I believe have played a primary role in this disaster. The […]

God’s Accuracy

Sent by Michael R. Zaeske (Kalamazoo, Michigan) God’s accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example: -the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;-those of the canary in 14 days;-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;-those of the mallard in 35 days;-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.(Notice, they are all divisible by seven, the number of days in a week!) God’s wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant… The four legs of this great beast all bend forward […]

“They Shall Not Hurt Nor Destroy…”

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) The words shown above are taken from the text of Isaiah 65:25. It ends the section of scripture that describes a wonderful time in the future when there will be no more trouble or sorrow. There will be no destruction as we have recently seen in New York City. These are the words that came to my mind as I watched the terrible mass destruction taking place September 11, 2001. It was so awful, so unbelievably heinous! How could any human being or group of human beings do what they did to other […]

Could All of the Animals Fit on Noah’s Ark?

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Many skeptics of the Bible, and even fellow Christians, have wondered how Noah could’ve fit all the millions of modern animal species on the Ark. He would have needed a fleet of cargo ships! But Noah didn’t take all the species on the Ark! Noah was only commanded to take every kind of land-dwelling, air-breathing animal on the Ark. while we always picture two giraffes and then two cows, and so on, the Bible actually says that Noah took seven pairs of some. But isn’t this making the problem worse? Well, let’s look more closely. Noah didn’t […]

How to Recognize and Overcome the Spirit of the Antichrist

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming and is already in the world. I John 4:3b In II Thessalonians 2:1-4 Paul speaks of an evil, end-time world ruler whom he calls “the man of sin.” This individual whom Paul says, opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, is obviously the same person that John refers to as “the Beast” in Revelation 13 and “the Antichrist” in I John 2:18; 4:3. Both the “man of sin” and “the Beast” are described as putting themselves in the place of God […]

“GAMES PEOPLE PLAY” and why the English capitalized the word “I”

May 14, 2022May 31, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “I AM, said I, to no one there.” – Neil Diamond “I AM THAT I AM.” – God (to Moses, 1491 B.C.) “God forgives; man, sometimes forgives; nature never forgives.” – author unknown TO ME, “I” STANDS FOR THE “INDIVIDUAL” – the right to what’s in your heart. Down through history no group on earth has done more for the freedom of the individual than the English-speaking peoples. Contrary to what you may have been told in college, no one has done more to fight the oppression of the individual. COINCIDENCE? I think NOT! The German word for […]

Lawmakers Above the Law

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Government is the problem; imposing laws that only apply to others and not themselves. Matthew 23:4 – They put heavy loads on men’s shoulders but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. President Trump needs to rescind the regulations that exempt congress and staff from the effect of Obama Care regulations; that they imposed on others. And he needs to sign another executive order requiring congress to be subject to all laws that apply to all Americans. And, that special health care insurance for them would be against the […]

Is the Biden White House too Proud to Pray? Abraham Lincoln would say “Yes”

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Unless I have missed something, no call for prayer has come from the Biden White House during this time of national and international crisis. Even after 12 Marines were killed today in a terrorist attack in the midst of the turmoil in Afghanistan, still no call for prayer. Why not? Such an official prayer call from the White House would not be unusual. It would, in fact, be the American thing to do. From the very beginning of our Republic, presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump have called on the nation to pray in times […]

Insight from Paul

by James McBride (United Kingdom) The apostle Paul’s letters shed a bright light on our walk with God The apostle cautions the brethren about getting above themselves: don’t rate yourself too highly, he writes to the Romans (e.g., Romans 12:.30). As the center of the Empire, Rome and its citizens exalted themselves over the ‘barbarians’ they had conquered. It’s a lesson for all of us and applies whether or not we serve in a church office, and it echoes the guidance of Jesus: ‘…you know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and […]

The Ominous Threat to America’s Power Grid

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) Never has the United States faced so many problems as it is now. It has become painfully obvious that solutions are as elusive as holding the wind in the palms of a person’s hands. The threat to America’s infrastructure is something very few Americans are considering due to concerns about inflation, supply chain disruptions, COVID, the crisis in education, and a president who is completely out of touch due to poor leadership. In a report released by the government, the Department of Homeland Security states that radical extremists plan to attack the nation’s power grid. It […]

Another Typical Day On Wall Street

by Richard Markland

Pentecost the Last Day

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) The Feast of Pentecost is the “Last Day” of the count to Fifty, and it is a very important day for the Church of God. Pentecost, Day Fifty is our day; it’s the day that our Lord says He will “Raise Us Up”. The day of Pentecost is referred to in the Scriptures as: “The Feast of Weeks” and “The Feast of First Fruits.” But Scripture also refers to the Feast of Pentecost as “The Last Day.” It is rarely referred to any more as “The Last Day.” But in earlier times, including pre N.T. Church times, God’s people were well acquainted […]

FOLLY and The Cure

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Folly Honored ends in Madness. Proverbs 26:1 “Like snow in summer or rain in harvest: Honor is not fitting for a fool.” Proverbs 26:8 “Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.” How true that is: America’s Congress, UK’s Parliament and Judges are giving honor to the – folly of fools – and planting folly in education, entertainment, government agencies, religion, and the world. The stone is the Folly: Media is the Sling! Principle: “Do Not hate your neighbor in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly and […]

Are Polygamous Marriages Authorized by Scripture?

(Copyright) by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) There are those within the Christian community who claim that polygamous marriages are authorized — even commanded — by scripture. But does scripture really support that assertion? Or has scripture been misapplied to allow men to do what they want to do with women? The truth is important because the spiritual health of our sisters, and our brothers, is at stake. To understand the truth, we have to go back to the beginning—to the Garden of Eden. In the Garden we find that God paraded the animals two by two in front of Adam […]

America’s Reprehensible and Irresponsible Spending Addiction

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) If Americans were asked to give their opinions of the state of the economy, how each person has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis would in all likelihood determine what answers are given. Economic problems plaguing the country are not being reported truthfully. The mainstream media is not reporting the financial hardship Americans are facing. The loss of jobs, homes, vehicles, and other personal assets are barely given lip service. The number of permanent business closures nationwide is being completely overlooked. Why? It is a political hot potato that must be lied about and avoided […]

Encouraging Words

(Copyright) by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) HOW IMPORTANT IS TRUST?“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.” (Prv: 3:5) “Delight yourself also in Yahweh; and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Yahweh; trust also in Him; and He WILL bring it to pass.” (Psa. 37:4,5) THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT; NOT WHAT YOU DON’T WANT: “…as he THINKETH IN HIS HEART SO IS HE…” (Prv.23: 7) SUCCES OR FAILURE:“The line between failure and success is so fine that we… are often on the line and do […]

How the Resurrection Changed Everything for Women

May 7, 2022May 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) During the forty days between His resurrection and ascension, Jesus appeared to different disciples at various times, and on one occasion appeared to over five hundred of His followers at once (I Cor. 15:3-8). The gospel writers, however, are very clear in noting that it was Mary Magdalene to whom He appeared first after His resurrection. The importance which the Gospel writers attach to this fact indicate that it was no accidental occurrence. Jesus knew that actions speak louder than words and He purposely appeared first to Mary in order to make a clear statement about His […]

Forty-three kings and then came disaster!

May 7, 2022May 31, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “We wrestle against wicked spirits in high places.” ‘ Saul of Tarsus My subject today is the 43 kings of Israel and Israel-Judah, the big question being: “Does history repeat itself?” SAUL ruled Israel for 40 years. David ruled for 40 years. Solomon for 40 years. Then the nation was divided literally in two. David’s line came to rule ‘ loosely speaking ‘ the southern kingdom of Judah. The northern ten tribes seceded ‘ over taxation ‘ and formed the House of Israel. Their first king set up not one but two golden calves. No matter the […]

Human Sacrifice in Scripture

May 7, 2022May 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon) Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Human Sacrifice in ScriptureArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) This was an excellent article in regard to Human Sacrifice in Scripture, however I did find a few items written within the article which I would consider to be errors. On page 13 of Special Edition #66, the author states: “God the Father sacrificed His son Jesus, the Son of God and the first creation of God.” Jesus was not a created being: Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: Col […]

America’s nervous breakdown: Deviltry gets a smack-down

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “We’re going insane, folks. We’re literally being swept up by the insane and being told we have to join them in their insanity… When there are no objective facts, when everything is up for dispute, when things that are undeniably fact are not permitted to be, we have a problem.” – Rush Limbaugh RUSH IS NOT OUT ON A LIMB ALL ALONE. In the mouth of two or three witnesses, a thing is established: “We are again engaged in a great civil war, a cultural war that’s about to hijack your birthright to think and […]

George Washington’s Answer for America’s Descent into Chaos and Crime

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Major American cities are descending into chaos with murders, thefts, assaults, and car jackings skyrocketing. This crime wave is a result, first of all, of a cultural rejection of God’s moral law. Secondly, it is a result of outrageous, lawless policies that are being implemented by leftwing mayors and district attorneys. These policies, which coddle criminals and demonize the police, are based on the “progressive” liberal philosophy that human nature is essentially good and it is evil institutions that are the cause of the problems. In this worldview, the criminals are by nature good people […]

America’s Mental State is in Need of Major Changes

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) If ever there has been a period of time in America’s short history that defies the words that are required to describe what the nation has become, it is now. Never has there been a time in which the mental state of the nation’s leaders and the American people have every reason to be questioned. Common sense has been replaced by total nonsense in the way far too many American’s reason and justify what they say and do. The mental state of the nation is alarming and equivalent to performing a dangerous balancing act on […]

Why Doesn’t She Just Leave?

Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 The answer given in the 1920s to this question was that battered women were of low intelligence or mentally retarded. In the ’40s it was determined that women did not leave because they were masochistic.By the ’70s the experts claimed that a woman stayed in an abusive situation because she was isolated from friends and neighbors, had few economic resources, and was terrorized into a state of “learned helplessness” by repeated abuse.Experts spent time, energy, and government grants studying women and their problems, and by asking “why do women stay” they managed to […]

Awaiting the Awakening (there is a prophecy)!

(Part 1)(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) Put not your trust in princes.” – God REGARDING THE BIDEN EDICT ON VACCINATIONS: I’m just glad l don’t have a job that’s on the line (one good thing about being 79). The WWW is all abuzz today with the topic du jour. The “puppet’s decrees.” I just put an “l miss King George lll” bumper sticker on my car yesterday. This country is being run by Committee you know. I don’t know if it’s the CPUSA or a Gang of Eight? At any rate, we aren’t just coming to a crossroads; we are in […]

False Doctrines – “Vain” Worship: Does Jesus Christ Really Know You?

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Did Gentile believers in the early Christian church, at the time of the apostles, worship on Sunday or observe Christmas and Easter? Scripture demonstrates that Gentile believers observed the same scriptural doctrines as the Jewish believers. Paul taught Gentiles: “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ” and he praised them for “holding to the teachings” 1 Corinthians 11:1-2. Christian churches today, are foreign to Jesus Christ and the early church. I fear that Matthew 7:21-23 will apply to most of them on the Day of Judgment, “I never knew you: depart […]

Is God’s Law Done Away?

April 30, 2022May 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Part 1)(Copyright) by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Picture this: a man is in court for grand theft, the judge is ready to pronounce judgment, then a stranger steps forward and pays the fines and agrees to suffer any other penalty due in place of the offender. The judge agrees and the convict is overwhelmed and grateful! He thanks this kind stranger and leaves the courtroom a free man. The man exclaims “I am so happy to be forgiven and can now steal all I want because of what the kind stranger did for me”. Everyone is now thinking of […]

Elijah’s Chariot

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) “What goes up must come down.” So goes the old saying. If Elijah went up in a Chariot of Fire, then where did he come down? Have you ever thought about it? Where did Elijah land at the end of his famous chariot ride? Many believe that he landed in heaven and is there today. Yet Jesus stated that no one has ascended to heaven except Himself (See John 3:13). This would include Elijah. The Chariot of Fire did take Elijah to heaven, but it had to be the first heaven where birds fly and […]

Walls

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright 2008 I have built a fortress around myself . . .to protect my emotionsto protect my self-esteemto protect my individualism This fortress will not allow me to share my heart with you, or express any affection toward you. It protects me from you. Once, before I built this wall, I trusted you completely—enough to pledge my life to you and my future. When you first wounded my spirit, I believed you when you told me it was my fault. Yes, I was naive, but I trusted you. I believed the lie—if I could look different and […]

A Rerun: Those 60s Alinskyites Think They are Taking Over America

April 23, 2022June 2, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Despite what some in the press may say, we who are proud to call ourselves ‘conservative’ are not a minority of a minority party; we are part of the great majority of Americans of both major parties and of most of the independents as well.” — Ronald Reagan (1977) I SAID I was going to write some more about gasoline prices this week, but I received a free copy of “Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution” from David Horowitz, so I want to review it — and seriously recommend it! A few excerpts: In 1969, the year […]

Discriminate

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Or the Devil will, Control your Mind. The GOSPEL of SATAN Is: Do Not Discriminate; close the eyes of your heart to evil. That evil message is pounded into, young hearts and minds by: Educators, Media, government, and some religious leaders. “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.” Giving honor and respect to homosexuals, and those who praise them out of fear of being criticized is the beginning of madness. The “Do Not Discriminate” message, lavishes praise, victim status, and honor on what God proclaims as evil; and condemns those who believe […]

America’s Anti-Slavery Founding Documents

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) In 18th century Colonial America, a great spiritual awakening ignited an anti-slavery movement that impacted millions, including America’s Founding Fathers. This resulted in America’s founding documents being formulated as statements against slavery. This anti-slavery characteristic of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution was understood by America’s founding generation. This has also been understood by abolitionists and Civil Rights icons such as Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King, for example, in his “I Have a Dream Speech,” exhorted America, not to dispense with her founding documents, but instead, to live up […]

America the Angry and Lawless

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) If ever there has been an exercise in futility, it is the attempt to convince people to put differences aside and be united not divided. It was the theme of President Biden’s inaugural address, a speech equivalent to an unrealistic wish list. There could not have been a greater degree of meaningless platitudes spoken. The words were completely out of touch with reality, yet it should not have come as a surprise since leaders in Washington live in a bubble enveloped by a reality of their own making. The nation’s leaders and the American people […]

Lawless Federal Judges

(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) LAWLESS FEDERAL JUDGES, Rule by their own authority. The rulings of federal and some state judges today, render our constitution, irrelevant and unconstitutional. The attitude of most federal judges is: Why do you need law or constitution in America; when I have been given the authority to impose, my opinions, and call it the law? And congress dare not question or overrule my opinions. America, your powerful rulers, Barak Obama and Donald Trump bow down to the – phantom unseen source – of my inspiration; by confessing “Same sex marriage is settled law.” We […]

Spiritual Blindness

(Part One): The God of this World(Copyright) by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) God created human beings in His own image (Genesis 1:26). While our bodies physically resemble the descriptions of God given in Scripture, His greater purpose is to form His character image in us. However, human nature leans toward creating God in its own image. Depending on background and experience, people will identify with some of God’s attributes and actions while other aspects of His nature may seem foreign to them. Some who grew up in an environment where God’s judgment was overemphasized may have difficulty accepting God’s love for them, […]

The Big W of the Universe

(Copyright) by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey) In the comedy classic movie “It’s a Mad Mad World” a few people witness an accident. They then make their way down to the driver. Before he “kicks the bucket” the driver tells them about a stash of money buried under a “Big W.” Rather than cooperating and sharing the money they each race to the park where the money is buried to try to claim it first. When they all finally arrive at the park they earnestly begin searching. However, at first they cannot seem to find the big W. They keep […]

A House of Prayer for All Nations

(Copyright) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas) To those who say the Sabbath was given only for the Jews: Jesus, driving out those selling in the temple area, quotes Isaiah, “My house will be a house of prayer” (Luke 19:46, Isaiah 56:7). In the same place the LORD says, “my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” He also says “foreigners … who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it … I will … give … joy in my house of prayer” (Isaiah 56:6-7). Jesus says, “the Sabbath was made for man” (Mark 2:27) — for humanity. Astronomically, the seven-day week is the […]

Truth is Truth

April 16, 2022May 27, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Lincoln, ND) The above title is based on the words of 2 Tim. 2:15, “Study to show yourself approved unto God. A workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the truth.” Note the underlined word, “dividing”. It should seem evident that this is referring to separating truth from falsity. We will see an example of this shortly. As well, we will also see evidence separating “truth from truth”. The main point I am trying to get across in this study, is to encourage believers to become as those spoken of in Acts 17:11. […]

Are We a Nation of Nominal (Name Only) Christians?

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) I read with interest Dr. Michael Brown’s commentary on Brady ‘Phanatik’ Goodwin’s announcement that he was renouncing his Christian faith. What caught my eye was the informal and sterile nature of the faith he was renouncing. In explaining his decision, Goodwin said, I sent a letter to my church withdrawing my membership and saying that I am denouncing the Christian faith that I have believed, professed, proclaimed, and defended for the last 30 years of my life. My heart goes out to Mr. Goodwin, but it sounds as though his Christianity was rooted in externals such […]

America Is a Stranger Unto Itself

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) To ask what has happened to America is a question with disturbing answers. Radical changes are overtaking every attempt to stop what can only be described as unadulterated godlessness that is going to result in deadly consequences the country in no way is prepared for. Immoral behavior has become the norm and anyone who takes a moral stand is banned by mainstream media outlets and considered a social pariah. Labels with expired expiration dates are attached to anyone who has views based on moral principles, especially from the bible. A Nation Plagued by IndifferenceFor decades, the […]

What Does Domestic Violence Look Like?

Copyright © 2008 Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Domestic violence is “any behavior that is intended to control another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, and verbal or physical assaults”, according to Dr. Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them. Domestic violence includes:Physical violence: slapping, hitting, burning, punching, choking, shoving, beating, throwing things, locking out, restraining, pushing, grabbing, twisting limbs, pinching, pulling out clumps of hair, etc. Emotional abuse: shaming, ridiculing, insulting, demeaning, name calling, threatening, withholding, manipulating, insulting, financial control, undermining, etc. Sexual abuse: rape, forcing reproductive decisions, forcing someone to […]

Feast Day Typology in the New Testament Holy Day Charts

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

Have You Met or Seen an Alien?

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) “Sorry, your son has been killed in Vietnam,” Jenny Rowe was officially informed. The grieving mother was then comforted by a friend who invited her to come to a seance and she would meet her dead son. At the meeting, her friend was proved “right” when the “dead son” appeared before his emotional and happy mother. They hugged and kissed and told each how much they loved one another. Then the “son” said, “I must return to heaven.” Jenny went home that night the happiest mother in the whole of North America. Sometime later, she answered a knock on […]

Signs and Wonders or God’s Righteousness Being Exercised in Faith?

(Copyright) by Steven Blackledge (Sonora, California) Ensuring that our faith is not shaken during these precarious times we are living in is based on our reliance upon the Spirit of God as individual believers… Understanding our relationship with our Father in heaven through our Lord Jesus Christ is priority as HE WHO is not seen is as far greater stronghold than anyone, and thing of the creation… As scripture reminds us, we should not be moved as we experience what our Savior declared would be “the beginning of sorrows.”… God is love, and WHO HE is must be our strength, […]

The Vulgar State of America

(Copyright) by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Time was, in America, when we did not accept crude language, gestures, or behavior in polite society—certainly not in mixed company—and never during prime-time television. Offensive words and actions, those that transgressed decency, were reserved for “adult-only” entertainment venues, back alleys, and the proverbial locker room. Alas, that is no longer the case. Public discourse and what passes for entertainment are now coarser than ever. Vulgarity has gone mainstream, and few, if any, seem to care. Nine years ago, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, as president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, penned an article […]

Biblical Wonders in the Sky

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon)

The Two Triangles of the New Testament

April 9, 2022May 27, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) The two Triangles consist of three Scripture points each that the Lord Jesus, Paul, John, and the Book of Hebrews present concerning how Christians should walk out their faith in Jesus of Nazareth. The two Triangles reveal the biblical way to follow Jesus Christ that will challenge you, but hopefully you’ll see that the Lord has another Way for you to follow Him—His Way. The First Triangle deals with Jesus being our Example and the Second Triangle speaks of the Church (the Body of Christ). If you can, please try and disprove the concept that […]

To Separate or Not to Separate

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 Most pastors and marriage counselors recommend that a couple stay together to work out major conflicts. Their rationale is that issues are best dealt with face-to-face instead of at a distance, with two people working together to come to a mutual understanding. This is true in most safe relationships. However, in an abusive situation, it is sometimes healthy and wise to separate, with the separation having a structure and a goal for the restoration of the relationship, if at all possible. If you are in a 15-round prize fight, there’s nothing wrong […]

Day of – ATONEMENT – and Suffering

(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Leviticus 23:26-27 “The Lord said to Moses – The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves.” V28 “Do not work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God.” The Day of Atonement is an invitation and command, calling believers to identify with the death and sufferings of Christ by fasting on this day. If not fasting, then how else would you “deny yourselves?” It is also a prophecy that […]

Why, Oh God, Why?

(Copyright) by Bill Glover (Eugene Oregon) Tragedy strikes and we find ourselves crying out to God: “Why, oh God, Why? Why did this tragedy happen to me? After all, I believe and trust in you and yet you allowed this terrible thing to happen to me! I pray for your intervention and yet you do not hear and answer! Why?” The above scenario is something we can all identify with regularly. We truly believe we are trusting God and serving Him faithfully and yet bad things happen to us. Why? Then we struggle maintaining faith in Him. If God really loves […]

Lost a Job – God Will Help You

Sent by Glen Walker (Fort Wayne, Indiana) God watches His children Years ago, when Colorado was going through hard economic times, I lost my job, and it took me six months to find another. My unemployment ran out, I had no income coming in, and I was behind on my rent. Eventually I was evicted from my apartment, and my 7-year-old daughter and I were living in the car with everything we could fit in it. We sold everything that wasn’t absolutely essential and used that money to buy food. We washed up in gas station bathrooms, and I tried to find well-lighted […]

The Love of God and Enduring till the End

(Copyright) by Tommy Willis (New Orleans, Louisiana) The trials of life have increased with the Coronavirus, with a rise in suicides, domestic violence, drug abuse, and we could make a long list. Some are having frightening, pandemic-induced dreams. That’s the reality of the times we are living in—increased tribulation. The Plague has made us think more about our mortality. I heard some social psychologist say recently that we in this society were not ready to face our mortality; and the plague is forcing us to; and many are terrified. Too often we live in denial of death and suffering; and the plagues could […]

A Short Study of Five Common Beliefs About the Scriptural Calendar

(Copyright) by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) The Scriptural calendar has been a matter of differing views since time immemorial. A major cause for this uncertainty is the loss in antiquity of the knowledge of the patriarchal astronomers. Although only sketches remain within the Scriptures, enough details are there to set weekly and annual Sabbaths, New Moons, Land Sabbaths, and Jubilee years. This is not unexpected since Yahweh commands observance of those times in their seasons (Lev. 23:4; Gen. 1:14). How could He command us to keep His Sacred times, which is the sign He sanctifies us (Ex. 31:13; Ezk. 20:12, 20), […]

O’Biden Care: No Voice, No Choice, No Rejoicing

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “Use your freedom to put to silence the foolishness of ignorant people (and the over-educated).” – Peter (paraphrased) THAT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE a very “Christian” thing to do, but the apostle Peter wasn’t going woke and advocating censorship. He was advocating living a blameless life and being prepared to give a good answer if asked to explain your faith (the perfect squelch). Peter was addressing the “scattered tribes” in Asia Minor where people weren’t under the Roman boot as much as in the Holy Land. The apostle Paul was free to say about anything he wanted […]

“They Sang as it were a New Song Before the Throne”

by Author Unknown (Minnesota) In Rev. 14:1-5, God speaks of 144,000 redeemed from among men–first fruits–virgins–who follow the Lamb wherever He goes–not defiled with women {church groups}–having the God-Family Name written on their foreheads. It is these redeemed that begin “singing” {speaking of} the new way (Ps. 138:5) to rightly worship God and follow Christ and make Them your God and put away your idols far from you. ONLY Jesus Christ was anointed to be your Mediator–none else! In Is. 42:8 God says no longer He will give His glory and praise to your carved images {men who lead you to […]

Common Sense Safety Tips

Sent by Michael R. Zaeske (Kalamazoo, Michigan) Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one’s life. CrucialBecause of recent abductions In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergencysituation… This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. After reading these 11 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be carefulin this crazy world we live in. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to […]

Passover, Obligation, and Love

(Copyright) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Recently in Miami, Florida, a vacationing West Virginian pulled a few crumpled bills from his pocket to tip a valet-parking attendant, mistakenly giving him a thousand dollars! Driving off, he was well on his way back to West Virginia before he discovered what he had done. He returned to Miami to find that the attendant, knowing the man had made a mistake, had given the money to his supervisor to hold in case the man returned to claim it. The news report primarily focused its attention on the honest young man who returned […]

Breaking with Diotrephes

(Copyright) by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) Many Biblical Examples exist of Political Situations within the Church. One notable situation was the Congregational Regime related by the beloved Elder and Apostle John as he concluded his Third Epistle. In these latter decades, especially as the Church of God grew, becoming its most significant work in centuries, then when coming under extreme duress, both from without and especially from within, a concept of government was developed to meet the challenges of the times. Not all members were entirely comfortable with what developed, and not all were treated equitably as it all played out. […]

The Seven Thunders

March 26, 2022May 17, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) “And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. And he had in his hand a little book open. And he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars, and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I […]

Wonder of the Human Ear – How Do We Hear?

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Have you ever wondered how you can hear my voice, or any other sound? Our sensitive ears can pick up the faint whisper of the breeze, the buzz of a bee’s wings, or the patter of rain on a puddle. These same ears can withstand music blaring in our headphones, a baby screaming, or a car back-firing. How is this possible? Well, here’s the short, simplistic version of how your ears work. Sound travels on sound waves. These waves are collected by the outer ear and travel down the ear canal to the eardrum causing […]

America’s Covenant with God

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) The earliest immigrants to this land believed that they, as a people, had entered into a sacred covenant with God. This was clearly expressed by John Winthrop who, in 1630, led a flotilla of eleven ships with 700 passengers to New England and founded the city of Boston and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During their journey across the Atlantic, Winthrop formulated a sermon entitled “A Model of Christian Charity.” In it he exhorted his fellow pilgrims that “the eyes of the world are upon us” and that God would have them, in their new home, to be that […]

Did the Flood Cover Mountains?

(Copyright) by Ernest L. Martin (Portland, Oregon) Did the Flood of Noah produce so much water that all the mountains of the earth were submerged? What is the real meaning of Noah’s Flood? Recognizing that the river system that was known in the time of Adam was still in evidence in Moses’ day, goes a long way in showing that the topographical features of the earth in and around Mesopotamia were essentially the same at both periods of time. This gives reasonable proof that nothing in a geographical sense was drastically altered when the flood came on the earth in the […]

Seeing Is Not Believing

(Copyright) by Ryan McClure (Charlotte, North Carolina) Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29) We all know the old saying that claims, “Seeing is believing.” It has us trusting that if we can see whatever it is with our own two eyes, we can accept it to be so. For instance, we would probably be skeptical about a snake and a hamster being best friends. Perhaps even more astonishing would be the friendships among three predators: a bear, lion, and tiger (affectionately labeled “BLT”). Yet, these […]

Does Color Matter?

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) About half of the world’s bird species migrates. That’s a lot of birds since there are more than 10,000 species! These small travelers have an ingrained knowledge given to them by their Creator to migrate as seasons change, often to follow food sources or reach safer nesting grounds. They can take surprisingly long journeys, including one tiny type of warbler that migrates over 8,000 miles one way, setting the record for distance traveled related to size. Researchers have found something most migrating birds share in common — lighter colored feathers than nonmigratory birds. They suggest these paler […]

The Gap Theory

(Copyright) by Jonathan Sarfati (Powder Springs, Georgia)

The Bottomless Pit

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) One of the most fascinating and intriguing chapters of the Book of Revelation is chapter nine. We shall discuss the symbolic meaning of the things described in the first 12 verses. Rather than quoting these verses, take a minute to read them for yourself. To summarize, we begin with the sounding of the Fifth Trumpet. A star falls from heaven to the earth. This star or fallen angel has the key to the “bottomless pit.” To have the key to something means that you have possession of it. If I hand you my car keys, […]

Captivities of Israel and Judah

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) When did the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah go into captivity? Why did God send them out of the land he gave them? Where did they settle after leaving their captors? Long before being taken into captivity, Israel existed as a unified kingdom under Saul (reigned from 1050 to 1010 B.C.), King David (1010 – 970) and Solomon (970 – 930). Soon after the death of Solomon, however, the Kingdom of Israel divided into two separate pieces with each possessing their own line of rulers. Ten of the tribes formed the Northern Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Israel in the Bible) […]

The Prophecy of 70 Years!

by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) (Jeremiah 25: 11-14, 29:10, Dan 9: 2, Zac 1:12)As the modern state of Israel (composed of Jews or Judah), recently commemorated the 70th anniversary of its creation or existence, on May 14, 2018, we must turn to the Word of YHWH (Torah), to understand the implication of this very significant event, in the fulfillment of some important biblical prophecies, in this end time! “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)-NKJV). The 70-year prophecy was made by YHWH, through Jeremiah, after the ancient nation of Judah (the […]

Rider with Bow?

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) In the Book of Revelation, chapter six, we find the famous “four horsemen of the Apocalypse.” The first horse listed is a white horse. Some may think this white horse is similar to the white horse that Christ is riding in Revelation 19 at His return to fight against the nations. However, when you correlate the four horses with Christ’s explanation found in Matthew 24, then this white horse corresponds to the spread of false religion or a false message of some kind. Notice Revelation 6:1-2: “And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the […]

“Hummingbird Nest”

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) Tiny homes are all the rage these days. They even have television shows dedicated to showcasing these little custom jewels. But if you think that 300 square feet is minimalist, what if I told you that I’m showcasing today a comfortable home with a floor plan of only 250 – square millimeters, that is! A lot of work goes into building a Hummingbird nest. These tiny homes are normally really hard to spot, because otherwise, predators might come and harm the young. The female Hummingbird camouflages the nest with bits and pieces of lichen and moss […]

Why Are We to Count to Pentecost?

March 12, 2022May 17, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) PentecostPentecost means count fifty. Pentecost is also called the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Weeks. We are told in: Leviticus 23:15 to count to Pentecost. Lev 23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: When was the Wave Sheaf Offering?Many believe that because we are told to count on the morrow after the sabbath, that this means the weekly sabbath. And, because we are to count, they understand that to […]

Yet Another “Happy New Year”

(Copyright) by John Jewell (London, England) Is what most of the British people were wishing each other as the chimes of Big Ben rang throughout London and resounded from the loudspeakers of radios and television sets throughout the rest of the western world as their citizens likewise wished each other a Happy New Year or however it is in their local language. Bonne Annee I think, in French! Throughout the United Kingdom parties were being held, fireworks let off in celebration. And, of course, the usual competition for best firework display between Sydney in Australia and London. The London organizers […]

You Are King

(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Are you afraid of snakes? Spiders? Sharks? Tornadoes, germs, lightning, thieves, bats? WHY?? Don’t you know that you are in CHARGE of them all? That God GAVE them to you?? Let’s get this straight right now. YOU ARE KING! They are all YOURS, to do with as you see fit! Unless… well, we’ll get to that in a moment. Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of […]

A New Era? Causes of War, Causes of Defeat

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “O that you would have hearkened unto My Commandments! Your peace would have been like a river and your godliness as the waves of the sea.” – the God of Israel FROM WHENCE COME WARS AND FIGHTING AMONG YOU? “From the lusts that war within you… You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that friendship with the world is enmity with God?” – James Someone said that only a nation on its knees is able to stand up to its enemies. As for defeats, the U.S. has had plenty of them since World War II. This […]

Creation of Life in Contemporary Times

(Copyright) by Ernest L. Martin (Portland, Oregon)Edited by David Sielaff

What Time Is It?

(Copyright) by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) 2022 Doomsday Clock is currently set at 160 seconds to Midnight.Updated January 20, 2022, staying the same as 2021. DOOMSDAY CLOCK TURNS 75 THIS MONTHCreated in 1947 at the University of Chicago the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, dubbed it the “Doomsday Clock” as a symbolic clock whose setting is based on world events. It is an estimation by Bulletin scientists of the likelihood of a manmade global catastrophe. The clock’s midnight hour spells doomsday for humanity. Realizing the bomb, they had created could be a global threat, the clock was developed by the Manhattan […]

Prayer Closet Dynamo!

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) When you pray, what is your spirit saying to God? “O God, I’m a miserable wretch, not worthy of your mercy. I beg and plead with you to hear my cry and grant me this one petition to be delivered from my need [whatever it may be: healing, financial help, peace of mind, etc.].” We are all familiar with the Psalms which are hymns set to music. Yet, they are also prayers. “Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse” (Psalm 72:20). David was a musician. He knew the powerful effect that music has on our […]

Facts on Tithing

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) I am bewildered by the tactics seen on television in fund raising efforts. If you watch much of “Christian” broadcasting there is a common teaching: (a) the law of God is done away; (b) no amount of good works will get you a place in heaven; (c) believers are to Tithe, which is to pay 10% of their income to the Christian effort. Any thinking person will find some confusion in the things preached. If the Law is done away- why does a person have to tithe? And if no good works earn you […]

Evolution Is Dead! Take That, Nietzsche!

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) We have never been able to create life from non-life in the lab, despite millions upon millions of tests in the most favorable conditions possible. We have never observed one basic kind of animal turn into another kind, much less a human. Animals adapt…they change… this is observable. But a dinosaur has never turned into a bird any more than a giraffe could ever turn into a hippopotamus! That is a belief based purely on faith — not on the fossil record. Charles Darwin was not a scientist. He was an explorer and author with a vivid imagination […]

Overview of the Covenants

by B. L. Cocherell & Vernon O. Jones (Nevada) The following pages contain the basic outlines of the old and new agreements with national Israel and the Sovereign Father’s agreement with the elect during the Gospel age of salvation. THE FIRST AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL ISRAEL TYPE OF AGREEMENTThe first agreement was an exclusive agreement between God and the individuals who comprised national Israel. Moreover, this agreement was open-ended and included the ten commandments, obedience to whatever God asked of them, and the practice of the sacrificial system. Deut.29:1. ExclusiveThe agreement was made exclusively with the nation of Israel, but other people could participate […]

Wake Up to Reality

by John Jewell (London, England) In the Letter from London a couple of weeks ago we wrote of the next major financial disaster to hit the western world following the credit crunch and the fallout from that. This was the incredible scam perpetrated by Bernard Madoff which resulted in a large number of people losing around $50 billion in total. A newspaper survey of the major losses showed that quite a number of people, who had many millions of dollars and pounds and wanted a safe, but profitable, haven for these funds had entrusted Mr. Madoff with the entire amount. […]

HOW Elijah will Restore all Things!

by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) Here is How Elijah will restore all things (Matthew 17:11), Before the coming of Jesus-Christ (Mal 4:5-6; Act 3:19-21) ! (NB: All in this document is translated from French) God says in the Bible: “Do not keep the prophetic words of this book (the Bible) a secret, because the time is near.” (Rev 22:10). With the help of the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:26; 16:13-14), God shows us today, the work Elijah has to do, just before the coming of the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord! (A) What are the Things to be restored, according to the […]

You Can Pray Like King David

(Copyright) by Nestor A. Toro (Wadsworth, Ohio) The ancient king of Israel has more of his prayers recorded than any other figure in Scripture. Examining them allows us to deepen our relationships with our Creator. King David was a man so extraordinary that, in Acts 13:22, God described him as “a man after My own heart, which shall fulfill all My will.” That is a huge compliment from the God of the universe. How would you like to be referenced as a role model of righteousness? As was the case with other great servants of God, David was not perfect. In I Chronicles 28:3, he […]

A Day of Lust, Not Love

(Copyright) by Martin G. Collins (Charlotte, North Carolina) Our Savior Jesus Christ tells the woman at the well in Samaria, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him” (John 4:23). As the first great commandment (Matthew 22:37-38) suggests, true worship of God and agape love are entwined. In flagrant contrast, most people in this world celebrate their holidays, not in spirit, truth, and love, but in fleshly practices, lies, and in the case of Saint Valentine’s Day, lust. Sexual immorality has always been the essential ingredient […]

Jesus Our Passover

Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) The Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth marked a turning point in the history of the Jewish people and led to the birth of the church of God forming the spiritual body of Christ. Concerning the death of Jesus, the Lamb of God, the apostle Paul states, “For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us” (I Corinthians 5:7). The term “passover” refers back to the Israelites’ sojourn in Egypt when God commanded them to slay a lamb then put its blood upon the lintel and doorposts of their dwellings. The lamb’s blood would cause the destroyer to […]

Are You a Princess?

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Some time ago I read a book about the familiar nursery rhymes and childhood stories published by the Grimm brothers in the early 1800s. Apparently these were mostly German folk stories passed down through generations by word of mouth, and we can thank the Grimm brothers for recording them for posterity. More often than not each story has a prince on a journey, a princess in danger, and an evil individual bent on coming between them. The object of the book was to show that the point of these folklore stories was not […]

The Doctrine of the Stones

by Jim Patterson (Lisle, Illinois) Anyone will become aware of the various contentions that arise over doctrine; often surrounding points of view about the nature of God or proper worship. Although in this article we will touch on a couple of specific teachings that give birth to contentions and controversy, we do so only to illustrate and shed light on a greater over-riding perspective of the New Covenant regarding worship and proliferation of the gospel that may be often lost on us. The intent here is to step back for a moment to hopefully get a proper healthy perspective on […]

The Long Night of Sennacherib

(Copyright) by Chuck Missler (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)

New Beginning

(Copyright) by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) Every Tomorrow is a New Beginning. BE WORD WISE:“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” (Prv. 25:11) “For by your Words you are justified and by your Words you are condemned.” (Matt. 12:37) Every Yesterday cannot be rewritten. WHEN A NEW BEGINNING HAPPENS:The ending of one cycle is connected to the beginning of another.Always. This is always the case…not something rare: Every Ending signals a New Beginning is about to start…just over the horizon or only moments away. “Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. […]

Why on Earth are you here?

by James McBride (United Kingdom) That thought crosses the mind of most of us sooner or later. The basic reply is ‘from mum and dad’. But where did that life force originate? Almost universally it is believed that each of us has an ‘immortal soul’. It’s in us throughout life and persists in some form when we die. Few give thought as to where the ‘soul’ originated. In the Mormon faith all humans lived in a premortal state before coming to earth. The Hindu belief is that the soul continually recycles. For Catholics each human soul is ‘individual and immortal, immediately […]

Human Savagery Reaches a New Level

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon)

Transgenderism: Erasing the Created Order

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) As late as 2019, Will Thomas swam for the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s swim team, winning one 500-meter freestyle event in 2019 and being named to the All-Ivy League second-team a season earlier. COVID-19 canceled the 2020-2021 season. When swimming competitions resumed in late 2021, Thomas—now known as Lia—swam for the university’s women’s team after undergoing at least a year of testosterone-suppression treatments, as required by the NCAA. Swimming against biological females, Thomas wins races and breaks records with ease, shattering pool, meet, school, and national marks, sometimes by several whole seconds. If Thomas […]

The Spirit of Antichrist is Prevalent

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) Scripture tells us to try the spirits to see if they are of God this is an important test because we need to be in unity with those that we have fellowship with and those that are teaching. 1Jn 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1Jn 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 1Jn 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that […]

Vulture Bees Evolved or Adapted to Eat Meat?

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) We know that vultures eat dead animals and are helpful in cleaning up those rotting remains, but did you know there are also bees that eat carrion? With all the talk of killer bees and murder hornets, here are some bees we can be thankful for! Vulture bees, as they have been named, have been found to have acid in their guts similar to the stomach acid of other animals that feed on carrion, like vultures and hyenas. While there are only three species of vulture bees that exclusively consume dead meat, there are other bees […]

Does Belief in Women’s Equality Lead to an Acceptance of Homosexual Practice?

by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts)

Victims and Vindication

by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) Some months ago, I made a duty tour of a section of the Bible that I find incredibly boring. It was in fact the book of Job, composed of interminably long speeches from a crowd of unbelievably rigid and self-righteous snobs. As I started again to plow through their torrent of rhetoric, I suddenly realized that I was hearing the same sentiments that came to me from a far different contemporary source. The opinions of Job’s friends are very much the same as those voiced by faith communities when they address victims of domestic […]

The Time is Very Very Short!

by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) NB: Please read this document with the Bible in your hands! “The night is far spent, the Day is at hand” (Rom 13:12). This Civilization is drawing to a close. Babylon is falling (Rev 14:8; 18:2)! The Bible announces the major events marking the fulfillment of God’s Plan on earth, including the future of mankind, and how the Divine Government will replace our human-led society. So here is the Biblical Timeline of events that have happened recently, are happening right now before our eyes, or are expected to happen soon! 1) In 2015 – Fulfillment of Joel 2:31: “The […]

No One Knows The Day

February 12, 2022May 17, 2025 by Laura Lee

Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Jesus Christ warned His followers to be watching for the signs of His return lest they be caught unprepared and miss out on the Resurrection. Concerning the time of His return, notice: “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. … Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house […]

Mexico Reaches Natural Gas Agreement with Russia and China

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) Mexico has reached an agreement with two Russian and two Chinese companies after months of negotiations involving natural gas-pipeline contracts, according to negotiators directly involved with the talks. Under the terms agreed upon, Mexico will allow Russian and Chinese troops to stay in the country in order to protect America’s neighbor from “U. S. Aggression.” In return Russia and China will have access to all natural gas supplies “with assurances that all citizens of Mexico will be provided adequate supplies for all their needs,” according to negotiators. “This is a solution to a very tense and […]

Designed for Discovery

(Copyright) by Bradford G. Schleifer (Wadsworth, Ohio) Part 1: Why the Earth Is UniqueThe Earth is filled with inferences of design. Here is a look at some of these unique and inspiring markers. Getty Images Many millions view Earth as just another planet in a vast universe. They see it as neither unique nor special in any way. But decades of research are changing this view. If we peer through the lens of science, something remarkable can be shown about our planet. The more we discover, the more we realize that hundreds of conditions are needed for the rich abundance of plant, animal, […]

Did Noah Have a Rain Gauge?

(Copyright) by Ernest L. Martin (Portland, Oregon) What were the waters in the firmament that finally came down to earth? In what form were they before they came to earth? An interesting question now presents itself for our attention. If 15 cubits of water (276 inches of rainfall) descended upon earth, from where did that water have its origin? That is what we want to determine if possible, and it may be shown in the Bible itself. Since the results of the flood, according to Moses, were worldwide in extent, it can reasonably be believed that there was a uniform (or […]

Giving Thanks?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) In the United States, we are rapidly approaching a national holiday known as “Thanksgiving Day.” On this day, people in the United States are told that they should focus on being thankful for everything they have, including a free nation, the freedom to worship God as they wish, for families and pretty much every good thing that they enjoy. However, the scriptures do not seem to limit what we should be thankful for. Indeed, even the time does not seem to be limited. We are told that we should be “always giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of […]

The Nativity and the Weather

by Samuel S. Martin (Israel) Before my late father began a career as a pastor and then a religious scholar, he was trained as a weather forecaster. He learned this discipline at first in university, but later in the United States Air Force. As a scientist training in the observation of the weather, he always took this matter into consideration when it came to his research studies dealing with the Bible. A number of books that he wrote which he has been recognized for from an academic point of view dealing with the birth of Jesus Christ come to my mind at this […]

Translated to Where?

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Some believe Enoch was translated and never died per Genesis 5:24. That he did not die is not true; that Enoch was ‘translated’ is true. For an example of what happened to Enoch, we will examine what happened to Elijah which I believe cannot be any different in essence. 2 Kings 2:11 is used to supposedly prove that Elijah was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, and so that is where he has been ever since; “And it came to pass, as they (Elijah and Elisha) still went on, and talked, that, behold, there […]

Bodies and Souls As Commodities

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon) Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Bodies and Souls As CommoditiesArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) I only have one thing to add to this article. The author claims that it will be decades before Christ returns, in my opinion I believe the return of Christ is much closer than that, probably sometime within the next 10 years or less. No one knows when Christ will return but there are many signs in place that argues for sooner than for later.

Heavenly Father

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Heavenly Father, the Tower of Babel is standing high; rising to the heavens; the world nations are united against you. Terrorists kill, men women and children in the UK, and the explosion is heard in New York and Moscow, Genesis 11:4-8. Heavenly father, we citizens of the world no longer need you. Leaders of the nations can communicate in a moment. Our scientists, educators and engineers can quickly devise a plan or scheme to solve all the world’s problems. Heavenly Father, go away; we, the world nations will make our own gods and give them artificial […]

Signs That He Has Changed

Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 He is willing to wait however long it takes for her trust in him to be rebuilt and does not pressure her to forgive or reconcile until she is ready.He does not say or do things that threaten or frighten her.He listens to and respects her opinion, even if he disagrees.She can express anger or frustration toward him without being punished or abused.He respects her “no” in all situations, including physical contact.He does not prevent her from spending time with friends and family and does not punish her later.He is willing to continue […]

Advocate of Socialism says America is too Anti-Social

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

The Devil, UFOs, and Invaders from Space!

by HOIM Staff, John Keyser (Azusa, California) Do “flying saucers” exist? And are they extraterrestrial visitations from another planet or planets? Or do they involve Satan the devil in some way? If so, how? And for what reason? There is no doubt that many unexplained phenomena occur which nobody understands fully. Many claims have been made by men and women who say they have seen unusual creatures or strange beings who appeared to be unearthly in appearance. Sometimes they seemed to appear out of a strange flying object, perhaps some sort of space craft. Some of these men were put to […]

Suffer the Little Children

(Copyright) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon)

Why Wouldn’t He?

by Nathaniel Burson & James E. Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) YOU LACK FAITH. You know this is true. You may not like accepting it, but it is true. You know full well that you could have more faith than you do – probably a lot. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? If the answer is not a resounding yes – a YES, that YOU INTEND TO BACK UP by doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to correct it – then you are reading the wrong article. If you are willing to pay ANY PRICE to have God pleased with you, if you TRULY want to have […]

Teaching of the Tithe

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Deut. 14:22. “You shall truly TITHE all of the increase of all your [produce] that the fields bring forth. Year by year!” As shown, this Study is on “Tithing”. And to “Tithe”, meant to set aside the “first of each ten”. The first of animals, and the first of anything grown from the ground. Whether crops, fruits, and the like. Actually, since all “livings” are made from that which is produced from the ground, then ALL occupations that earn money, is to be Tithed on. And take note that, there is only ONE […]

Atonement and Suffering

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The apostles felt privileged to suffer persecution for Christ. Acts 5:41” rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering” for Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives. Philippians 1:29 “It has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him”. Philippians 3:10-11, I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow to attain to the resurrection […]

How a Great Awakening Turned America’s Founders Against Slavery

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) America’s Founders are under attack. Their monuments are being toppled and their names removed from schools and other public buildings. Children are being taught that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were evil, rich slaveowners who formed this nation to protect their wealth and maintain the institution of slavery. This twisted history of America is dividing and destroying her. The truth is that at a time when slavery was being practiced in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and many parts of the world, America’s founders turned against it. Dr. Thomas Sowell, who happens to be black, has written […]

Just What Do You Mean “Ezekiel’s Message”?

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

A Little Here and A Little There

January 22, 2022May 10, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) I have no idea how many times I have read my Bible from cover to cover, since I bought my first Bible when I was in third grade. Recently two different people have pointed out scriptures which I clearly don’t think I ever saw before. Yes, I read them many times, but I never saw them before. I am sure that not just me, but others have read right over these same scriptures and probably many others and for some reason they just never registered. Rachel and Deborah (This section written by Dwight Fleming.)When Jacob […]

Some Things to Consider as a Possibility

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Ever wonder how even the very elect could, if possible, be deceived by false Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets which will show great signs and wonders (Matthew 24:24)? Most of the elect base their world and society views on basic conservative teachings from the Scriptures. So, if the elect might if possible be deceived by false Messiahs (or, a false Messiah), does it not make sense that a false messiah (and false prophets) would come across as very conservative sounding also in order to deceive? In the middle of the Scriptures is Psalm 118, preceded by […]

Happy New Year…!

by John Jewell (London, England) That’s what most of the British people were wishing each other as the chimes of Big Ben rang throughout London and resounded from the loudspeakers of radios and television sets throughout the rest of the western world as their citizens likewise wished each other a Happy New Year or however it is in their local language. Bonne Annee, I think, in French! Throughout the United Kingdom parties were being held, fireworks let off in celebration. And, I suppose, the usual competition for best firework display between Sydney in Australia and London. I enjoy firework displays. […]

A Warning from the Past

(Copyright) by Richard Markland A war on free speech is being waged. Targeting anyone who speaks out or questions Leaders in power is becoming increasingly dangerous. As sinister actions on the part of elected officials in Washington are becoming more obvious, there is a real danger for anyone who holds leaders accountable for their abuse of power. The key to keeping the American people at bay is to instill fear for what is openly expressed. What people are saying and doing is being used against them. Washington is Big Brother. Out of control government is now dictating what people can and […]

Profile of a Victim

Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 Although battered women may exhibit some of the characteristics in the list below, the one element that is shared by all victims is FEAR! A woman is more likely to be killed when she tries to leave than at any other time. The abuser may also threaten to hurt or kill family members or friends who try to help the victim. Besides living in fear for her own safety and that of her family, a battered woman fears being homeless and unable to provide for her children, as well as threats by the […]

Are All Christians Hypocrites?

January 22, 2022May 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If we expect others to rescue our nation for us, as we go about our daily lives as mere observers to what is transpiring, or close our eyes and ears to current events, we will lose the struggle.” – Mark Levin, “American Marxism” THE LEFT HATES AMERICA. Because it is still “too Christian” for their taste. My topic this week came from a Facebook post by a personal friend of mine who calls herself “spiritual” but thinks most of us are hypocrites. She posted a reply to a Laura Schlesinger comment on her radio show: Dear […]

Ezekiel’s Timeless Message – What is the Real “Work of the Watchman”?

(Copyright) by Vance A. Stinson (Tyler, Texas) God said to the prophet Ezekiel, “I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore, you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me.” What kind of warning was this? Was it primarily geopolitical in nature? Did it involve dire warnings about coming earthquakes, famines, disease epidemics, floods, droughts, and other disasters? Was it an ancient form of the sensational “headline theology” that is so popular among a large number of evangelical preachers and writers today? What does the watchman’s message have to do with the mission of the New […]

The Mystery of God

by Dwight Fleming (California) “In the beginning . . . God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” Genesis 1:1, 27. Both a man and a woman picture the likeness and nature of God. We primarily only see the masculine side of God while the feminine side of God is not as obvious. There is God the Father and Jesus the Son of God. Both members of the Godhead are described as masculine and for good reason. But if the Godhead is both male and female, then where can […]

What Makes a Great Nation?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) What makes for a great nation is relevant to God’s holy nation. It seems good to me to share with you a couple of my recent Facebook posts: The day after the election: ————Today we, here in the United States, have a new President-elect — not the one that I, nor many of us, were expecting! Reminded that citizenship confers not only rights, but also responsibilities. Thanks to the wisdom of our founders each of us has a say in the public square and ability to communicate with fellow citizens or our officials. Even, where appropriate, to engage […]

The Leaven of Righteousness

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Matthew 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. WHY is the Kingdom of God like LEAVEN, of all things? Why use LEAVEN, which appears to represent SIN throughout the Bible, to represent the Kingdom of God? And why are there THREE measures of meal – not twelve or seven or some other number? And why was the leaven HID in them? And how did the WHOLE get leavened? In leading into […]

ATONEMENT and Suffering: Crucified – The Price Paid

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) God’s Atonement is Universal: From the Beginning – Revelation 13:8 “The Lamb Slain from the Creation of the world.” Exodus 30:12-16 – Speaks of Atonement Money – being a Half Shekel when Israel was counted. “The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less. “It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives. How God will remember his children today? 1 John 2:1-2 “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will Not sin. But if anyone does sin, we […]

Critical Race Theory and the Bible Answer

January 15, 2022May 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Critical Race Theory is defined by its name. For proponents of this new and novel theory, race is everything and “critical” for interpreting all of life, particularly American life. According to CRT, race is what defines you, labels you, and determines your worth and your role in society. This, of course, is rooted in Marxist ideology, which seeks to divide and conquer by dividing people into groups—the oppressed and the oppressors—and pitting them against one another. Classic Marxism sought to divide nations on the basis of economics, pitting the bourgeoisie (wealthy land and factory owners) against the proletariat […]

Ezekiel’s Message

January 15, 2022May 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John & Rosemary Morton (New Zealand)(Edited for Shepherd’s Voice Magazine) A note from the editor of Shepherd’s Voice Magazine Jim Patterson:Prophecy in the Old Testament must not be maligned and misinterpreted to suit denominational ideas regarding the future of modern nations and of the church as a whole, where in fact the prophecy had already been fulfilled. Unless compelled to do otherwise by the context in which a prophecy was given, we are not at liberty to interpret it with dual fulfillments, create suitable scenarios in how they apply to our modern day, nor use it to fulfill any […]

Stop. Slow down, Pray and Think

by Tommy Willis (New Orleans, Louisiana) In this modern world we have many time saving devices, yet we are more in a rush than ever before. Why? Well, every fulfilled desire lays the seed for more desires. If we had a washing machine that washed clothes in 15 minutes instead of 30 minutes, then we would want that one; then we would want the newer one that claims to wash our clothes in 10 minutes. Then we would want the newer one after that, which is ever faster. The problem is our human nature as it is, is never satisfied. […]

How They Make Us Sick Trying to Make Us Well

by David Antion (Pasadena, California) Do you have sugar diabetes?Well, it might all depend upon the year. Prior to 1997, if you had a fasting blood sugar level over 140 you were considered to have sugar diabetes. But in 1997 an expert committee on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes lowered this number. After 1997 you had sugar diabetes if you had a fasting blood sugar level over 126. When doctors saw that a person had a blood sugar of over 125, they immediately diagnosed them with sugar diabetes. When diagnosed, they treated them. Even though the patient may not have […]

What is “Sucralose”?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) Technically, the correct chemical name for “sucralose” — a popular ‘sugar substitute’ – is “1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside” (!) Sucralose is a common ingredient in “light” calorie foods. “Sucralose” is a generic trade name for Splenda*, the artificial sweetener advertised as “made from sugar”. The “ose” ending is standard in chemistry for real sugars, such as sucrose, glucose, or dextrose. But sucralose is actually a sweet-tasting chlorinated hydrocarbon. Sucralose is an official nickname coined to sell the chlorinated hydrocarbon “1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside” as a sugar substitute. Splenda — “1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside” — is indeed made from sugar – by means of a complicated […]

Invisible Wounds That Scar the Soul

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 “Yelling at living things does tendto kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts . . .” Robert Fulghum It is difficult for a man who punches a woman or throws her into a wall to not know that he is an abuser. It is equally difficult for a woman who sustains a black eye and body bruises not to know she has been abused, although both of them find rationales to avoid reality.However, the subtle manifestations of nonphysical abuse usually escape acknowledgement—at least for a […]

The Coming of the Son of Man

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) This short study is based on the Scriptural teachings regarding the coming of the Son of Man, at the end time. At which end time he will, after all enemies have been removed, sit on his throne, and begin to teach and judge the peoples on earth. Allowing them to make their own choices, and not “forcing the Truth” down their throats. As the saying goes. Consider the following Scriptures regarding the Son of Man, and the role he will play on earth. For, he will come to the earth at least two […]

2018 poll: 40 percent of Americans trust science “a great deal”

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “If you cannot question it, it’s not science. It’s propaganda.” – meme ON WISCONSIN magazine, Spring 2020, published an article, “There’s no war on Science among the American Public; an analysis of opinion polls over time shows that Americans across the political spectrum maintain high levels of confidence in scientists.” The real question is, do we have a high level of confidence in polls? And 40 percent trust is nothing to brag about. Excerpt from the article: “In the 2018 General Social Survey, about 40 percent of respondents reported a great deal of confidence in the […]

Your Bank Account

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) This is AWESOME….something we should all remember. A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets […]

Feasts of Charity

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) Last time I spoke, we were discussing the overall condition of the church of God, and how the church is lacking; yes, lacking in spiritual power in these latter days in which we are living. We were discussing how the miracles that our Lord assured would follow those who believe (the signs that He would perform to confirm where He is working) are absent today from the rollcall (if you will) within the church of the Living God. Where are these signs brethren, the signs that were to follow? The Powerful Spiritual gifts that […]

The “AT LARGE” Christian

(Copyright) by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) In the middle decades of the twentieth century, a movement within the Churches of God began to gain a momentum not seen previously in the modern era. What began as a radio-based ministry took root and grew exponentially, providing a nucleus for a potent organization that changed the landscape of the Church for the next several decades. From rather simple beginnings, that organization grew to become the most dynamic within the spectrum of organizations previously known. It created waves among its predecessors, but even more among the evangelical religious community. The organization went on […]

True Values

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) True Values of the Kingdom of God for the Bride of Christ: In respect to the family the Father and the Son are building, freedom the supreme value! God has more freedom than any created being. Sometimes we say, quite truly, “God is love”–God always chooses godly love–the very nature of His holiness! His is a HOLY love. His holy teaching guidance, His holy commandments guidance–in HOLY love. The GENUINE freedom of God that He wants for all of His children is HOLY freedom. All of the LORD’s holy days – the weekly Sabbath, the annual Sabbaths […]

Preparation for Hard Times

January 1, 2022May 3, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) This list is not just written by me and even though I will print this in the newsletter, this list is not complete. Some people have already helped me with this list but did not want to be named. I thank them for their input. Once this list has been printed, I will post a link to it on the newsletter as it goes out each week and when you think of something that should be on the list, please let us know and we will add it to the list. Times have been hard […]

What was WRONG with the Pharisees?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) What was wrong with the Pharisees? Why did Christ condemn them? Was it for keeping the letter of the law? WHY would He condemn them for doing what HE, HIMSELF said? HE DIDN’T! He never condemned them for the righteous things they did! Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Notice He said that tithing of mint, anise, and […]

Something to Do!

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Something to Do!by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Every 5 weeks I can send in a ‘letter to the editor’ of our local Morrison County Newspaper which I have been doing for less than a year now. The letter must be limited to 200 words or less (not counting the title or signature). My hope is some other believers might be inclined to start doing the same thing in their local paper area. Below is an example of two for any interest or inspiration. Example 1:BEST GIFT TO GIVEWhat gift could we possibly give to someone who has […]

Isn’t it Strange?

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) Isn’t it strange how a 20-dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how short they seem when you’re watching a good movie? Isn’t it strange that you can’t find a word to say when you’re praying but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend? Isn’t it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible, but how easy […]

One Flaw in Women

January 1, 2022May 9, 2025 by Laura Lee

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin) Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous. They fight for what they believe in. They stand up to injustice. They don’t take “no” for an answer when they believe there is a better solution. They go without so their family can have. They go to the doctor with a frightened friend. They love unconditionally. They […]

Thanksgiving Day – Pagan?

January 1, 2022May 3, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Bradley RichardsonEdited and Revised by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) Before getting into the actual history of Thanksgiving, which may shock some people, let’s look at two Christian arguments for keeping it: ‘I don’t keep Thanksgiving Day as a holy day. It’s a national day of giving thanks for what God has provided. It’s not a holy day.’ Isn’t this the response many Christians use for justifying Sunday, Easter, and Christmas? Many who observe those thoroughly pagan days do not keep them as pagan holy days but observe them none the less. The question is: Is it right to keep any of […]

Does God Love All Men Equally?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) The churches in the world today almost UNIVERSALLY believe that God loves ALL MEN equally, showing no favoritism, AFTER ALL, they say, God is not a respecter of persons! What does your BIBLE say – the very words GOD HIMSELF inspired to be written for you? You’ll find that it says that God does NOT love all men Equally! He, Himself said so! Psalms 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul HATETH Yes, the Lord HATES the wicked! He does NOT LOVE HIM the same as a RIGHTEOUS […]

Roles of Father, Son and Holy Spirit

December 25, 2021May 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Mathew 28:19. “Go you therefore and teach all nations. BAPTIZING them in the NAME of the Father, and [the NAME of] the Son, and [the NAME of] the Holy Spirit!” Obviously, I applied the word “Name” in brackets, when referring to the latter two. Simply, because most of mainstream Christianity believes that that is the main “topic” of the above. The names of the “three” beings in the God head. It seems that, even though they believe the three mentioned are three individuals, they NEVER tell us what said names are. While the […]

A Nation That Talks the Talk, but Refuses to Walk the Walk

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) When it comes to problems, America is a nation that naively believes it has the leisure of looking the other way and turning a blind eye to what is urgent and in need of immediate attention. This in all actuality is a monumental understatement when realizing the cold hard reality of what we’ve become as a nation and people. Even though the very survival of the country is at stake, this is a generation either in complete denial of its true condition or is tragically viewing problems with a wait and see attitude. This non-urgent […]

America’s Founding Documents Declared “Harmful” By Our Own Government

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) In a stunning capitulation to the Marxist crusade to transform America, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has determined that America’s founding documents may be “harmful or difficult” for some users. They have, therefore, posted a “Harmful Language Alert” above their online catalog, which includes the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other documents related to our founding. With statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson being toppled, the 1619 narrative being taught in public schools, and now this official warning of potential “harm” in reading America’s founding documents, it is obvious that the Leftist […]

The Plain Truth about The Way

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) The way to: Advance the Kingdom of God Advance the true values of the Kingdom of God Express pure devotion to Christ Eat from the Tree of Life Genuinely love God “Follow none but the LORD your God, and revere none but Him; observe His commandments alone, and heed only His orders; worship none but Him, and hold fast to Him” (Moses, the man of God, his last sermon; Deuteronomy 13:5, Tanakh, a new translation of the Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text). Please forgive me if I am tempted to shout this (in my exceedingly loud voice) but, […]

The Feasts of Israel and the Church

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) The use of many of the Feasts of Israel in Acts and First Corinthians, and them as time markers, reveals that the Apostles continued to celebrate them all their lives. The Church teaches that the Feasts were ‘done away with’ at the crucifixion, and therefore, Christians don’t keep them, but NT Scripture clearly reveals otherwise: 1. Acts 2:1 30 AD—The Feast of Weeks (Hebrew: Shavu’ot—Pentecost; Ex. 34:22; Dt. 16:9-10)2. Acts 12:3 44 AD—The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 12:8, 15f.; 23:15; 34:18; Lev. 23:6f)3. Acts 12:4 44 AD—Passover (Ex. 12:11, 27; Lev. 23:5f.; Num. 9:5; 28:16; […]

Holy Day Charts

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

Your Duck is Dead

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away.” The distressed woman wailed, “Are you sure?” “Yes, I am sure, your duck is dead,” replied the vet. How can you be so sure?” she protested. “I mean you haven’t done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in […]

It Happened Near You

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) Amazing, don’t you think? Incredibly, 4 million in America alone. As many as 4 million citizens from all walks of life claim to have been kidnapped against their will. And to have suffered medical and examination procedures, and even bizarre sexual assault, aboard alien spacecraft (according to research polls such as the Roper poll). Oh, come on! An encounter with a space “alien”? Nonsense! Yet these include sane and honest persons making the claim. So how can we know the truth? Is it possible that the experience itself may be real, but the contactee being the victim of a well-orchestrated, clever […]

Understanding Circumcision and the New Testament Covenant

by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey) The great controversy of the New Testament church regarded whether or not gentile believers needed to be circumcised. It will be seen that this question is one concerning whether the unconverted may fellowship with the church. It is a question regarding communication. Communication is the key component of the gospel message. We know that God inspired it on Pentecost at the founding of the church. Romans 10:17 says “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Also, Malachi 3:16 says “Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to […]

Strive to Be a Perfect Servant of the Most High

by Alfio La Spina (Sooke British Columbia, Canada) Matthew 20:25-28 (ESV) 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Those of us that have […]

Can There Be False Prophets… Today?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) Virtually from the beginning of the existence of man there have been those trying to deceive man with false doctrines and teachings. We are even told that one of the last enemies of God to be put away is the False Prophet. Whoever these people are, we need to be aware of their existence and to work steadfastly to keep our minds free from their false teachings. This author hopes to guide the brethren in their quest to be one of those who it is impossible to deceive in the end. We first need to […]

Jews of Judea Today

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) I have been engaged in a normal “2-3” year project. That being, the creation of “room” in my bedroom/office! Meaning, I have to “throw stuff out”. To make room for that which is yet to come. Hopefully? Yet, I do not try to “throw out”, until I have reviewed contents, to see if I may have passed by the “savable”. Which brings me to an article in the 9/10/16, #119 issue of AR. Titled. “Did Newton Predict the State of Israel”. By John Chambers. He is referring to the “Israeli Jews” living in […]

A “Populist Uprising” is Confronting the Darkness in America

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Back in June, I sensed the Holy Spirit saying that “a populist uprising is coming to America.” I had a sense of the meaning of “populist” but decided to look it up since it is not a word I use. I was presently surprised by what I discovered. “Populist” refers to people—to common everyday people. I then knew that “uprising” merely referred to common, everyday people arising, praying, taking a stand, and letting their voices be heard. Since that time, I have seen parents flooding school board meetings to protest the introduction of Critical Race Theory […]

A Scriptural Perspective on Tithing

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Tithing has long been established in the various COG’s and emphasized in many religious denominations and usually by most “ministers” (generically speaking) that have a “work”. It seems most feel the tithe(s) is still COMMANDED by Scripture and especially on money. However, how closely do those who like to be receivers of tithes follow and teach actually what the Bible commands about tithing? Remember, we are not to add to or take away from what is taught in Scripture. For many years I tithed on my wages in a 1st tithe, a 2nd tithe (to […]

Black Criminal Opportunity?

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Love your Black Criminal – Hate Your White Neighbor! Wealthy and powerful – black athletes – relish the opportunity to insult white people and America at sports events; cheered on by media demons. Unappreciative that white people and America has made them rich. They are not thankful for what they have or “love their neighbors”. Instead, they delight in, insulting their neighbors publicly; in support of black criminals they would not, invite into their homes, unsupervised. Why express a – pretend love – for criminal blacks? Is it because they are black racists seeking […]

Love

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) Whenever there is hopeThat keeps a dream alive, Wherever there is joyThat fills a grateful heart, Wherever there is happinessThat brings a smileTo another’s face, There is love…For love is what makes usHopeful, joyful,And happiest of all.

Do Church Eras Exist?

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

Avoiding the Devil’s Details

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) There is among some of the brethren the tendency to want to make sure that everyone has exactly correct doctrine according to the Word of God. Some are kind and understanding of differences in understanding. Some are combative and accusative of the brethren. Certainly, it can be understood that good-hearted brethren want others to be sure that they are right before God so that they are accounted worthy to stand before Him at the end. However, as former presidential candidate Ross Perot said in his campaign speeches, “the devils in the details.” Our desire […]

How to Understand Prophecy

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What is Biblical Prophecy? How can we understand it? Simply put, prophecy is history foretold before it happens. God uses it to reveal events to occur in the future and to warn man to repent and change his ways. The Bible is the only book ever written that can demonstrate its supernatural inspiration through prophecy. Our Creator not only can predict the future, he also has the power to cause his predictions to occur in every detail! Fulfilled Biblical prophecy is a major proof of God’s existence. They attest to his authority and power to influence the course […]

The Festival of Atonement

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) The Day of Atonement is the fifth annual festival, and is probably one of the most complex, mysterious, and misunderstood of the festivals celebrated in ancient Israel. However, God has preserved the knowledge and understanding of his plan of salvation in all of the annual Festivals which he revealed to the Israelites after he brought them out of Egypt. In order to fully understand the meaning of the fifth festival, it is important to begin by understanding that Israel’s physical deliverance from Egypt was prophetic of being freed from the bondage of sin and its […]

Black Citizens of America

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) “Their Past History” The following information comes from a number of sources, but for those that would like to have an overview of what I am reporting, they can look up a book written by J.N. Andrews, and L.R. Conrad. Titled: “Early Christianity in Africa”. Consider this one quote from their writing. “Africa received the light of the Gospel in the first century of the Christian Church.” Other sources show that this “light” came as a result of the Levite Barnabas and his nephew Mark taking the Gospel message to Ethiopia, just after Paul […]

Another Fine Old Mess!

by John Jewell (London, England) Do you remember the Laurel and Hardy films or movies of years ago? Every now and again one will pop up on television. One of the catchphrases used by Oliver Hardy was “this is another fine old mess you’ve got me into.” It’s a phrase that with a slight adaptation would fit the way the world is right now. Re-stated it looks like this “regarding the planet what a fine old mess we’ve got ourselves into!” I’ve also just been listening to a discussion on BBC World Service’s “One Planet” series. The three contributors made some […]

Chocolate Torte (Unleavened Recipe)

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin) Bottom Layer = Crust1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter1 cup Flour1 Cup PecansMix. Put in oven at 350 degrees till light brownLet Cool Second Layer1 Package 8 oz. Creme Cheese1 Cup sugar1/2 container of 9 oz. Cool WhipMix. Put on crust. Third Layer1 Package Chocolate Pudding = Instant1 Package Vanilla Pudding = Instant3 cups of MilkMix and spread Last LayerTop off with rest of Cool Whip.

The State of the Church Today: Disheartening Woes? Or Doing His Will?

by Michael R. Zaeske (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

The Feast is Over…Now What?

by Staff (Charlotte, North Carolina) This year the Feast of Tabernacles was a great one—again. We have come home uplifted, encouraged, inspired, and corrected. We are filled with resolve to grow and overcome. We recognized God’s Spirit in both the ministry and the brethren. We heard expounded a great deal of God’s Word, and much of our fellowship centered on spiritual matters. During the Feast, we may even have committed ourselves to certain actions. We only wish everyone in the world could have heard what we heard and experienced what we have just experienced. We wonder how a Feast could be any […]

Obedience is Life

by Alfio La Spina (Sooke British Columbia, Canada) Obedience to the Word of God starts in the heart. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 9:10 (NIV) 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Psalms 111:10 (NIV) 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. The fear of our Lord and God […]

The True Trinity Doctrine

by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) The True Trinity Doctrineby Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) 1: John 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; …………, even as we are one:” 2: John 17:22 “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, ……….” 3: John 17:21 “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: …….” Thus: three in one and one in three: 1. God, 2. Jesus and 3. they-us (God’s chosen ones, now). John 17:21 Or: […]

To: God.com

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) Dear Lord, Every single eveningAs I’m lying here in bed,This tiny little PrayerKeeps running through my head: God bless all my familyWherever they may be,Keep them warmand safe from harmFor they’re so close to me. And God, there is one more thingI wish that you could do;Hope you don’t mind me asking,Please bless my computer too. Now I know that it’s unusualTo Bless a motherboard,But listen just a secondWhile I explain it to you, Lord. You see, that little metal boxHolds more than odds and ends;Inside those small compartmentsRest so many of my friends. I […]

Letter from Melanie Heitkamp and My Answer to It

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) November 10, 2018 Dear Melanie Heitkamp,Your letter was handed to me by my husband yesterday. We do not have a mail receptacle outside our residence and often forget to even look for the occasional letter that may show up there. This is to explain why we did not see this letter until yesterday. I am sure your letter was meant to pull at the heartstrings of many voters across the state of North Dakota, so they would vote for your sister Heidi Heitkamp and elect her for her second term in the US Senate. I […]

Gold

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money, and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So, he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. “Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray […]

Do You Desire the Day of the Lord?

by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) In II Peter 3:10, the apostle prophesies that “the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.” The Day of the Lord is a period of judgment just before Jesus Christ’s return when He will judge in favor of some but against many more. All but the most liberal mainstream Christians are looking forward to Christ’s return. However, many […]

Fulfil Your Specific Ministry Effectively

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) In the Old Testament, the prophets spoke about a remnant among God’s people. They spoke about how in a time of spiritual decline among God’s people, there would be a few who would remain faithful to God. The theme of the Prophets was restoration. “The more we come into fellowship with God’s heart, the more we will share His burden.” For example, Hosea spoke about spiritual adultery and God’s unchanging love. Habakkuk spoke about the conflict of faith and triumph of faith. Zechariah’s burden was the movement of God’s people from Babylon to Jerusalem. Haggai’s burden […]

Let No One Deceive You

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) As Daniel 12:4 predicts, we live in a time of increasing knowledge. Data flows constantly around the globe, facilitated by communications satellites, the Internet, television and radio, newspapers and magazines, telephones, pagers, and a host of other means and methods. This rapid—indeed, almost instantaneous—flow of information makes possible the doubling of man’s knowledge in just a few years rather than the decades it used to take. Having such a sea of information available at the touch of a key or the click of a mouse makes some people uneasy. They may like being able to get […]

Spiritual Gifts

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) In order to have and use the spiritual gifts that God gives individual persons, we must first have the Holy Spirit within us. To receive the Holy Spirit, you must first believe there is only one God and that he created all things in heaven and on Earth. Acts. 2:38 says “Repent and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to His believers only, not to the whole world. […]

The Nightmare of Diabetes

by David Antion (Pasadena, California) A client of mine came in with tears this morning. She just got news that her mother, age 69, had only a short time to live and was in the final stages of kidney failure. Her mother has had type II diabetes for years and just a few weeks ago had to have her toes removed from one foot because of gangrene. I personally know of 8 people who are struggling with diabetes and its complications. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. And it is on the rise […]

Take Heed That No Man Deceive You

by Garry D. Pifer (Bloomington, Illinois) Jesus’ disciples came to Him on the mount of Olives and asked Him what would be the sign of His coming and of the end of the world. His response, known as the Olivet prophecy, is found in Matthew 24 and Mark 13. It is interesting to note His first statement, as recorded in verses 4 and 5 of Matthew 24. He instructed them, and us, to “take heed that no man deceive you.” He continued by saying “many shall come” and “shall deceive many.” They would be able to do that by […]

Baptism

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) Johnny’s Mother looked out the window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat. He had the cat sitting quietly and he was preaching to it. She smiled and went about her work. A while later she heard loud meowing and hissing and ran back to the open window to see Johnny baptizing the cat in a tub of water. She called out, “Johnny, stop that! The cat is afraid of water!” Johnny looked up at her and said, “He should have thought about that before he joined my church.”

Marriage!

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) What joy! What happiness! What excitement the thought of marriage brings! What a paradox that weddingsat first seem so far off yet rush to quickly to the date. A bride to be, how flushed and beautiful and full of life! Hearts are full of exploding effervescence as though as a bottle of exquisite French Champagne. What joy shines out of sparkling eyes, so full of laughter and hidden mystery. Bride and groom, looking forward to spending a lifetime together. Looking forward to growing in loving and righteous character as the years roll on. Learning of love, patience, […]

The Days of Noah

(Copyright) by Samuel C. Baxter (Wadsworth, Ohio) What Was It Really Like Before the Flood?Cutting through countless theories, wild speculation, and odd ideas, there is much more to the story of Noah than most realize.FacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkMore183“Once upon a time, long ago…” Unless you are in primary school, this worn-out first line is usually a cue to zone out. A child’s story is sure to follow. The tale will likely include cookie-cutter heroes and villains, a damsel in distress, and maybe a giant or two. It is usually a highly implausible myth, legend, or parable. This is how most view the idea of a […]

Charles Lyell and the “evolution” of Evolution

November 20, 2021April 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) Charles Lyell was a British lawyer and geologist who lived during the nineteenth century. He published a three-volume work called Principles of Geology, which promoted his ideas of an old earth, geologic ages, and uniformitarianism. This is the belief that the present is the key to the past. He believed that the slow and gradual processes we see today are the same processes that shaped our planet’s geology over millions of years. Lyell outright rejected the Bible as God’s Word and rejected it as an accurate account of earth’s history. He actually wrote that he wanted […]

His Last Day Ever

November 20, 2021April 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) “Get out! Get ready!” said the email in my box last Thursday. “Prepare while you have the chance.” There was urgency in the tone. “Get out of the big cities” quickly. And away from coastlines? Well, warnings like this had been coming for about five years now. Some from possible crackpots, but others through reputable intelligence sources. Now the warnings were growing more urgent. Our world economy in danger of collapse angry nations planning to invade when the collapse occurs, trial runs in some cities for possible nuclear attacks, Planet X on its way toward Earth, to cause […]

UFOS Exist! But What are They?

November 20, 2021April 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Lloyd W. Cary (Tyler, Texas) Are UFOs real—and if so, what are they? Does the Bible speak of UFOs? Was God an ancient astronaut? Are we being visited by non-earthlings, and if so, who are they and what do they want? Who will ultimately rule space? You can know! And the answers will astound you! –Part One–UFOs Exist… In this supposed age of reason, public officials and scientists find themselves facing a new wave of interest in unexplained phenomena. UFO sightings, testimony about alien abductions, and government agencies dabbling in telepathy have produced a steady stream of headlines. A […]

Calcium Complexities

November 13, 2021April 24, 2025 by Laura Lee

by David Antion (Pasadena, California) They say, “Take calcium. Take more. Add citric acid. Add phosphorus.” Did you know that there are three “kinds” of calcium in your body? What do you need to build bone and absorb calcium? Read this article for a thorough and sane approach to the problem of calcium absorption. The most abundant mineral in your body is calcium. You probably know it is plentiful in your bones. But do you know that calcium also has to be in your blood stream? At all times your blood must carry a certain amount of calcium in its […]

Respect or Respect of Persons?

November 13, 2021April 24, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) The Bible frequently cautions us against respect of persons, yet we are also instructed to show proper respect for leaders, the elderly, and others. What is the proper balance? Unlike the current parental teaching, people in previous generations were taught to practice different attitudes of respect for people and property than the public generally holds today. Deference was given freely to many. Men and boys were expected to give up their seats on crowded buses and street cars to women, the elderly or disabled. People commonly addressed strangers—both rich or poor—as “Sir,” “Ma’am,” “Mister” […]

What in the World is Wormwood?

November 13, 2021April 29, 2025 by Laura Lee

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What is wormwood? Where is it located in the Bible? What does it mean? How is it related to the prophetic Day of the Lord? Wormwood, in the Old Testament, is derived from a Hebrew word meaning bitterness or to curse (Strong’s Concordance #H3939). It was considered cursed since it was regarded as poisonous. Given that the word is found, in the KJV Bible, seven times in seven verses (Deuteronomy 29:18, Proverbs 5:4, Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15, Lamentations 3:15, 19 and Amos 5:7) it may symbolize complete bitterness or a perfect poison. In the latter regard, it is interesting to note that the […]

Jesus Paid it All

November 13, 2021April 24, 2025 by Laura Lee

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) After living what I felt was a ‘decent’ life, my time on earth came to an end.The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting Roomof what I thought to be a court house. The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table. As I looked around I saw the ‘prosecutor.’ He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me. He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen. I sat down and looked to my […]

Sin is Crouching at the Door

November 6, 2021April 23, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” (Genesis 4:6-7 NIV) We are faced with choices every day whether it be what we think about, say, or do. We get thoughts and many times these thoughts are not good ones, so we are faced with a decision whether to […]

Who was Jesus Christ?

November 6, 2021April 23, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina) The world does not understand. The billions of Earth’s population have not heard. Even many Americans simply don’t know the truth about who Jesus of Nazareth really was. Surprisingly, even some church goers do not know the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth. While most professing Christians do understand that Jesus is the promised Messiah whom we read about in the Old Testament (such as Daniel 9), there are those who cannot identify who Jesus actually was! It’s time you knew. More than One Person in the GodheadWe are told in the inspired scriptures of the New […]

Clouds

November 6, 2021April 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Part One): A Really Special Cloudby Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) “God’s cloud led them on by day when they broke camp and set out.” (Numbers 10:34, The Voice) One of the most nuanced yet telling dichotomies in God’s Word is that of concealment and revelation. Keeping something under one’s hat is the opposite of bringing it out into the open. The gambler who plays close to the vest is not likely to tip his hand. Anyone who is characteristically tight-lipped is not wont to spill the beans. The tension between God’s keeping a secret and sharing it with others mirrors another basic dichotomy, […]

A Puzzle Joke

November 6, 2021April 24, 2025 by Laura Lee

Part 1Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) A girl calls her boyfriend and says, “please come over here and help me. I have a really hard jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get started. Her boyfriend asks, “What is it supposed to be when it is finished?” The girl says, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a rooster.” Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, […]

Comparison of Psalm 83 with Daniel 11

November 6, 2021April 23, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

Like a Tree

by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” (Psalm 1:3) The Eighth Day, often called the Last Great Day, immediately following the Feast of Tabernacles, represents the Great White Throne Judgment period, which will last, we believe, a hundred years. Just as this day follows the Feast of Tabernacles, the hundred years follow the Millennium, continuing all the benefits of that time. Isaiah 65:20-22, a beautiful section of Scripture, speaks of this period: No more […]

Just What Do You Mean Apostasy?

by Robert E. Tigue (Des Plains, Illinois) An apostasy is not people leaving an organization…. but it is the organization leaving…. turning aside from…or abandoning Truth. Apostasy (from Greek, meaning a defection or revolt, from, apo, “away, apart”, stasis, “standing”) is a term generally employed to describe the formal abandonment or renunciation of one’s religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used sometimes by sociologists without the pejorative connotations of the word, the term refers to renunciation and criticism of, or opposition to one’s former religion. One who commits apostasy is an apostate, or one […]

On the Lighter Side of Life

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) Bilingual BarnyardA flock of sheep are romping in a field, happily going “baa baa” to each other and discussing life as usual when suddenly they hear a “moo mooooooooooooooooooo!” They look around and see only sheep. They carry on playing as before. “Moooooo mooooooooooo mmmoo!” One sheep can hear it all too clearly next to him. He shuffles away a little from his friend, a worried look on his face, and then asks, “Georgie, why are you mooing? You’re a sheep. Sheep go “baa!” His friend replies gladly, “I know. I thought I would learn […]

Must Women Be Silent in the Church?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) Ralph Woodrow, an evangelical Christian minister, is a correspondent of mine. He is a bit famous for formerly supporting Alexander Hislop’s thesis in The Two Babylon’s, but then repudiating his support in a follow-up book when he was challenged to check into the quality of Hislop’s scholarship, which he found quite lacking. He’s taken a lot of heat for that, but I believe he is being quite honest about it. He has written many short books which are edifying biblical studies and his latest is: Must Women Be Silent in the Church? a biblical study […]

The Mighty Grizzly – Reproducing After Their Own Kind

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) There are eight species of bears worldwide—the Asiatic black bear, also known as the moon bear, giant panda, Malayan sun bear, sloth bear, spectacled bear, brown bear, American black bear, and polar bear. Some of these species have subspecies, such as the grizzly bear, a subspecies of the brown bear. A couple of years ago I traveled to British Columbia, Canada and interacted with a real-life grizzly. They’re recognizable by their concave faces, the hump between their shoulders, and the lighter tips of their fur. This gives them almost a “grizzled” appearance, and that’s where the […]

Sabbath Thoughts: Forgiven as We Forgive

by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors…” (Matt. 6:12) FORGIVING TRESPASSES “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you.” (Matt. 6:14,15) WHAT FORGIVENESS REQUIRES:“If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he Repent, Forgive Him and if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall Forgive him.” (Lk. 17:3-4) Yahshua put forgiveness in context showing how it […]

Spirit Definition

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan) What does spirit mean in the Bible? How important is it to all conscious life in the universe? What vital role does it play in our eternal destiny? Spirit, in the King James Old Testament, is usually derived from the Hebrew word ruach (Strong’s Concordance #H7307). It can mean, among other things, a wind (Hosea 8:7), breath (Genesis 6:17) or mind (Genesis 26:35). The English word itself is recorded 244 times, with Isaiah utilizing it the most (37) followed by the prophet Ezekiel (26). The first recorded use of “spirit” is in the Bible’s second verse. And the earth was […]

Private Prayer

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Jesus put considerable emphasis on Private Prayer (Matt 6:6). When you pray enter into your own room, shut the door and pray to your unseen Father and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you. Prayer is the highest exercise of man’s spiritual nature. First of all, we need to have a certain time to meet with God personally each and every day. David chose the mornings. “In the morning, O Lord you hear my voice, in the morning I lay my request before you and wait in expectation”. (Psalm 5:3). David’s tie […]

Are You in the True Church?

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Are you in the True Church that was founded by Jesus Christ? That is an important question to ask when you consider that Jesus warned there were false brethren and false ministers. Paul had a chilling warning to the church at Corinth:” There are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ’s. Marvel not! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light, therefore it is no great thing if HIS ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness”. That scripture should be a wakeup call to all of us. Consult […]

The Word, The Spirit and The Church

by Robert Schmid (Westminster, California) Is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that this world, that we live in, is NOT the Kingdom of God? I do not believe so, for we all know that we live in a world that is not God’s world, but Satan’s world. Satan is the ruler of this age, and the evidence of his rule is all around us. When Christ was on this earth, He was the light in a dark world, but after a few short years He left, to be at the right hand of God the Father in heaven. What about the […]

Have Faith as a Child

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20 Does this count? It doesn’t matter how many people you send this to, just remember if it made you smile, your friends will smile too.

Evolution

by Author Unknown (Internet) One day a 6-year-old girl was sitting in a classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. THE TEACHER ASKED A LITTLE BOY: Tommy do you see the tree outside?TOMMY: Yes.TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the grass outside?TOMMY: Yes.TEACHER: Go outside and look up and see if you can see the sky.TOMMY: Okay. (He returned a few minutes later.) Yes, I saw the sky.TEACHER: Did you see God?TOMMY: No.TEACHER: That’s my point. We can’t see God because He isn’t there. He doesn’t exist. A little girl spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some […]

Holy Days: Atonement

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) In our continuing study on the holy days, we have seen the plan of God broaden from our personal redemption and removal of sin in Jesus Christ’s offering of Himself on Passover to ridding the self of corruption in the Days of Unleavened Bread and to the founding of the church and giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Trumpets pictures the return of Christ, the changing of the saints into immortal spirit beings, and God’s judgment on all mankind. But before Christ’s rule on earth begins, another hurdle must be overcome: Spiritual cleansing leading to salvation must be made […]

Are UFO’s Real?

by Ernest L. Martin (Portland, Oregon) The letters UFO stand for ‘unidentified flying object.’ Technically, any flying object that remains unidentified by humans can be called a UFO. This means that if you are walking down a gravel road and a car comes that causes a small stone to hit you and you are unable to later identify it (because of the mass of small stones on the roadway), that would be a UFO. However, that is not what we are referring to in this Doctrinal Report We are also not speaking about weather balloons, lenticular clouds, new research aircraft, or unusual […]

The Test Commandment!

October 16, 2021April 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Robert Schmid (Westminster, California) Please open your Bibles to the gospel of John, the 14th chapter. John 14 and verse 15. Jesus Christ – God – is speaking to His disciples, that is, He is speaking to you and me, and He says: “IF, IF YOU LOVE ME, YOU WILL KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS”. In other words, those who do not keep all of Christ’s commandments do not love Him! Now we know that there are many people who claim to love Christ, claim to love God, but do all of them keep all of His commandments? How do we know? How can we […]

As It Was in The Days of Noah

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) Genesis 6:5 (ESV)5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 2 Peter 2:5 (NIV)5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; Noah and his family were the only ones saved from the flood. The rest were wicked and would not repent. Noah likely preached […]

A Parable

by Author Unknown (Internet) Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark…# 1–Don’t miss the boat.# 2–Remember that we are all in the same boat.# 3–Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.# 4–Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.# 5–Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.# 6–Build your future on high ground.# 7–For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.# 8–Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.# 9–When you’re stressed, float a […]

God’s Non-Transmittable Attributes

October 9, 2021May 30, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Part One) Omnipotenceby Martin G. Collins (Charlotte, North Carolina) There is a critical distinction between God’s transmittable attributes, which He shares with us, and His non-transmittable attributes, which He does not share with us. For example, when we attempt to describe God, we must consider that He is self-existent, self-sufficient, and eternal. These three qualities denote that God has existed and always will exist. He has no origin, needs, or changes, and He answers to no one (Colossians 1:17; Isaiah 40:13; Job 33:13; 41:11; Malachi 3:6). These attributes set God wholly apart from every living being. All physical life has an origin. In addition, living beings […]

Christmas, is it Scriptural?

October 9, 2021April 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by David Klopfenstein (Kendallville, Indiana) WHAT ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL?Since Christmas is one of the most celebrated religious holidays by Christianity today, wouldn’t you think that it must have come from the Bible? Therefore, Christianity should not object to an investigation of this tradition to see whether it is true or not. Many will say: “The birth of Messiah is in the scriptures, so why is there a need for an investigation?” Yes, the birth of Messiah is in the scriptures, and for the message of Messiah’s birth I do rejoice. Paul also rejoiced when the Gospel was preached regardless […]

The New Education

October 9, 2021April 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by James McBride (United Kingdom) Many parents have received the brush-off when they ask, What did you do today at school? So, do you know what your child is being taught? Or do you just trust the school to do the ‘right’ thing? Can you be sure that they are taught values akin to your own? Is there a reason for an increasing number of parents choosing to homeschool their children? It used to be English, Math, Art, Gym, Geography, Religion. Now—in Primary! – it’s globalism, transgender, LGBTQ+, with a nod towards traditional subjects but each heavily loaded towards ‘climate change’, […]

Bees

October 9, 2021April 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

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God and Prayer

October 2, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) No, I love you too much. Have you ever prayed long and hard about a problem and never received an answer? Boy, I have. You wonder if God is even listening or if He even cares. The Lord of the universe is not obliged to answer our prayer in the affirmative. He will not act in ways that are contrary to His will even if He is besieged by fervent prayer. That can be good, however, considering some of the things we request. Many of us have found it to be true that God […]

Universal Basic Income

October 2, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Regardless of one’s perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic historically upended the global community. Of the many burdens the world has suffered in its wake, some of the greatest have been economic. In the United States, many businesses—large, medium, and small—were forced to shut down or dramatically scale back their operations for the best part of a year as much of society sheltered-in-place at home. Tragically, many of these businesses never reopened. Unemployment naturally skyrocketed to levels not seen since the Great Depression, and with that unemployment came widespread economic pain. Responding to the many fiscal woes of […]

Cleavage in the Church

October 2, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Philip T. Derstine (Puckett, Mississippi) “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” We can speak up, so that our silence does not cause us to become partakers of other’s sins (Ezekiel 33, entire chapter). In this post-911 world, the sword has already come on the land with worse judgments to follow (verse 3), so when we see the connection between certain sins and an even more certain judgment, it is our job to warn the people being lulled to sleep by the complacency of Church leaders: The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he […]

Sharing Our Lives at the Feast

September 25, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Mark Schindler (Charlotte, North Carolina) One of the great blessings that God gives us every year is the command to keep His holy days. As with all of His laws, they do much more for us than they do for Him. As a loving Father, He provides for our every need, and the holy days are a need that we do not fully realize that we have. The holy days give us a chance to spend extra time together. With other members of God’s church, we sing hymns, pray, and hear His Word expounded in a setting suitable for drawing us closer to each […]

The House of God: Where it was Built?

September 25, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Samuel S. Martin (Israel) When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, at that time, God dwelled among the Israelites in a moveable tent which was called “the Tabernacle.” Moses constructed this tent according to a pattern that the LORD had shown him when he was on Mount Sinai. “And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them. In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.” (Exodus 25:8,9 NRSV) This tabernacle existed for almost 500 years because from […]

A Drop to Drink

by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Water is growing markedly more precious with the extended and expanding droughts of the American West. Some sub-regions count 2021 as the twenty-first consecutive year of too little rain. Currently, 95 percent of the West—the most extensive area ever on record—is officially in drought, with 65 percent rated “extreme” or “exceptional,” the two direst categories. As a result, hydrologists and other water experts are anxiously preparing for an unpleasant announcement, expected later this month, of the first-ever federally declared water shortage on the Colorado River. This declaration includes Lake Mead, the nation’s largest capacity […]

No Erosion Between Rock Layers!

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) You’ve probably heard the conventional story of how the rock layers formed. The most popular story is that rock layers form slowly over millions of years by the same geologic processes we see operating today. Weathering and erosion then produced hills, valleys, and the other topographical features we see today. But a quick trip into the Grand Canyon, perhaps the most spectacular place to view rock layers, shows this narrative can’t be right. If this old-age view is indeed a correct interpretation of the evidence, we’d expect to see weathering and erosion between rock layers. After […]

A Basket of Summer Fruit

by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) “In the Good ‘Ol Summertime,” the local oldie-but-goodie radio station broadcasts Nat King Cole’s song: Give me those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,Those days of sodas and pretzels and beer.Give me those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer;You’ll wish that summer could always be here. How well these words express the natural man’s response to summer! He feels release, even exuberance, as winter loosens its cold grip, and the land again becomes fruitful. As the days grow longer and warmer, human nature cries, “Let’s make hay while the sun shines” and characteristically turns summer into […]

Are Vaccines the Villain?

by Norman S. Edwards (Perry, Michigan) Ever since my wife and I were expecting our first child, I developed an interest in vaccines: What is in them? What will happen if we take them? What if not? The more I studied, the more convicted I became that I did not want to subject my family to them. Indeed, our last child never had any, and was our healthiest. Now that grandchildren are a prospect, I have been studying vaccines again. It is a good time to study. Almost every day, there are news stories about the H1N1 swine flu and the […]

Weather or Not

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) What is with all the weather, or lack of it? Record heat, drought, crop failures, gardens that we can’t keep up with in watering. It seems like the curses found in Deuteronomy 28 are coming to our nation. Give Deuteronomy 28 a read and see what you think. Are we reaping blessings or curses? Verses 22-24 are especially telling: “The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until […]

Command to Love

September 11, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

Command to Loveby Church of God Group (Christchurch, New Zealand) To the Children of God, brothers, and sisters of Jesus Christ in whom the Holy Spirit dwells, this is a call to attention and a call to action. Jesus said, “A new commandment I give, that you love one another”. This Love is the ultimate gift of the Holy Spirit and yet is the greatest challenge to us, as humans. The church is the body of Christ, and as such is the Temple in which the Holy Spirit resides. All that Christ achieved and His miraculous powers were the work of the […]

What does BC and AD (B.C. and A.D.) Mean?

September 11, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What is the meaning of BC (B.C.) and what does AD (A.D.) stand for? Why are these abbreviations utilized less and less in the world in lieu of BCE (B.C.E.) and CE (C.E.)? BC (B.C.) is an abbreviation used in the Julian calendar, then later the Gregorian calendar (introduced in October 1582), that means “before Christ.” The letters AD (A.D.), although commonly thought to represent “After Death,” actually stand for “Anno Domini,” a Medieval Latin phrase that is translated as “in the year of our Lord.” The original designation for this type of year also included the Latin words “Jesu Christi” […]

Dancing with God

September 11, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

Sent by Carolyn Klosowsky (Unknown) When I meditated on the word Guidance,I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word.I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing.When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.The movement doesn’t flow with the music,and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,both bodies begin to flow with the music.One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the backor by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully.The dance takes surrender, willingness,and attentiveness from […]

Endure to the End

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) Like everyone else I enjoy the beautiful autumn leaves as they turn colors. People flock to the mountains to witness the sometime breathtaking event each year. What I have come to appreciate more than the autumn leaves is the late winter leaves. Why is that you ask? For some reason after a long winter of icy cold and forceful winds a very few leaves manage to hang on the trees. They are dry and shriveled, yet still clinging to their life source. Why do I like seeing them? Nature teaches us many lessons and, […]

Books and Ledgers

by David Antion (Pasadena, California) Record keeping is a natural human function. People buy diaries, picture albums, and ledgers. Today people use such things as Facebook, QuickBooks, and Excel to help them remember and to keep records. Most cities have a Hall of Records containing property records, marriage licenses, death records and divorce records. If you and I keep a record of our lives — the trips, vacations, and special events, does God keep records too? The Bible contains lists of genealogies and records of tribes and families. We read in Psalm 56:8, “You have taken account of my wanderings; Put […]

What is the True Gospel?

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) Exactly what is the gospel of Jesus Christ? What did He actually teach? Why are there so many different Christian denominations all teaching different gospels about Jesus? We first need to understand the meaning of the word gospel. The literal meaning of the word “gospel” is GOOD TIDINGS or GOOD NEWS or GLAD TIDINGS. The English word comes from the Old English expression “good tidings” or “glad tidings.” Mark 1:14-15 [in the King James translation] states: “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying […]

Be Strong and of Good Courage

by Tommy S. West (Wake Forest, North Carolina) Recently, I was given the honor and privilege to present a short message to a small local church group in Garner, NC — The Sabbath Church of God — on the important subject of courage. Yesterday, I presented it to a group in Clinton, NC — The Clinton Church of God. Courage is an attribute that God demands of us as we trek the road of life. It is NOT limited to Christians only — it is a universal trait and is a characteristic of every successful person. Please allow me […]

Are there Still Elders in the Church?

August 14, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Some believe and teach that the early church did not have an organized ministry which selected men who were given authority through the ritual of laying on of hands to supervise, teach, and govern congregations in an official leadership capacity. Some also believe and teach that men identified as elders in the early church were not spiritual leaders but were just older men with no official capacity. The logic used to attempt to validate these two beliefs, is that the Greek words translated in most English bibles as ordained are not a correct translation of these […]

The Difference Between True Repentance and Temporary Regret

August 14, 2021April 11, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 In the story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, there were two men who were sorry for their actions—Peter and Judas. Peter truly loved Jesus and boasted that he would even die for him if necessary. However, when Jesus was arrested and taken to the house of the high priest for a trial based on trumped-up charges, Peter’s resolve crumbled at the first taunt from a servant girl who recognized him as one of Jesus’ followers. Peter boasted a bit too loudly and trusted in his own strength to get him out […]

The Christian Sabbath

August 14, 2021April 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Catholic Mirror 1893 (Baltimore, Maryland) CATHOLIC MIRROR–BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1893(From page 8 of the Catholic Mirror of Sept. 2, 1893) THE CHRISTIAN SABBATHTHE GENUINE OFFSPRING OF THE UNION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HIS SPOUSE. THE CLAIMS OF PROTESTANTISM TO ANY PART THEREIN PROVED TO BE GROUNDLESS, SELF-CONTRADICTORY, AND SUICIDAL Our attention has been called to the above subject in the past week by the receipt of a brochure of twenty-one pages, published by the International Religious Liberty Association, entitled,” Appeal and Remonstrance,” embodying resolutions adopted by the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists (February 24th, […]

The Holy Ghost

August 14, 2021April 11, 2025 by Laura Lee

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Someone wants to know about the Holy Ghost. What is the name of the Holy Ghost? Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: My understanding at this time is that there is no name for the Holy Ghost or the set-a-part spirit. My understanding is that the spirit of the Heavenly Father could be likened to the electricity that flows through a power line. “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Yehovah […]

About Critical Race Theory

August 7, 2021April 10, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Sue Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) CRITICAL THEORY was first introduced in 1989 and has gained significant momentum since then. Here are 4 things to be aware of about this way of thinking. It is a THEORY, not a FACT. A “theory” is an idea suggested by some person. By their very nature, theories come and go. The Bible presents facts that do not change.It deals with GROUPS not INDIVIDUALS.It DIVIDES us; it does not UNITE us.It is a MARXIST strategy, not a BIBLICAL reality. God deals with each of us as an INDIVIDUAL, not as a member of a GROUP. You and […]

Was the Sop Leavened or Unleavened? (John 13:26-27)

August 7, 2021April 21, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) A rule of Bible study is never to base a doctrine on the meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word, and this controversy is a prime example. It is true that artos, used in all of the gospel accounts for the bread eaten during the Last Supper, is the Greek word for “bread.” However, this word is a very general or generic term, much like the English word “bread” is. We use “bread” for everything from white to whole wheat to pumpernickel bread. We also use it for breads made of corn, barley, rye, spelt, rice, […]

Are Easter Celebrations OK?

August 7, 2021April 10, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) We are rapidly approaching that time of the year known to many as “Easter” but to those of us in the Church as Passover season. Many professing Christians believe that God is pleased with the keeping of Easter. Indeed, some of us in the Church see no harm in keeping it. But is that really what God expects from His people? And a better question might be “Do we care enough about what God thinks to conform our acts of worship to His will?” To answer these questions, we must first learn exactly where the Easter traditions […]

Does God Hate Love?

August 7, 2021April 10, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Yes! What you have been taught by men today about love is a LIE, and God HATES IT! Understand, God does not hate TRUE, GODLY Love As a matter of fact, He IS love (1 John 4:8) but He hates DEAD Love! Allow me to explain what I mean by this. How to LoveIf you go to church, you are probably told every week to LOVE the brethren. And, more than likely you never hear what that love IS, or how to give it! You are probably told that love is simply showing concern […]

Physical Illness and Demon Possession

August 7, 2021April 11, 2025 by Laura Lee

Physical Illness and Demon Possession (Part 1)by Don Esposito (Carteret, New Jersey) There have been many misconceptions about mental illness and demon possession. As a matter of fact, there have been many misconceptions about healing in general. I want to, in this article, clear up from scripture some of these misnomers. First of all, it is naive and wrong to assume that every person with mental health problems has a demon. I have personally been blessed by Yahweh to cast out demons from people over the years of my ministry on numerous occasions. I have also experienced and counseled […]

Junia, a Woman Apostle

August 7, 2021April 13, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Dianne D. McDonnell (Arlington, Texas) Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Junia, a Woman ApostleArticle by Dianne D. McDonnellComments by John Taylor (Lyle, Washington) First, the word episeemoi is only used twice in the NT and both are translated as notable, or note, not outstanding Matthew 27:16: “And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.” Romans 16:7: “fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who” Second, to claim she was an apostle is not quite accurate if one also claims she was outstanding and begs the question, if she was one of the greatest among them where are the […]

Does it Matter Where You Worship?

July 31, 2021April 9, 2025 by Laura Lee

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Does the physical location where congregations of the elect assemble to worship God the Father have any positive or negative impact on one’s relationship with him or his Son? Does it displease the Father for his children to assemble to worship him in places dedicated to false religious systems or to other gods? In order to come to an understanding of the Father’s will about where one should and should not assemble to worship him, one must understand the instructions that the Creator God gave to the nation of Israel concerning how to deal with false […]

How To Spot a Batterer Before the Relationship Begins

July 31, 2021April 9, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 The following red flags are characteristics of an abuser. This does not mean that everyone who demonstrates one or two of these qualities will end up abusing or battering their partners. However, these red flags should be taken seriously. If someone you know demonstrates one or two of these patterns on a consistent basis, he has the potential to become a batterer. Superior attitude toward women. Does he think men are superior to women? Does he feel he “owns” you and has the right to control your thoughts and actions? Does he talk about women in […]

Delight in the Sabbath

July 31, 2021April 9, 2025 by Laura Lee

by James McBride (United Kingdom) The weekly Sabbath is for Christians a day in which to delight in God’s presence “Sabbath rest” is a concept far removed from the hurly-burly of modern life. The day is, for most, consumed with a round of strenuous (or couch-potato) leisure activity or shopping or visiting – leaving no time for recovery from the weekly grind. Besides, the notion of a day set apart for religious purpose is simply old hat. But what if you consider Sabbath observance important to your Christian walk? Is it a day to hibernate in gloomy solitude? A day […]

Were the Early Great Kings of Persia Israelites?

July 24, 2021April 10, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Cam Rea (Kendallville, Indiana) The Achaemenid dynasty’s foundation is based on a man by the name of Achaemenes. Not much is known about the man himself. However, he is considered the eponymous founder according to the Behistun inscription of Darius I listed in his genealogy. Cyrus the Great says nothing on the Babylonian cylinder about the founder of their dynasty. However, Cyrus refers to himself as an Achaemenid on the inscriptions found at Pasargadae, but it is also debated whether the inscriptions are of Cyrus the Great as it could be quite possible that Darius I wrote those inscriptions […]

America – Under a Curse?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) Judging from what can be seen in the United States, some people sense that our nation seems to be under a curse. There’s good reason for that; the nation IS under a curse. How can I say that? Can I prove it? One does not have to be a prophet to see the curse coming. One merely needs to understand a few things. First, God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). Secondly, God does not change (Mal 3:6). What is this curse that God has pronounced on our nation? Here’s the first indication: Lev […]

Fret Not Because of Evildoers

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) In this world, which currently is Satan’s world, we see many things that strike a believer as being wrong or evil. We see nation against nation threatening war. We see crime from all walks of life; white collar crime involving millions and billions of dollars. Sexual crimes of all kinds. Violent crimes involving kidnapping, torture, murder, or injury. We see corruption of governing officials all over the world establishing laws to subjugate their peoples. Here in America, it does not seem to matter which particular party is in office; corruption and special interests often seem […]

How I Learned that the Spirit and Word Must Always Agree

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) He was the perfect example of what happens when we neglect the Word of God in our pursuit of spiritual experiences. Without the ballast of God’s Word, we may well float away into a La-la land of false spirituality, and this was the case of this individual. My two friends and I encountered this strange little man while going door-to-door, offering to pray with people, and inviting them to revival services we were conducting in Kiowa, OK in 1972. We knocked on his door and he invited us into his home. We immediately noticed that his living […]

A Chart Comparing Offices in the Synagogue and the Church

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

A pain in the ‘BUT’: even National Review? Say it ain’t so!

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “The Trump movement often is described as a ‘personality cult,’ which it is, in no small part.” – National Review, 11/02/20, Kevin Williamson (also posted on Facebook) IT DOESN’T DO MUCH GOOD to preach to the choir unless the choir “shares” with their uninformed friends and relatives. So, to Biden voters I say, “You aren’t really thinking things THRU unless you look at both sides of the choice. You may say you’re for ‘choice.’ but do you really look at both sides of the coin?” Thank God for Tucker Carlson because parts of Fox News are going […]

Atlantis – what they don’t tell you

July 17, 2021April 9, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) YES? WHERE? “Just where did it go down?” asked Dale. “Where did WHAT go down?” I asked. “Atlantis” that’s what,” responded Dale. He swatted a blowfly and continued. “Look, I’m hearing so many theories, but how much is true?” “You really want it direct?” “Sure.” “The truth is, all we have for Atlantis is a legend. Yet, where there is smoke, there is fire. Legends are usually based on a core of truth, even if the final story becomes garbled or embellished.” We went out under the big oak tree and sprawled on the grass. “Okay, come clean,” challenged Dale. “Very well,” I said, […]

Contending for a More Pure Flow of Prophetic Ministry

July 17, 2021April 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Sue and I once stopped for the night in Pennsylvania coal country. I turned on the water to take a bath and it came out very dark. The water source was pure, but the pipes through which the water flowed were tainted with coal dust. And so, it is with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, including prophecy. The Holy Spirit and His gifts are pure, but they flow through frail and fallible human vessels. In over 60 years of observing and participating in prophetic ministry, I have seen individual pride, personal doctrine, feelings, and misconceptions dirty […]

Paul and Women Teachers: Understanding 1 Timothy, Chapters 1 & 2

July 17, 2021April 7, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Dianne D. McDonnell (Arlington, Texas)

1 Peter 4:14-15

by David Antion (Pasadena, California) This particular one is a little technical. I don’t enjoy being technical but sometimes I have to do so in order to dig out and uncover the truth of the Scriptures. One of our obstacles, as you probably know, is that the Bible was not originally written in English. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic and the New Testament was written in Greek. We have a task of uncovering not only what the Greek words meant, but also what were the customs and understandings of that time and in that culture. In […]

5 Reasons Genesis 3:16 is Not a Model for Christian Marriage

July 10, 2021April 23, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) I was driving along listening to a Christian radio station on the car radio. A well-known pastor came on and announced that he would be speaking about God’s plan for marriage. I was shocked to hear him read Genesis 3:16b as his text. This passage, in our English Bible, reads, Your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you (KJV). I could hardly believe what I was hearing. I found myself exclaiming aloud, “No! No! This passage is not about Christian marriage. This passage is describing the distortion of marriage as a result of […]

Explanation of Creation

July 10, 2021May 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Gen. 1:1. “In the beginning, GOD created the heaven and the earth. V.3. “And GOD SAID, Let there be light.” Obviously, the topic of this study centers on the word “God”. Which word is likely the most misunderstood of all the words in Scripture. Perhaps also, it is also one of the most misused words. You know the questions. “Who is God. What is God”, and related statements. For many, when they read the words “God created”, they believe and teach that, God Almighty simply “spoke” the words, and it came to pass. […]

Climate-Hoax

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Climate change, being a problem, that mankind must solve, to prevent the climate, from killing us all: is a HOAX. Climate change is spring, summer, fall and winter. And God promises “climate change”, spring, summer, fall and winter, will – NEVER – change. Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, will never cease.” Climate alarmist, and our ruling elites, are just looking for an excuse to place shackles, in the form of expensive and burdensome regulations, on the masses, to restrict and control their […]

“Unless You Change…”

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) What is the lesson that Christ was trying to teach us about ourselves when He took up a little child in his arms and proclaimed that the disciples needed to become like little children? Was Christ trying to proclaim a message to us? If so, what could that message have been? Perhaps a look into the scripture in question would be a good place to discover an answer! In Matthew 18, we find that the disciples had come to Christ with a question that had bothered them on more than one occasion. It […]

When You Know Your Pet is Spoiled

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

‘As It Was In the Days of Noah’

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) Bahal was beginning to worry, since, as mayor, it was his job to worry for the rest of his remote, highland community. His wife, Chera, had remarked the day before that the rain was unusually heavy for this time of the year, but he had shrugged off her comment. Yet now, having endured three days of steady, heavy downpours, he felt the rain was something more than “unusual.” Earlier in the day, he had braved the pelting raindrops to check on his son’s livestock down the road. His son, Sair—off on his honeymoon with his […]

Our World

by Grigore Sbarcea (New South Wales, Australia) This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come. Friends and Leaders Around the World:The respite from Europe’s and the worlds debt problems did not last long. Things only got worse. The perennial conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been joined by the Arab rising nightmares. Global warming and climate change are marching on relentlessly. Widespread famines in Africa and elsewhere, and water shortages in much of the world, are now a fact of life; and this […]

All Hands on Deck

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) After His resurrection, Jesus appeared first to a woman, Mary Magdalene, and sent her forth as the first witness and preacher of the Good News of His resurrection. His instructions to her were to “Go and tell My brethren” (Mathew 28:10). In other words, He required that His male disciples hear the Good News first from the mouth of a woman. This was significant, for the testimony of a woman was not allowed as evidence in either Jewish or Roman courts of law of that day. To send a woman as the first witness and […]

Death

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) Now there are many churches out there in the world today, but only one true church. That church is defined as: “The Pillar and Ground of the Truth” (1Timothy 3:15.) If we want to find that church, we have to find the Truth, because Truth and Church go hand in hand. If we want to be a member of the True church, we have to Walk in Truth. Truth is also of utmost importance to us because Truth is how our Heavenly Father wants us to worship Him. (John 4:23 – 24.) Yes, our Heavenly Father […]

An Orwellian America is Defining the Nation

(Copyright) by Richard Markland For decades Americans have been warned of a time in which George Orwell’s Novel “1984” would become a reality. The American people cannot say they have not been put on notice. Irreplaceable freedoms are being eliminated. The tactics used are invasive, immense in size and scope and without consideration for anyone or anything. The American people should be alarmed by what is taking place but there is not an understanding of what has become a frightening reality. There is a lack of foresight about what the future holds and a careless indifference towards how each and every person […]

After Pentecost, Then What?

June 26, 2021April 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Moses writes the story of the Israelites making the Old Covenant with God in Exodus 19-24. Most of the text of those six chapters is devoted to listing the terms of their agreement. The way the ratification of the covenant is presented in Exodus 24:1-8 can give the impression that the Israelites’ acceptance of the terms was almost casual. Perhaps they felt overwhelmed by God’s presence, and under the circumstances, they could only agree to it. They would have been truly inhuman not to be impressed with God’s overpowering presence on the mount. Moses, however, shows that they were […]

Fat Cats, Fat Cats

June 19, 2021April 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) Fat cats, fat cats on faculty row,Don’t you see the fruits of the seeds you sow?One tithe, two tithes, three tithes… four?“Put your heart in the work and send us some more!” Salaries, expense accounts, service well spent.Never mind the little ones whose lives you’ve rent.“We are the head, you are the tail,Keep the money flowing, how can we fail?” “Be good little Christians and close your eyes.Sing your little songs and pay your three tithes.Don’t have an opinion and don’t make a fuss,Just hop on aboard and leave the driving to us!” (This poem has been updated […]

Who was Arsaces, First King of the Parthians?

by Cam Rea (Kendallville, Indiana) The year is 248 BCE. The event: the Aparni tribe from the north along the Oxus River invaded the region of northern Parthia under the leadership of a man by the name of Arsaces. The result of the invasion was the establishment of the Arsacid Dynasty which would be known in our history books as the Parthian Empire.[i] This was the first time Arsaces was mentioned. But who was this man named Arasces and where did he come from? What we know about Arsaces is limited and obscure, and we have as little to work with […]

A Church Without Women

(Copyright) by Dianne D. McDonnell (Arlington, Texas)

28th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Sent by Howard Naasz (Colorado) An idea whose time has come.For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn’t pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered…in all of its forms. […]

A Man Had a Dream

Sent by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) A man had a dream. His whole life passed before his eyes. He was on a beach and during the best times of his life, he saw two sets of footprints. The Lord said, “I was walking with you.” During the worst times of his life, the guy saw just one set of footprints. “Is that when you were carrying me?” the man asked. “No,” said the Lord. “That’s when you were sinning, and I couldn’t bear to watch.” And the guy says: “What about that long groove in the sand?” And the Lord says: “That’s when I […]

Why Do You Observe Saturday?

June 5, 2021April 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by John Currier (Douglasville, Georgia) This is a fair question and one that is asked quite often of those of our faith. I mean, after all, isn’t Sunday the day that people are supposed to worship God? All the churches counting from the Roman Catholic Church right on through the Baptists, the Methodists, the Pentecostal churches, and even the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses observe Sunday as the day of worship. So, if all these churches say that Sunday is the day of worship, how can we claim otherwise? Well, the answer lies in your Bible. Is there […]

The Truth about GOD’S CALENDAR

June 5, 2021April 4, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Jamie McNab (England) The Truth about GOD’S CALENDARPart Oneby Jamie McNab (England) What is the truth about “God’s Holy Day calendar?” It is very likely that many of you will have been challenged over the past few years about the Holy Day calendar – and if you haven’t been challenged so far, you probably soon will be!! The story usually goes along the lines of: “The calendar that we have traditionally followed in the Church of God is a MAN-MADE CALENDAR. God originally gave the calendar rules to Moses, but the Jews have long since perverted those rules. The Jewish calendar we use today […]

One Small Step

June 5, 2021April 1, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John Jewell (London, England) THAT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN! ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND! are the words uttered by Neil Armstrong as his left foot touched the surface of the Moon on 21st July 1969, as he stepped down from the Eagle landing craft which he had piloted and guided from the mother ship Columbia accompanied by Ed (Buzz) Aldrin, one of the two other crew members who had brought Columbia along with Eagle from their base at Houston in Texas. A further 10 astronauts in six more missions have travelled to the moon with the final, manned lunar […]

Color Blind Justice: Black Criminal Lives Matter – and More?

June 5, 2021April 1, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Do Black Criminal Lives Matter – more than White Innocent Lives? George Floyd Died of a Drug Overdose. Why does a drugged 46-year-old black man get more Sympathy and attention by Media, Politicians and Black Leaders than Cannon Hinnant, a 5 year old White Boy Recently Killed when a Black Man walked up to the boy and shot him in the head in North Carolina? Answer: White innocent Lives Do Not Matter. Political Advantage Matters. Media, Leftist, NAACP and BCLM: Use Black Criminals as an OPPORTUNITY to Fill Blacks with Hate your white Neighbor […]

Are You Sure Leaven Is Symbolic of Sin?

May 29, 2021April 14, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John Leitch (Canada) Christ Defines the Meaning of Leaven.This writer finds it strange why people will lock into John’s definition of sin (1 John 3:4) but completely ignore Christ’s definition of leaven (Matt. 16:11-12). Christ’s explanation of leavening in this case is doctrine (Strong’s #1322-didache- meaning instruction or teaching-Matt. 16:11-12. I believe a broader definition of leaven would be “something that causes change by its influence” and teaching is just one way. Teaching can be based on sincerity and truth (God the Father’s leavening) or can be based on deception and untruth (Satan’s leavening). Teaching (or doctrine) in and by […]

Masons and Masonic Halls

May 29, 2021March 31, 2025 by Laura Lee

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) “Is it acceptable for a member of the Body of Christ to also be a member of the Masons or any affiliated group?” and “Is it proper to hold Sabbath services in a masonic hall?” I was intrigued by the questions asked by someone if it was proper to be a mason or to have services in a Masonic hall. Some years back I was able to procure a book written by Albert Pike in 1871 called Morals and Dogma. Albert Pike was the one who wrote how the three world wars would come about (just […]

Questions Answered About Masons

May 29, 2021April 2, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina) “Is it acceptable for a member of the Body of Christ to also be a member of the Masons or any affiliated group?” and “Is it proper to hold Sabbath services in a masonic hall?” First question: A true Christian cannot be a Mason for TWO basic reasons. To be initiated into the masons, you must believe and agree to the pagan doctrine of the immortality of the soul, andyou must be willing to take OATHS (forbidden by James 5) of secrecy. As a true Christian we cannot do these things. Second question: Why should there be a […]

13 Colonies; The 13th Tribe?

May 29, 2021March 31, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “America, conjointly with Britain, has a very important and noble part to perform in the affairs of humanity in the near future.” – Adam Rutherford, 1934 PETER SELLERS SAID that if you asked him to play himself, he wouldn’t know how to do it, because he did not know who or what he was. The same can be said about America and Britain today. We have lost our identity and our purposes in life. But if we did know our national identity, we wouldn’t be just sitting around watching our decline and fall. A friend […]

First Love

May 22, 2021April 6, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Just where is the church today? It has been only 15 short years since the death of Herbert W. Armstrong and how many splits and factions are there? Oh sure, some folks split off from the Worldwide Church of God prior to 1986, but that was miniscule compared to today. But why all the groups? What is it that makes us split up? And why all the Armstrong bashing? It seems as though the church is in a confused state. Was Herbert Armstrong a false prophet? All these questions and more deserve an […]

Wanted!

May 22, 2021March 30, 2025 by Laura Lee

Sent by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Jesus Christ By the FBI, IRS, CIA, FDA, EPA, DNR, AF&T, NCC, NEA, USDA, AMA, SSA, MHA, ADL, NAACP, UNGC, & the USCG for the following crimes: Wanted by the FBI for teaching the people that there is a higher power and authority than Caesar or the state.Wanted by the IRS for failure to report income to the taxing authorities.Wanted by the CIA for causing political unrest at home and abroad.Wanted by the FDA for turning water into wine without a license.Wanted by the EPA for feeding a crowd of 5000 and threatening the environment.Wanted […]

Why We Must Put Out Leaven

by Earl L. Henn (Charlotte, North Carolina) Years ago, I had a favorite question to ask ministers about the Feast of Unleavened Bread. “Why must we go through the physical act of putting leaven out of our homes before the Days of Unleavened Bread, but we are not required to be physically circumcised?” I never received an answer. There are many parallels between circumcision and deleavening our homes. Both of these physical acts demonstrate a spiritual principle. Circumcision symbolizes an attitude of heart and mind (Romans 2:26-29), and deleavening our homes symbolizes putting sin out of our lives (I Corinthians 5:6-7). The New […]

Are We Walking with God?

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) Think about how Abraham handled difficult situations. Abraham had complete trust in God. When God told him to go to a place that He would show him he went and did not concern himself about where he was going. He had complete trust that God would take care of everything. It is amazing how God took care of Abraham. He will do the same for us as long as we keep our hearts focused on Him. This is the foundation of our salvation it allows our Father to shape us into useful vessels for […]

God Visits Kenya, East Africa

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) Residents of Kenya, East Africa recently received a visit from the Almighty Creator God through the persons of two white men named Bill Glover and his son, Stephen. We arrived in Kenya on March 27, 2007 and were there for 22 days, departing on April 18. [We also kept the Passover in Kenya with them – – this point will be covered later in this article]. Many factors made this trip miraculous. The first miracle was the providing of the funds for the trip. Because of my worldwide web and articles printed in The Journal the […]

Bear Witness

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) The Apostles of old were authoritatively toldTo bear witness of Jesus’ life.He warned them that they would often encounterMuch hatred, debate, and strife. The words they would speak would be in His nameBy such power He would confirm.They would raise the dead and heal many sickAnd strengthen the poor and infirm. Out of the synagogues they would be castAnd be held in low esteem.They would not receive tithes for a lavish lifestyleBut would live lives low and lean. No gold, nor silver, nor brass, would be theirsNo extra coat, shoes, or staves.As sheep among wolves, they would venture […]

Are You a Christian Nationalist?

May 8, 2021March 30, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Charisma News reported on a letter, signed by 500 evangelical leaders, that condemned “Christian nationalism” and tied it to the Capital riots of January 6. I agree with the authors of the letter that all Christians need to speak out against all violence and hate and the detestable acts that took place in Washington D.C. on January 6. However, while every evangelical I know condemns the acts of January 6, the authors of the letter seem to be using January 6 as a broad brush to paint every supporter of Donald Trump as an insurrectionist and […]

The Good Leaven

May 8, 2021March 30, 2025 by Laura Lee

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) I believe that the parable of the leaven (Mathew 13:33) pertains to the most essential part of our calling. It applies to the very core of our conversion and our entrance into the Kingdom of God. Without the leaven, which is symbolized in this parable, we will never, ever, be able to inherit God’s Kingdom. Now the “churches” (the members in general) have been repeatedly led astray on this crucial subject concerning this “leaven.” They are taught that all leaven in the Bible is bad, but that teaching is wrong, there is a […]

Two Men

May 8, 2021March 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2000 Two men died that day.Both were guilty. One had the heart of a foolHe was never wrong—always had the last word.He trusted in his own heart,And took pride in doing things “his” way. He blamed others for his misfortunes . . .If they had just treated him better,He wouldn’t be in this situation.It wasn’t his fault! He would rather die than admit he needed help. The other man had a teachable heart.He knew he had made wrong choices,And was ashamed of the person he had become. He wanted to change,But lacked the […]

George Washington walks into a bar (this ought to go viral)

May 8, 2021March 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) AFTER A HARD DAY’S WRITING, I stopped at the C-store for a cup of coffee. “Do you have gas?” the clerk asked. “No, just a little heart burn and writer’s block,” I said, on the way out the door. On the way home, I stopped at the Backwoods pub and grub to grab a bite to eat. A March Madness game was on TV. I’d just taken a seat at the bar when the door opened. Everyone in the place, including the bartender, turned to look. You could have heard a feather drop. I […]

WOE…

May 8, 2021March 28, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) Woe unto you scribes and PhariseesWho say but do not do.Who bind heavy burdens upon God’s sheepThough you do not follow through. These heavy burdens you will not bearNot one finger you will apply.The list is long of what you demandWhile you yourselves live a lie. The deeds you do are to be seen of menIn the guise of doing God’s works.You claim the right to live so highThrough salaries, tithes and perks. The uppermost rooms and chief seats you claim,By rights of being God’s “priests”.Yet, Jesus has said if you want to be great,Consider yourselves to be […]

Two SHOCKING Answers

May 1, 2021March 27, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) Today you are getting two SHOCKING answers to two outrageous questions… SO HOW OLD IS IT?This whole thing started when Fred (my neighbour) plopped down on my porch. And he asked me, “Did you see that TV program that said the Amazon jungle was several million years old?” “Yes,” I responded. “But, Fred, what if it’s only 3,000 years old?” “You’re having me on,” he laughed. “Why, everyone knows…” No, I’m not kidding. Were you aware that huge stone cities, very ancient, with paved streets and tall pyramids choked with forest, have been sighted in the Amazon jungle by several […]

Can We Prove that Christ Could or Could Not Sin?

May 1, 2021April 5, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida) To begin with, can we agree that God made statements and promises and swore to those promises? Did these promises include Christ’s sinless sacrifice and resurrection? If we can agree to these things, then the only argument is whether we do or do not believe God’s words one hundred percent. To reach a conclusion we will look at and study some pertinent scriptures, asking the question, “Could God, in the flesh, have sinned? The symbol ^ will indicate my emphasis on a word or words. Acts 15:18 ^Known^ unto God are all his works ^from […]

Living Life Today

May 1, 2021March 27, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John Jewell (London, England) Poet John Masefield wrote “All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.” Oh, if only mankind as a whole could find such satisfaction and happiness so simply stated. Today, however, in nation after nation of the western world, there can be few who find any satisfaction with their life and/or lot. At this point why not carry out the simple test of asking ones-self the question “am I honestly really satisfied and happy with my life in today’s world” or what’s life all about anyway!” Many people in the western […]

…Does the Devil Hate Christmas?

April 24, 2021March 26, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John Jewell (London, England) On the surface, it ‘seems’ logical! What is the devils’ attitude toward Jesus? It ‘seems’ logical that since he tried to kill Jesus on several occasions, and since he was able to influence the Jews and the Romans to finally KILL him, that the devil’s attitude toward Jesus would be one of HATE! And, if that is true, it logically follows that the devil would also HATE anything that is intended to be WORSHIP toward Jesus! Today, Millions of sincere Christians participate in ‘holidays’ that are supposed to be WORSHIP toward Jesus. What does the devil […]

The TRUTH About the Origin of Modern Languages

April 24, 2021April 4, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) One of the most confounding questions to modern scholars is the reason for the sudden explosion of diverse languages upon the earth in the misty dawn of history. Where did language come from? HOW could it have evolved? It’s a known fact that instead of EVOLVING, all languages DEVOLVE, or become simpler, never more complex! This is a great problem for evolutionists and worldly scientists. And yet the answer is before their very eyes? In fact, the answer is in their own lips! There is CONCLUSIVE, demonstrable, SCIENTIFIC evidence that ALL languages today have a […]

God’s Government

April 24, 2021March 26, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) What kind of government does God use in ruling the universe? Is it democratic? Do angels vote? Does God have a cabinet of advisors? Is God’s government hierarchical, from the top down? Which is it, top-down or bottom-up … two choices? Maybe we need to ask a different kind of question. Since it is God’s Government, it is God’s Government. It is not man’s government, and because it is God’s Government, could it be that it is neither of the choices offered above, at least not the way we understand the options? Could […]

A Short History of the Edomites

April 17, 2021May 22, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Gen. 36:1 “The generations of Esau, who is Edom. V.2. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan. Adah…the Hittite, Aholibamah…the Hivite. V.3. And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter.” In the above we see that Esau was called Edom. And throughout OT Scriptures, when it reads “Edom”, it is speaking of only the descendants of his Canaanite wives. Continuing to be known of as Esau, as for his Ishmaelite wife. In this Study, I will be dealing with only Esau’s Edomite wives. And as will be shown, said wives had children whose descendants are […]

Testimony of Abuse within the Church of God

April 17, 2021March 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) I received your 111-page document today and read it before the evening was out. I must say, I was not the least bit surprised. Their actions were status quo as Herbert Armstrong trained them well. What is ironic, however, is that there are quite a few “ministers” out there who adhere to the hierarchy mentality (and are now affiliated with the split-off groups) who rejected authority over them and left WCG way before HWA died. They “rebelled against their superiors but preach against it to those “under” them. And they do view themselves as […]

A Child’s Theory

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California) A child’s theory of everything came to me as I drove to work. What is the primordial order of origin of the Creation (“universe” –if you prefer)? Moses’ account indicates time comes first. Matter and space exist in time–not otherwise! There must be “space” to have a place to “put” matter! To have any “thing” organized matter must occupy at least some of the “space”! So, it occurs to me, the primordial order of Creation is time, space, matter. All must relate to each other as they do for us to have the universe […]

Parable of the Ten Virgins

April 10, 2021March 30, 2025 by Laura Lee

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) A Parable MisunderstoodThe parable of the ten Virgins consists of only 13 verses, but those 13 verses may be the most important and valuable verses in the entire Bible concerning the church and our being ready for our Lord’s return. I am sure we are all familiar with the parable of the ten Virgins found in Mathew 25. This parable speaks Much about the return of our Lord and Savior, and what is about to befall the church. This parable also, not only warns us that we better be prepared for what is coming, […]

The Oppression of the American People

The Suppression of Freedom(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) PART 1 Any given event of and by itself is not as important as what takes place in the days, weeks, and months beyond when it has happened. The Corona Crisis is taking on a life of its own. The abuse of power is rearing its ugly head, yet few Americans are aware of how much their lives are going to be impacted. Covid 19 is going to alter the life of every man, woman and child in ways that would have been considered farfetched months ago. It will become a matter of […]

The Titanic–Then and Now

by Myra McQueen (Odessa, Texas) I just want to sort out something here that appears to be a ‘token’ for those of us who have survived the past in the WCG but remain yet in the bondage of carnal drives and other men’s ‘devices’ (ie, II Pet. 1:16) and ‘Jewish fables’ (Titus 1:14). I am not much of a movie goer but after reviewing an editor’s remarks about the amazing 25 negative miracles that led to the sinking of the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic in 1912, I decided to research the history a little and found four documentary videos on the […]

The last straw, tepid support for Trump

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) TO THE EDITOR, NATIONAL REVIEW:Just reread the article that was the last straw, “Has the Presidency Become Impossible? No, but it is too hard for the incumbent” (2/24/20). I didn’t try to cancel the dumb subscription, but I’m letting it expire. The writer Richard Brookhiser quotes academics, one of whom says the job hurts the health of Presidents and they die young (tell Jimmie Carter and Bush 41). “Trump, a novice with no information, limited intelligence, and bad character, has held office for over three years without catastrophe. . ,” writes Mr. Brookhiser. “What […]

Feast of Reconciliation

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) How great was your Feast of Tabernacles? What great spiritual lessons did you take from the feast that enabled you toward spiritual maturity? (Hebrews 6:1)? Or, did you skip the feast altogether, as many have done in recent years?We had a tremendous feast in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Before I relate our feast experiences, let us first review some very important factors about the Feast of Tabernacles as well as the other festivals of God. The title of this article shows the subject matter is that of reconciliation.THE FESTIVALS OF GODDo you not realize that all […]

Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage

April 3, 2021May 8, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Matthew 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. The two words that jump out at me in this scripture are “fornication and adultery”. Most people think they know what those two words are talking about, however, do we? The Bible, God’s word defines the words that are used. Let us take a look first at how the Bible defines “fornication”. FORNICATION In the Old Testament, there are […]

The Ayatollahs of atheism versus the next generation of evangelists?

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “At some point, there’s going to be enough pressure that it is just going to be too embarrassing to believe in God.” – Samuel Harris (“Letter to a Christian Nation”) JOHN STUART MILL wrote about the tyranny of prevailing opinion. Conventional ‘wisdom.’ “Consensus” versus last century’s “outdated” values and mores. Like, when the Lord comes, “will He find Faith on the earth?” “The Puritan heritage distilled through the 18th century patriots without, however, loss of its original religious strength explains many features in Lincoln’s thought.” – William Wolf, “The Religion of Abraham Lincoln” (1963) Further excerpts:“The prophetic note of a God […]

The Seed of Abraham

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) The Seed of Abraham’s website (https://www.seedofabraham.net/) has Avram Yehoshua’s teachings on it (about 180 articles), which form the theology for The Seed of Abraham. Avram calls that theology, The Hebraic Perspective. It is not to be confused with the Hebrew Roots movement nor Messianic Judaism; the former having many grievous heresies, such as Gentile circumcision, and the latter not taking Mosaic Law to heart. The major theme of the teachings center around the New Testament, after the resurrection, declaring to both Jew and Gentile Christian to walk out their faith in Jesus/Yeshua through all the […]

Fear

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © September 2000 I am a prisoner . . .confined not by bars or locked doorsbut by harsh words and raised fists. I am just a few steps away from the open door of freedombut fear holds me back. Fear that his opinion of me may be true . . .That I might really be stupid and unfit.Fear that I will fail on my ownand face his sneers of contempt as he watches me struggle. Fear that no one else will ever love meor comfort me when I’m lonely and afraid.Even though he often […]

Christianity and Its Founder

March 27, 2021March 22, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) Christianity is the only religion in the world that does NOT emulate its Founder. Yeshua/Jesus rebuked Satan’s first temptation, to change the rocks into bread, by saying to the Devil: “Man does not live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Dt. 8:3; Mt. 4:4; Lk. 4:4). When did that change? When were Christians supposed to stop living according to the words of God that Yeshua lived His life by? Isn’t Yeshua our Example in all matters of faith and practice? The author of Hebrews says that, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Heb. 13:8). This means that Yeshua is still a Sabbath keeping, Passover observing and pork abstaining […]

Christmas, Easter, Halloween & Other Non-Biblical Holidays

March 27, 2021March 22, 2025 by Laura Lee

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the national Thanksgiving holiday in the United States are among the most commonly observed religious and secular observances which many people believe are a part of the Christian God’s worship system; however, basic research into the origin of these observances shows these observances to be unacceptable to God the Father and Jesus Christ. Anyone who wishes to worship the true God and his Son correctly should understand the seriousness of celebrating these religious and secular observances, because their origin and practice involved fertility rites, sexual licentiousness, and the worship of false gods […]

End of the World

March 20, 2021March 21, 2025 by Laura Lee

by John Jewell (London, England) The end of the world! Is it, or the possibility of it, a reality or not? Is there something in the message that one used to see in some of our bigger town centers? “Flee from the wrath to come” and sometimes accompanied by the words “The end of the world is nigh”All carried on boards slung over the shoulders! Or propped up on the pavement.However, one may be forgiven, as we look at the state of the world today, for thinking there is some validity in the statements. We do, after all, live in […]

The Gospel of the Devil

March 20, 2021March 21, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The Gospel of the Devil: Preachers Shout “Do Not Judge” the State shouts “Do Not Discriminate.” One and the same message: Discriminate against God and all who believe God. Accuse them of Judging and Discriminating and Not – Honoring what God proclaimed is evil. The State and Church: Believe Satan’s gospel “Do Not Discriminate” and “Do Not Judge.” After receiving a message rebuking church leaders for honoring sexual perverts and politicians for imposing sexual perversion on the nation and calling on them to repent. Pastor Bob from Olympia Washington said, “As a born-again believer I rebuke […]

Passover

March 20, 2021March 21, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) When should we keep it? Should it be observed at the beginning of the 14th of Abib (Nisan), or at the end? Should we observe eight days of unleavened bread or seven. Is the Passover called a Feast? Many people of the churches of God are confused over these questions. Why? Let’s face it. Most, if not all of the people in the ‘church’, have come to observe these days as a result of the preaching and teaching of Herbert W. Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God. The way and manner is […]

Does God Heal Today?

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) I have extremely mixed emotions as I write this article. My emotions are not mixed or confounded on the subject of healing itself but rather on the reaction of those who read this article. Many times, I have endeavored to address this topic in different forums and in most cases was rebuffed and criticized and even ridiculed. Some have reacted with “Who does he think he is?” This reaction caused me to avoid the subject altogether for a while even though I often encountered people who desperately needed God’s blessings. Eventually I realized how wrong I […]

Are You Sick and Tired?

By Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © October 2007 “Are you tired of the way the world is turning? Are you tired of the way your life has gone? Do you long for some joy instead of weeping?” As I heard those words being sung, I wanted to stand up and shout with great passion, “Yes! Yes, I’m tired and I’m not going to take it anymore!” I’m tired of the evil in this world—evil that threatens, slaps and punches; evil that hurls missiles of verbal abuse; evil that delights in dominating and demeaning others in order to make oneself feel more […]

Does Scripture Support a Salaried Ministry?

by Ray E. Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Eph. 4:28 “Let him that stole, steal no more. Rather, let him LABOR. Working with his HANDS that which is good. That he may have [extra] to give to the poor.” Most students of Scripture would quickly recognize the meaning and intent of the above words, “to give to him that has need”. There are so many Scriptures that support this command. For example, the night of the last Passover service, Jesus told Judas something, by which he left the gathering. The disciples wondered why he left. And one of their thoughts […]

Angel Sighting

March 13, 2021May 13, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) As a child, I never grew up in the church of God nor did I ever have contact with anyone who kept a Saturday Sabbath, at least not to my knowledge, so the true story I am about to tell you may change the way you look at those in other affiliations. Our family bounced from church to church, starting with the Congregational church which I believe changed into or split into the United Church of Christ, where I was sprinkled as a 5th grader. That church lit candles apparently and my mother thought […]

Cobras & Pit Bulls

Are You Busy?

Sent by Rusty Ames (Proctor, Texas) Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t even keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship experience with Christ. If they make and keep a personal connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.” “So, let them go to their churches, let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so they can’t gain that experience in Jesus Christ.” “This […]

Brethren in Need

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) Greetings Brethren from your 3rd world country brethren. My name is Bill Goff, and a member of the cog. There are many of our impoverished brethren living in 3rd world countries around the world who need our help. I myself have had my feet on the ground in E Africa for many years, especially Kenya and Tanzania. Most of our brethren are peasant farmers and suffer a lot. Some current needs include supplies for keeping the upcoming Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread. They cannot afford Passover wine, or flour for making […]

All Abuse Hurts

March 6, 2021March 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved Most people think “abuse” is just physical attacks such as hitting, punching, kicking, pulling hair, twisting limbs, pinching, slapping, biting, etc.There are many other types of abusive behavior which hurt just as much or more than physical abuse. Just because an abuser stops hitting his spouse doesn’t mean he has stopped being abusive. Here are other varieties of abuse which are just as destructive as physical abuse: Emotional Abuse—Name-calling, mind games, “crazy-making,” belittling, shaming, extreme manipulation, coercion. · Economic Abuse—Withholding money as punishment and making partner beg for necessities, demanding […]

The Great White Throne Judgment

March 6, 2021March 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida) What is meant by “Judgment” anyway? Does it mean that anyone who is judged will be severely punished? Does it lead to destruction “? We are all familiar with the term “Judge”. We understand when one breaks the law of the land, he/she normally will stand before a judge in a court room, one who determines the cost of the offense. But is this what God’s judgments mean? In studying we find that in the Old Testament when the Hebrew word according to Strong’s concordance #0494 it means “act of deciding a case, decision, […]

The World as We Know It is About to Become History

March 6, 2021March 19, 2025 by Laura Lee

by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio) Those who strongly disagree with the “European Union” forging ahead, the Euro-skeptics, state sovereignty is under attack and that the EU is going backwards, descending into the darkness of fascism, not advancing democratic ideals but sacrificing them with impunity. Rodney Atkinson, author of three books on the subject of Fascist Europe Rising (his most recent), led the charge, sounded the alarm, from a strictly secular point of view that interestingly matched what theologian Herbert W. Armstrong was warning about from a purely biblical perspective: the revival of the unholy Roman Empire is well underway and most […]

Born Again: The Kingdom of God!

by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio) Jesus was sent to Earth to deliver a Message to mankind. A startling message from Outer Space – the third Heaven – from our CREATOR GOD. A correct understanding of what that REVELATION is – the one and only true Gospel – separates God’s Church from all others and exalts the pure religion above every false way! (John. 17:17). There is only one way to enter God’s Kingdom – and that is through Christ! (Acts 4:12). He is the Key that unlocks God’s Royal House, the Open Door to the Universe, the Gateway to Eternity, the […]

Diversity Madness!

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) The Devil is a Diversity Professor: The “Diversity Doctrine” is: Racist, Depraved, and Insane. Honor and respect is to be lavished on the Diverse – Based on Race and Sexual Perversion. Forced Acceptance is to be imposed on All by Law. That is complete folly – And a Satanic Attack on those who are Not the Favored-Race or Sexual Perverts. Who do not fit into Professor-Diversity categories of – Victims of All who are Not what they are! Arrogant Shallow-Minded Lawmakers and Judges make Special Laws to Protect the “Diverse” from the Non-Diverse? Absurd! […]

The Cure for the Tragic American Condition

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) What is it about prosperity that opens the door to complacency? Urgency is nonexistent when everything is convenient and within reach. According to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition: Prosperity- “Self-satisfied: especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers; unconcerned.” Simply put, a sense of urgency has no place within the American mindset if life is going well. It has been eight decades since Americans were asked to sacrifice, both in the cost of lives, and personal comforts. The generation of World War II was a far cry from what Americans have become. This is a generation […]

Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees

by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey) Christians are commanded to “grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 2:3). Christians should be open to gaining a deeper understanding of the bible. Therefore, let us consider one important concept that has not yet been understood, although it is a priority for the church to observe. It is clearly in the bible. It is also clearly in contrast to the wisdom of the world. For this reason, it has been ignored, explained away, or rejected. As Christians we must be willing to follow the […]

Is Disfellowshipping a Christian Practice?

February 27, 2021March 31, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Is disfellowshipping and suspension a Christian practice? If so when should it be done? Who should do it? Can we prove it from the Bible? Is the Bible specific enough for us to know? How does it square with the teaching of Jesus? Have many people become confused? From my first encounter with the Worldwide Church of God in the late 60’s and early 70’s disfellowshipping was a common practice. Not being close enough to issues I never really knew the details of why certain people were put out of the church; I […]

Vaccine Folly – Mask Hysteria

February 20, 2021March 17, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Why are so many wearing a facemask? Monkey See Monkey Do: Who is Making a Monkey out of You? Socialize Hand-Shaking Distance: Shackled Dependent Slaves of the State? Healthy men and woman wearing Masks, and Social Distancing themselves, identifies them as Defeated, Fearful; whose faith has been Captured by Media, and the CDC Masters of Fear and Paranoia Dr. Frankenstein Fauci. Facemasks are a – Virus Trap – health hazard. Workers are being Fresh Oxygen Starved – Re-Breathing Exhausted Air. More moisture, warmer, darker, diminished oxygen around the mouth and nose is inviting – […]

If You Believe

by Bud Cocherell (San Jose, California) If you believe that Herbert W. Armstrong restored all truth and that you do not need to follow the instructions of the apostle Peter to Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, then read no further. But if you believe the prophet Hosea’s prophetic warning: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.; and if […]

Evil Prevails

by Clyde Ferrell Jr. (Mount Calm, Texas) The bible says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it” (Jeremiah 17: 9) There is also a saying that “Evil prevails because good men do nothing.” In reality, “Evil Prevails.” The movie Lords of War? starring Nicolas Cage attests to the evil that men do as it is based on actual events of an American munitions dealer. It is a fact that men use the War card as their license to kill people legally. The more wars there are the more money arms dealers make. Commerce, […]

Go To Your Brother…

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) From my first encounter with the Worldwide Church of God in the late 60’s and early 70’s ‘suspension’ and disfellowshipping’ were common practices. Prior to either one of these measures being taken, there was an effort to reconcile with the one involved in the infraction. From my perspective the effort usually involved the ministry, maybe not always, but usually. Over the years I have always had this nagging thought that many people were never reconciled or encouraged in a right way such that they would return and consequently were disfellowshipped. Once disfellowshipped they […]

SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Is dissent a thing of the past?

by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.” Senator Eugene McCarthy BARRY GOLDWATER RECOMMENDED SAWING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. “When the wind is in the East, ’tis neither good for man nor beast,” and here are some quotations from the Ivy League region of the country: “The chief problem of the lower-income farmers is poverty.” Nelson Rockefeller “The streets are safe in Philadelphia; it’s only the people who make them unsafe.” former mayor Frank Rizzo “Marvin never tells a lie if he can give you a misleading statement instead.” friend of […]

Mathematical Viewpoint

Sent by Rich Daniels (Wisconsin) From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100% How about achieving 101%? What equals 100% in life? Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as:1 2 3 4 5 […]

The Khazars Tribe 13

February 20, 2021March 25, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Yair Davidiy (Jerusalem, Israel) “The KHAZARS” were a semi-nomadic people who became prominent in southern Russia and its neighborhood in the 600s to 900s CE. They were quite powerful with a far-reaching influence and well-developed civilization. They protected the Jews while giving full citizenship rights to Christians and Moslems who served them faithfully. “The KHAZARS” converted to Judaism and henceforth were Jewish. Some people (including many anti-Semites) claim that most Jews today are descended from “The KHAZARS”. This is not true on the whole, but “The Khazars” did contribute to the Jewish Nation. The Question is: Who were they? Map […]

Where in Scripture is The Trinity Mentioned?

by Wily Elder (Ocala, Florida) The short answer is: The Trinity is never mentioned in any scriptures. The next question would be: Where is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) mentioned together? Only two places in the Bible do we have this occurrence. One passage is in Matthew 28:19, second to the last verse in the book of Matthew. “Go you therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). This scripture would appear to be an implicit endorsement of the Trinity, the three-in-one […]

Abortion: The Culture of Death

by Barbara Collins (God’s Word to Women Website) David said in Psalms 139:13, Amplified, “For You did form my inward parts. You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Why have so many unborn lives become like unraveled knitting? $254.4 million in 2002-03 from taxpayers Since 1973, the Roe v Wade decision has generated approximately 46 million abortions totally or around 1.3 million abortions each year since that time. Up until about forty years ago, the 2000-year-old Hippocratic Oath led medical school graduates to say at their commencement, “I will maintain the utmost respect for human life from the time […]

Is Calling Someone “Mister” Christian?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Why does the whole world insist on this custom? Is this the way of showing true respect to an elder? Should YOU use the term “Mr.”? What does your BIBLE say? Christ tells you NOT to be called Master, or Mister. And yet what are we called upon to do, even in the Church of God, dozens, perhaps hundreds, of times a day? Many say, “well, it is just a sign of respect. Children, in particular, should show respect to their elders.” And the Bible FULLY agrees that they should show respect! But HOW does it […]

Do You DARE to Be Bold?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Do you? Can you truly go BOLDLY before the throne of grace? Without fear? This is a time to be honest with yourself. Aren’t there usually some nagging concerns in the back of your mind when you pray? What if God were here now… in front of you… Would you be nervous? Would you be concerned that he might be mad at you? If so, then you are not ABLE to be BOLD, and you must ask yourself… WHY. You are scared in the presence of God because you KNOW you do not measure […]

Conspiracy!

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!We Must Stop This Immediately Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper? Groceries are heavier. And everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become! And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up, they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they are red in the face! What do they think I am, […]

Have a Nice Day!

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) To: YOUDate: TODAYFrom: GODSubject: YOURSELFReference: LIFE This is God. “Today” I will be handling All of your problems for you. “I do Not need your help”. So have a nice day. I love you. P.S. “And, remember…. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! “Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME.” All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not […]

Parable of a Shepherd

Reprinted from Servants’ News Published by Norman S. Edwards (Perry, Michigan) John 21:15-17 & Acts 20:28: These Scriptures contain instructions to Peter to “feed and tend my sheep”, and a group of elders to “shepherd the church of God”. Some will claim that these verses set the leadership in authority over the people as a shepherd is in authority over his animals. They forget that our Savior is the chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4) and that believers are all His sheep (1 Cor. 3:23). We can easily demonstrate the relationship from a brief parable: A prince hired a shepherd to […]

Major Changes are Necessary if America is to Survive

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) When looking at society, it is becoming more difficult to not only understand changes taking place, but where changes are headed. To discuss whether the changes are justified or not is a point of contention. Condemnation towards those who are conservative is becoming more widely accepted because society is more liberal and lawless. Conservatism, however, is viewed as the culprit for out-of-control reasoning and resulting behavior in the nation today. How Stable Will America Be If Liberalism Becomes the Overriding New Reality?Liberalism and people who are liberal have been waging a full-scale assault on the nation’s […]

Church Leaders – Surrenders to the State – Moral Authority

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) And that is State Worship. Church leaders have disarmed themselves: They have “Closed their Eyes” to the Sword of Truth. Christian leaders, Jews, and Messianic Jews – have – Surrendered to the State “The Knowledge of Good and Evil” without a whimper in Protest. If a believer in God’s word Speaks out against the Evil of the State – Legalizing – Sexual Perversions. Church Leaders confirm their – Disloyalty to God and – Bow in Loyalty to the State – by condemning them for getting involved in “Politics.” Jeremiah 6:10 describes them “Their ears […]

Can You Know WHEN?

February 6, 2021March 18, 2025 by Laura Lee

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Can you unlock the secrets that tell you when the end of the world is coming? Does God have a set date in mind? Will he reveal it to man before the end comes? The Bible tells you, YES! Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. His father KNEW, nearly 2000 years ago, the DAY and even the HOUR of Christ’s second coming! Not even Christ knew this, when he was on earth. But later, after his resurrection, he said […]

Renewal of the Earth

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Psalm 104:30 “…You renew the face of the earth!” Read these words again. And a third time if necessary. Then ask yourselves. “What do they mean? And are they Truth”. Well, they are indeed Truth. And since the word “renew” means to return something to its original shape or condition, then the words mean that The Almighty is going to see to it that the earth will be returned to its pre flood condition. Return it to its Genesis One condition. When people view the earth today, they see gigantic sized oceans, and incredibly high mountain […]

Division Will Lead to the Nation’s Destruction if not Restrained

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) The year 2020 will go down in history as a year of deep division. It will be remembered as a time in which Americans turned on one another. The national election for the presidency will be remembered as illegitimate by Trump supporters and conservatives, but fair by Democrats and liberals. Most Americans fail to see long range repercussions for the way they decide to deal with problems. What is taking place will irreversibly harm the country as long as emotions are the driving force behind the stances people are taking. What is developing is a national […]

Ending the Cycle of Abuse in the Church of God

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) If you saw an old woman being robbed, would you help her? If you knew a child was being sexually molested, would you report it to the proper authorities? If you knew a woman was being abused by her husband, would you help her? If you heard a man beating his wife, would you call the police? If you knew someone had just lost a loved one, would you be a friend? If you knew someone had a family member who was mentally ill, would you be a friend? If you saw, or […]

The Promised Land