These three little words occurs many, many places in Scripture. If Then And comprise conditional logic. If this, then that and that. When these words are used in Scripture describing God’s expectation, we ask the question: is God’s love...
Luke 10 outlines basic principles for disciples of Christ. Most of this chapter is not found in any of the other gospels. This was written for you and me--almost 2000 years ago!
Are there times when we forget to express our gratitude, both to God and others? We have been given physical and spiritual blessings in great abundance, yet our minds can easily overlook how blessed we are. In preparing for the kingdom of...
We are told in scripture that those who believe Jesus is the Son of God will be saved. Is this all there is to it? Full examination of the Bible shows that our belief must be shown by our behavior, and we need to respond to our calling...
In less than four weeks we will begin the fall Holy Day season. Within that season is a theme that recurs over and over; a time when dates of military significance will commemorate the fading of memory of the wars of our worlds’ past.
When God calls someone out of spiritual Egypt, He gives them what they need to achieve success. His people need to follow in faith. Do we follow in faith or do we live in fear? The root cause of the repeated failures on Israel's part was a...
This world we live in is fraught with problems that seem to be growing. Something needs to change and we as humans want to solve the issues we see happening. What do we really want to change? The problem with the world is sin and when...
The number one “sign” of the true Church of God is “love for one another”—“love of the brethren” (John 13:34-35; 1 John 3:14-23). Naturally people often judge a congregation by how friendly it is, so we must be alert to the fact that some...
We all should learn from the past. To understand where this world is headed, we should to look back into time and compare to see the worsening of society. We in the US can understand our national problems by understanding our disastrous...
On Crete, the largest island in Greece, the Feast will be hosted by The Creta Maris Resort. This all-inclusive resort has an authentic Greek village feel. Pre and post tours will make available biblical sites such as Athens and Corinth....
This update includes an overview of recent Council meetings, a camp announcement and print marketing statistics.
From the President . . .
Greetings, brethren,
The Council of Elders concluded their meetings here in Cincinnati earlier today. As you may have seen from the agenda that was distributed last week, the agenda was quite...
On Feb. 7, Matt Hernandez, Mitch Moss and I met in Columbus, Ohio, for a tour of Hopkins Printing, which prints Compass Check magazine and the United Youth Camp magazine among other things for UCG.
On Feb. 7, Matt Hernandez, Mitch Moss and I met in Columbus, Ohio, for a tour of Hopkins Printing, which prints Compass Check magazine and the United Youth Camp magazine among other things for UCG. I had just sent the...
Think of times when you felt the intervention of God, your calling, decision to be baptized, a "coincidence" at just the right time to strengthen, encourage you in a trial. These fingerprints of God will strengthen our faith in the days to...
Would you like to have your own personal spiral-bound copy of the UCG Hymnal (song leader/pianist version)? We are planning a reprint of these and want to provide the opportunity for anyone to purchase one or more.
This large print, hardcover, spiral-ring bound, original version (8.875 x 11.25 in.) is available to everyone. It is especially helpful for song leaders, pianists and those who would benefit from larger-sized print or a hymnal that will...
Tests of new Beyond Today print advertisements will reach 8,000,000 households in July 2020. Four booklet titles will be advertised in coupon inserts in U.S. Sunday newspapers.
[JUNE 24, 2020] In July 2020 the United Church of God will conduct four tests of half-page coupon advertisements in Valassis “free standing inserts” in a variety of Sunday newspapers.
Although we have tested and rolled...