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Lessons From the Church Cookbook

  • by Janel Johnson
Leaving services, I anxiously awaited opening my beautiful new Church cookbook, the labor of love for the Good Works Program. I didn't realize it would also be immeasurably full of food for thought.

Treasure Digest: Bible Study Summary: Gambling

  • by United News
Gambling is becoming prevalent in the United States, Britain, Australia and other nations (see the excellent article, "The Growing Menace of Gambling" in the December 2004 World News and Prophecy).

Treasure Digest: Casting Out Fear and Inner Torment

  • by Robert H Berendt
"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment... There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment" (1 John 4:17-18). That word "love" is agape.

Q&A: Counting Pentecost in 2005 Summary

  • by Cecil Maranville
Q. Why is Pentecost on June 12 in 2005, instead of on June 19? The latter date appears to be seven weeks from the Days of Unleavened Bread, and the earlier date seems to be a week too early.

Treasure Digest: Ruth's Decision

  • by Victoria E. Nelson
Does God give the stranger a "better" name because He knows how much more the stranger has to give up to follow Him (Isaiah 56:3-7)?

Treasure Digest: Turning the Hearts: It Takes Two

  • by Gary Antion
Jesus Christ replied to the questioning Pharisees, "Have you not read... For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh" (Matthew 19:4-6).