Holidays and Holy Days

"For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 ESV

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Thinking and Thanking

True peace comes from being thankful—no matter what confronts us at the moment.
Touchdowns, Drumsticks and God?
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Touchdowns, Drumsticks and God?

This Nov. 27, Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving.
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Celebrating Truly Great Leadership

An important celebration is taking place this month that goes relatively unnoticed by most of the world. Its purpose is to celebrate the administrative plans and commitments of an even more important future world leader than the U.S. president.
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The Resurrection of the Dead: What Does the Bible Really Teach?

Many people have at least a vague notion that the Bible teaches about a resurrection. But what is the resurrection all about? And how does it fit into God's overall plan for salvation?
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Who Resurrected Jesus Christ?

No dead person can resurrect Himself. Death is the complete absence of life and consciousness. Only someone alive and gifted with supernatural powers could have performed such a wondrous deed.
Day of Awe and Wonder
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Day of Awe and Wonder

What Makes This Crisis Different?
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What Makes This Crisis Different?

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What Makes This Crisis Different?

For America, the handwriting is on the wall. It may soon no longer be the leader of the global economy that it has been since the end of World War II.
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Thoughts from Hezekiah's Courtyard

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Season's Changing

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Teach Me to Pray

The Feast of Tabernacles is an exciting time. It is like getting more than two months of Sabbath services in eight days.
"Take Your Sandals Off"--Why?
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"Take Your Sandals Off"--Why?

Do we bring the world's culture into God's worship? Or do we worship God in the way He wants?
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Take a Listening Heart to the Feast

God has invited us to His Feast of Tabernacles, and He will be pleased if we come with a hearing heart.
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Eat, Drink and Rejoice During the Feast...but Always Be a Good Example

"Be careful…that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak" (1 Corinthians 8:9, New International Version). These words of wisdom and admonishment from the apostle Paul apply to every aspect of life and every...
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FORWARD! The Transfiguration: A Preview of the Kingdom

What if you were camping in the mountains, and suddenly one of your friends, the leader of the group, started glowing—shining as brilliantly as the sun! And not only that, but two famous people from history suddenly appeared, maybe historical...
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Britain: Repairing a Broken Society

A time is coming when God's government—the Kingdom of God—will repair what is broken in today's valueless, immoral society.
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FORWARD! 9/11 Reminds Us Why We Need 9/30

Next month commemorates another anniversary of the horrific deaths of nearly 3,000 people seven years ago on "9/11," as it has come to be simply known.
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Not by Might or by Power

The ideal of a "peaceable kingdom" has held men's imaginations for centuries. Many efforts have been made to create this perfect utopia. How will it come—by human effort or by the power of God?
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This Is The Way Walk in It: Immanuel 'God Is With Us'

It is in the words of Michael Card's "Immanuel" that footsteps of "this is the way, walk in it" (Isaiah 30:21) guide us through life's joys or sorrows.
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Europe and the Church Part 4: Union of Church and State

Even in this very secular age, many European countries continue a tradition established in the fourth century of a close relationship between church and state. The origins of this system take us back to one of the most significant leaders...