How a Church can remain faithful to their history and biblical legacies in a changing world. Many nuances of doctrinal beliefs and practices appear to remain in the background of how things are conceptualized and applied within ECWA circles, however, quite often the details are not very familiar or thoroughly discussed with members and even some pastors who might not […]

The Easter season is a celebration of second chances, renewal, and surprising fulfillment. This is not only true for those who witnessed the first Easter, but for us today as well! On the first Easter Sunday, God took the disciples’ greatest disappointment and turned it into their greatest happiness. Unfortunately for us, disappointment is one of the biggest deterrents of […]

The Book of Revelation has a message for the 7 churches that could help us examine the health or sickness of our own church, including the Church at Sardis. The Churches: Past and Present The Book of Revelation has a message for all churches and not just the 7 churches in Revelation 2 and 3. These messages can help us […]

Praying For Revival: But Do You Have A Reference Point? A reference point in this correspondence is a motivating factor or a precedent. Is there a challenge or an aspiration to overcome or attain? Without a doubt, for many of us, the word Revival may not be a new vocabulary, but its meaning and depth. In October 2020, we joined […]

One of the insights of C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man is that we are moved not by abstract formulas, by bare concepts, or even by the “facts, facts, facts” that the schoolmaster Gradgrind sought to stuff into his young receptacles, but by visions of beauty and worth. These visions stir what Lewis calls the “chest,” the seat of powerful and almost […]

BMW’s color-changing concept car is known as the “iX Flow featuring E Ink.” Shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. (Video, BMW) The BMW Flow electric SUV concept can change colors (hues) at the press of a button, going from white to gray or black and back again instantly, with future plan for all […]

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. Revelation 1:7 After Jesus gave His disciples the Great Commission, “he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (Acts […]

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God gave the increase. 1Cor. 3:6 People love to take credit for things they accomplish even though it is common knowledge that no one can accomplish anything alone. Only God can do that but even with God He prefers teamwork and that is the pattern He has left for His creation. God […]

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Rev. 11:15b Gen. 1:1, John 1:3 and Col. 1:16 confirm that God, through Jesus Christ created the world and everything in it – the angels, Satan, demons, human beings, etc. Every creature does God’s will – yes, even Satan. At creation, God […]

by Jack Wellman | There is nothing on this earth more certain than hope in God. He will never leave us nor