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August 2006

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Pregnancy Resources

by United News

Pregnancy Resources

FORWARD "Hastening the Coming of the Day of God" How

by Mike Bennett

To secular eyes, Christians who believe the end times are nigh are equivalent to Iran's "alarming" President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's belief that the mahdi will return in the next two years, "ushering in a bloody cataclysmic confrontation with the non-Muslim world."

Middle East Sparks Interest in Literature

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

As the minds of people around the world focused on the fighting in the Middle East, millions of computer users came across ads offering literature that could help them make sense of the confusing and dangerous situation.

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Heart-to-Heart Talk With Women and Teen Girls

by Don Hooser

This article is a follow-up to the previous articles, "Good Sex, Bad Sex" and "Heart-to-Heart Talk With Men and Teen Boys." References to "women" include teenage girls and references to "men" include teenage boys.

Clark Named Associate Senior Pastor for Ghana

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Tom Clark, 43, pastor of the Liberal, Salina and Wichita, Kansas, congregations, accompanied Melvin Rhodes to the West African nation of Ghana in May.

Feast Sermon Video Taping Done in Australia and New Zealand

by Peter Eddington

Updated 8 years ago

Clay Thornton (senior video producer) and Peter Eddington (Media and Communications Services operation manager) traveled to Australia and New Zealand June 13 through 26 to record material for this year's Feast of Tabernacles sermon video to be titled Life Anew in a New Land.

Celebrating Published Authors and Musicians

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Celebrating Published Authors and Musicians

Our Role in the Millennium

by Tim Groves

What is our part in the restoration of all things?

UNITED YOUTH CAMPS: "The Zone" Alive and Well at Summer Camp

UNITED YOUTH CAMPS: "The Zone" Alive and Well at Summer Camp

by Larry Greider

Updated 8 years ago

Excursions into "the Zone" have been reported at several United Youth Camps (UYC) this summer.

News at a Glance: 11 Percent of Bible Study Course Grads Become Donors

by Peter Eddington

Updated 8 years ago

Last fiscal year 135,000 copies of the Bible Study Course were reprinted, for a total of 1.18 million copies of all lessons printed so far.

News at a Glance: 13 Couples Invited to Fifth Leadership Workshop

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Ministerial Services has invited 13 men and their wives from local congregations in the United States , Canada and South Africa to the fifth Leadership Workshop.

Local Church Updates: ABC and Home Office Ladies Share Books and Bagels Brunch

by Audry Bauer

Updated 8 years ago

On Wednesday, May 24, 40 ladies, representing the ABC class, home office staff and the wives of some of the home office staff, gathered together to encourage one another in their reading endeavors.

Local Church Updates: ABC Car Wash Raises Funds

by Nicholas Bizic

Updated 8 years ago

Ambassador Bible Center students gathered together for a LifeNets car wash fund-raiser on Sunday, June 25.

A young man yelling with anger.

Treasure Digest: Acid on the Tongue?

by Robert H Berendt

James tells us the tongue is "an unruly evil, full of deadly poison" (James 3:8).

International News at a Glance: Baptism on St. Kitts

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Kingsley Mather's visit to the island of St. Kitts Jan. 13 to 21 was very eventful for that small congregation. A young lady, Samantha Smitten, was baptized.

International News at a Glance: Beyond Today Spreading Across Canada

by Edwin Van Pelt

Updated 8 years ago

The Beyond Today television program brought in 111 responses in Canada as of July 6.

News at a Glance: Calendar of Events

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Calendar of Events

UNITED YOUTH CAMPS: Campers at Hye Sierra Get Grounded

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

When the campers got grounded at Hye Sierra this year, it wasn't a punishment.

Local Church Updates: Campout and Services Enjoyed in Wyoming Mountains

by Susan Blumel-Berg

Updated 8 years ago

Brethren from Wyoming and Idaho felt very blessed to enjoy camping and Sabbath services at a beautiful campsite near Granite Hot Springs, Wyoming, June 16 to 18.

International News at a Glance: Canada Reports Income and Subscription Growth

by Edwin Van Pelt

Updated 8 years ago

In Canada, income for the first three months of the fiscal year is ahead of budget, while Holy Day offerings are close to what was budgeted.

Local Church Updates: Canton Honors Three Graduates

by Shirley Topovski

Updated 8 years ago

Recently members of the Canton, Ohio, congregation honored three young graduates with a reception after services.

Local Church Updates: College Graduate Honored as Outstanding Senior

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Elizabeth A. Cannon graduated May 5 with a bachelor of arts in English with a minor in history from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University.

News at a Glance: Dwight Armstrong Hymns Unleashed

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Worldwide Church of God officials announced on June 26, 2006, that it is placing all Dwight Armstrong composed hymns to which it owns the copyright into the public domain.

News at a Glance: E-mail Updates Show Significant Growth

by Peter Eddington

Updated 8 years ago

As of June 2006 there were 15,407 subscribers to the weekly www.ucg.org Web site updates, a 44 percent increase over a year ago!

Local Church Updates: East Texas Young Adults Host Ladies Tea to Honor "Women of Character"

by Laura Moody

Updated 8 years ago

The young adults of the East Texas congregation hosted a ladies' tea on Sunday, May 21, celebrating and honoring the women in the congregation as "Women of Character."

News at a Glance: Education Task Force Meets

by David Register

Updated 8 years ago

The Education Advisory Task Force met in the Los Angeles, California, area on Saturday evening, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, for a discussion about the Church's education programs.

News at a Glance: Federal Court Rules in Favor of Sabbath-Keeper

by Mark A. Kellner

Updated 8 years ago

A U.S. federal district court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, ruled for a Seventh-day Adventist who sought accommodation for his Sabbath-keeping beliefs.

News From Around the World: First Leadership Workshop Held in Southeast Asia

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

David Baker and Jeff Caudle (senior pastors serving Southeast Asia, New Zealand and South Pacific) requested that Ministerial Services send representatives of the Leadership Workshops and Ministerial Development Program to conduct seminars and workshops for the Church leadership in the areas of the world they supervise.

Treasure Digest: For the Time of Our Lives

by Nicolas Nick

Time—it's one of the limits of our present, physical existence (Ecclesiastes 3:18-20).

News at a Glance: Free Braille Bibles Available

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

The Braille Bible Foundation provides KJV and NKJV Braille Bibles to blind and visually-impaired people anywhere in the world at no cost.

International News at a Glance: Fund-Raiser Helps Armenian Member Attend Feast

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Only nine days after being established, a special fund-raiser reached its goal to provide $600 for airfare for United Church of God member Mnazakan Poghassjan to attend this year's Feast of Tabernacles in Schluchsee, Germany.

Local Church Updates: Garden Grove Preteens Sponsor Sabbath in the Park

by Sherie Wallauch Stores

Updated 8 years ago

O'Neill Regional Park in Orange County, California, was the beautiful setting for a very special Sabbath service.

Local Church Updates: Houston North Holds Christian Women's Workshop

by Laurie Curry

Updated 8 years ago

April 15 approximately 50 women of all ages from the Houston North, Texas, congregation came together to bond, encourage each other and learn about God's Word.

Council Member Profile: Les McCullough

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Leslie McCullough was born in Nebraska and grew up in Oregon.

News at a Glance: List of Top 12 Booklets Released

by Peter Eddington

Updated 8 years ago

A total of 4.2 million copies of UCG's 32 booklets have been printed since United began in 1995.

Treasure Digest Turning the Hearts The 10cent Ice Cream Cone: Making Memories

by Gary Antion

While visiting at the hospital with my ailing 97-year-old father, I brought a smile to his face while reminiscing about the 10-cent ice cream cone he used to buy our family.

News From Around the World: Minister Visits Members in Suriname

by Kingsley Mather

Updated 8 years ago

The work of the Church in Suriname (a country in northern South America that was formerly called Dutch Guiana) used to be administered by the Dutch office in Europe.

Treasure Digest: More Lessons From My Spanish Vineyard

by Wendy Culff

After a heavy pre-Unleavened Bread pruning (discussed in "Lessons From My Small Vineyard, June United News, page 11), what do vines do for the rest of the year?

Local Church Updates: New Jersey Teen Receives Presidential Award

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

Sarah Williams, a 14-year-old who attends the Central New Jersey congregation with her parents Angela and Larry Williams, received the following certificate signed by U.S. President George Bush:

Our "Lewis and Clark" Expedition

Treasure Digest: Our "Lewis and Clark" Expedition

by Joe Bellefeuille

Recently the United States has been commemorating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (May 1804 to September 1806).

Preparing for Pregnancy: Participating in a Miracle

by Nancy Capo

It may be the most godlike thing you have a chance to do.

UNITED YOUTH CAMPS: Pinecrest Completes 11th Successful Season

by Greg Sargent

Updated 8 years ago

Pinecrest Camp completed another successful year in "the Zone"—an atmosphere modeled after the Kingdom of God.

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Treasure Digest: Question and Answer: Doesn't Acts 15 Do Away With the Law?

by United News

Acts 15 discusses a ministerial conference in Jerusalem.

Treasure Digest: Running With Weights or Wings?

by Stuart Segall

Being around the Church some 43 years of my 51 years of life, I can recall many a sermon and many an analogy about the scripture Paul was inspired to write in a letter to Corinth.

Local Church Updates: Seventh Brother Earns Eagle Scout Award

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

On July 2, Justin M. Brunick, the seventh and youngest son of Edward and Claudia Brunick, received his Eagle Scout award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts.

News at a Glance: Ski Weekend Set for Feb. 16-19, 2007

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

The Salt Lake City, Utah, congregation will be hosting its annual Ski Weekend Feb. 16 to 19, 2007 (Presidents' Day weekend).

Local Church Updates: Storm Can't Dampen Spirits at Tampa Bay Family Weekend

by Kristin Yarbrough

Updated 8 years ago

Tropical Storm Alberto dampened the weather, but not the spirits, at the annual Tampa Bay Family Weekend, June 10 and 11.

The Dings Will Fade Away!

Treasure Digest: The Dings Will Fade Away!

by Janet Treadway

Do you ever feel that your weaknesses, faults and mistakes are just glaring for all to see?

News at a Glance: Vertical Thought Article Quoted

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

The Traditional Values Coalition Web site quoted Mario Seiglie's article from the latest Vertical Thought magazine, including a link to the article on the Vertical Thought Web site.

News at a Glance: What's New on the Web?

by United News

Updated 8 years ago

What's New on the Web?

UNITED YOUTH CAMPS: Woodmen Campers, Staff Bid Farewell to "Sweet Home Alabama"

by Karen Sutherland, Melissa Fergen

Updated 8 years ago

Camp Woodmen plunged into "the Zone" with both feet Sunday, July 2, kicking off its final year at the northern Alabama facilities.

News From Around the World: Zimbabwe: Steady Growth Despite Economic Crisis

by Michael Mukarati

Updated 8 years ago

Distribution of The Good News magazine and other Church literature from within Zimbabwe began in February 2000 after our pastor, André van Belkum, asked if my wife, Primrose, and I would be willing to take up the task, and we gladly agreed.

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