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Make a Joyful Noise!

  • by Nicolas Nick
How long have you been singing hymns traditional to God's Church? Two years, 10, maybe even 20 or more?
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three matzos sitting atop a piece of cloth

Anticipating Unleavened Bread

  • by Mary Ann Aust
My mother, Dorothy Williams, kept her first Feast in 1949. This means that I've kept 52 Unleavened Bread seasons (and I'm only 39 and holding!). Each one has special meaning to me, and more so since I have been able to share it with my family. Each Unleavened Bread, we anticipate the recipes exclusive to this special time.
two men in suits in conversation

Hammering Out Differences or Making Peace?

  • by Steve McNeely
In our democratic societies we attempt to settle disagreements with rhetoric rather than revolvers. What about those in God's Church who have differences? Should we forge agreement with hammer blows? Will forceful rhetoric bring us to consensus?
three stages of butterfly development hanging upside down, side by side, with the early cocoon on the far left and the adult butterfly on the far right

The Metamorphosis of Firstfruits

  • by Graemme Marshall
God has ordained a witness in creation that illustrates the transformation needed for humans to become spirit.
a woman's head, turned towards the landscape with trees

Repentance Is for Christians

  • by Cecil Maranville
"Have you repented of your sins and accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?" Most will immediately recognize these words as part of our baptismal ceremony. Repentance is an essential prerequisite to becoming a Christian. But what do all the scriptures about repentance mean for those who already are baptized Christians?
a man using utensils to move meat onto a platter

What Is Strong Meat?

  • by Wilbur Berg
Over the years people have expressed not only their appreciation, but sometimes even their dissatisfaction for the spiritual diet they have received from the Church. Based on the old King James wording taken from Hebrews 5:12-14, such negative comments often revolved around what was "milk" and what was "strong meat."
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a group of people gathered around a dinner table, lit by candlelight

Night to Be Much Observed: Keeping the Vigil

  • by Larry Greider
The NTBMO is a rather cryptic anagram that would be hard to understand for someone not attending God's Church. Affectionately known as the Night to Be Much Observed, this yearly observance is always celebrated on the beginning of the First Day of Unleavened Bread.
a pair of hands placing a loaf of bread onto a wooden cutting board

Leavening: Symbol of Deadly Spiritual Infection

  • by United Church of God
Pride puffs us up. That is a vital lesson of leavening that we are all familiar with. We talk about people having a big head, thinking they are big stuff. Vanity and arrogance truly are dangerous to our spiritual health. They can lead us to cut ourselves off from God, leading to spiritual death!