Holidays and Holy Days
"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.'" (Exodus 31:13, NKJV)
The world celebrates holidays, while the Bible tells us about God’s Holy Days. What’s the difference? What does each festival mean—and which ones are worth observing? See what the Bible has to say about Holidays and Holy Days.
As We Purpose in Our Hearts
A question that is sometime asked this time of year is “How much should I give for an offering?” No spec...
Fifty Days and Counting
Prior to returning to Heaven, Jesus instructed His followers not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for t...
Lessons From Childhood
Recently an event from my childhood was brought back to mind. We lived on a farm located about one kilometer f...
Let Us Keep the Feast
God created mankind with free moral agency – the ability to choose between right and wrong, good and evil. Wh...
Practicing What We Preach
A subscriber to the Good News magazine sent a letter to the United Church of God Home Office acknowledging th...
Spiritual Diagnosis
In 1998, I suffered a major heart attack. Then in 2013 I had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung). Follow...
Spring Cleaning
Cleaning prior to Unleavened Bread can be a chore to dread or a wonderful way to augment our preparation for P...
Spring Holy Days
God created man in His own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27) from the dust of the ground with the great pur...
The Gift of Pentecost
What is the greatest gift God could ever bestow on the human race? If you asked a dozen people, the chances are...
Them and Us
It is said the lesson of history is that men do not learn the lessons of history, which may be true, but God requ...
What Do You Mean, Believe?
Many have been told that all they need to do is believe in God to be saved and to receive the benefit of all His pr...
Your Crown
A few Feasts ago, one of the crafts associated with Bible lessons for children was to make a crown. That day th...
